The Grand Tour
An olive-green door with intricate stained-glass panelling reveals a bright entrance hall, its soaring ceiling decorated with pretty floral plasterwork. The sitting room has similarly grand proportions, and is flooded with light from a large bay window toward the front of the house. Here, a cast-iron fireplace with forest-green tiles and brass detailing occupies a central position, while elaborate cornicing, a picture rail and a ceiling rose are markers of the house’s storied past.
An archway leads to a second sitting room, where fitted storage cleverly conceals a work station papered in a floral print. Bench seating has been installed below open shelving to create a reading nook, and there is ample space for displaying favourite books.
In the kitchen, a wide window frames leafy views of the garden, while a skylight provides additional light. Wooden cabinetry is topped with marble work surfaces, and a butler sink has brass fittings. There is a breakfast bar, and plenty of room for storage and appliances. In the dining area, a cream-coloured log burner set into an alcove provides additional warmth on cooler evenings. The ground-floor plan is completed by a handy utility room tucked behind the kitchen.
A staircase with sisal carpeting and an olive-green balustrade ascends to the first floor. The principal bedroom is flooded with light, care of two sash windows with wooden shutters. Two fitted wardrobes are positioned on either side of a cast-iron fireplace with intricate floral tiling. An en suite bathroom has a walk-in shower, marble tiling and dual washbasins.
There are two additional bedrooms on this floor, each drenched in a deep green hue. Both have shuttered windows, and in one bedroom open shelving has been inset into the original chimney breast. A shared bathroom is washed in mint green and has a bathtub with overhead shower.
On the second floor, a further bedroom is illuminated by a large skylight and a glazed door which opens onto a Juliet balcony. The eaves of the house have been converted into a bright bedroom. It has eaves storage, and would also be suitable as an office.
The Great Outdoors
A large patio garden is tucked at the rear of the house. Raised beds are filled with established perennials, while ivy creates a canopy of greenery on the rear fence. There is built-in bench seating, plus plenty of room for outdoor dining and entertaining.
The front garden has space for potted plants, with a gate that provides access to the rear garden.
Out and About
Derwent Grove is brilliantly located just a short walk from Goose Green, a tree-lined park perfect for a picnic and an afternoon stroll. The green expanses of Ruskin Park – with its community sauna– and Peckham Rye are only slightly further afield, and Dulwich Park sits to the south. Dulwich Leisure Centre is just an 11-minute walk from the house, and has a public swimming pool and gym.
Nunhead Cemetery, one of London’s ‘
Magnificent Seven’ cemeteries, is within walking distance and provides a tranquil spot for reflection. The Horniman Museum and its aquarium, butterfly house and pretty gardens is a short bus ride away, while the
Dulwich Picture Gallery is also close by. Said to be England’s oldest public art gallery, it was designed by Sir John Soane in 1817, and houses works by Rembrandt, Gainsborough, Canaletto and Poussin, among many others.
The area is known for its schooling; state-run options include primary schools Rosendale, Dulwich Village, and Dulwich Hamlet, while private schools include Dulwich College and Dulwich Prep and Senior, James Allen's Girls' School and Alleyn's School.
East Dulwich station is a two-minute walk away, with Southern services to London Bridge in approximately 13 minutes.
Council Tax Band: E
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