Bury St Edmunds stunning Northgate House is for sale for £2.75m

One of East Englia's finest townhouses has gone on the market for £2.75m

Northgate House, in Bury St Edmunds, offers elegant and well-proportioned rooms as well as a large walled garden.

Located at the lower end of Northgate Street, the Grade 1 Listed property was mainly built in the 18th century in red brick, under a slate roof witha deeply recessed three-storey Georgian entrance porch.

Built over stone arched medieval cellars, the main range has roof timbers of 17th century or earlier origin.

The house gained its name during its ownership and occupancy by Mrs Jorisch - better known as the mid-20th century novelist Norah Lofts, who died in 1983.

Her historical fiction often embraced local settings, people and events.

Agents, Savills, say the current owners have undertaken a 'painstakingly detailed and sympathetic renovation' and the property now offers a 'clever blend of the classic and contemporary', creating a sophisticated living space within a practical, luxurious and stunning 21st century home'.

The ground floor accommodation offers a double aspect reception hall with outlook over the rear gardens, drawing room with moulded and patterned ceiling, spacious dining room/study, panelled music room, an 'exceptional' kitchen/breakfast room recently fitted with a bespoke hand crafted kitchen.

Beyond lies a boot room, a superb utility room with newly fitted bespoke units, snug and downstairs cloakroom.

The Georgian return staircase leads to the first floor landing which gives access to the principal bedroom with en suite which is extensively panelled with moulded cornicing and sash windows with views over the gardens.

There are a further five bedrooms and two dressing rooms and four bath/shower rooms, two of which are en suite.

The first floor also has an upstairs lounge.

The lounge, kitchenette and shower room along the northern elevation, is classed as a separate entity and has been let out as a separate flat in the past.

Outside, the walled gardens are a feature of Northgate House and provide a high degree of privacy within a mature garden setting.

They are formally landscaped with lawn and pathways, borded with flower and herbaceous beds.

Within the gardens are terraced lawns, a paved terrace, open garden pavilion, kitchen garden and a useful storage shed.

Access to the gardens is via the courtyard, with parking for four cars.

Northgate House is in a central location within the historic town with recreational facilities including Theatre Royal, Abbey Gardens & Art Gallery.

Novelist Norah Lofts later became a town councillor for Bury St Edmunds, keen to protect the town's heritage.

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