Entrance hall, Cloakroom, Drawing room, Kitchen/Breakfast room, TV room, Study, Utility cupboard, Garden room, 6 Bedrooms, 2 Bath/Shower rooms, Store, Mature garden, Balcony and Roof terrace.

This characterful early Georgian house was built in 1802 and is believed to be the first vicarage built in Cowes serving nearby St Mary’s Church. Whilst the house retains many period features including the adjacent former stables (originally used by the vicar to visit his parishioners), it was sympathetically refurbished and modernised in 2006. As a result the house, which is Listed, Grade II combines an array of period features with the benefits of good quality modern fittings. Works included complete renewal of electrical, plumbing and heating systems, as well as installing new high quality kitchen and bathrooms. Period features include stained glass windows as well as fireplaces to all of the principal rooms. There is an attractive mature walled garden to the rear of the house as well as a large roof terrace at first floor level from which there are sea glimpses which are more extensive from the second floor.
Michael Edward Ratsey lived at Vernon House in the 1870s and 1880s. He built two of the English challengers for the America’s Cup, one being the schooner “Cambria” for the race of 1868 and the other being the “Livonia” for the race of 1871, both were owned by Lord James Ashbury.
The property is well situated within the Conservation Area of the old town of Cowes, opposite Northwood Park providing an attractive setting with tennis courts. There is excellent access to the shops, restaurants, marinas and various yacht clubs of Cowes whilst the high speed passenger ferry service to Southampton with a crossing time of about 23 minutes is only a short walk from the house.

ACCOMMODATION (Measurements are approximate)

Stone steps lead to a partly stained glass front door with ornate canopy over, leading to:
Ground Floor

Entrance hall with staircases off to first floor and lower ground floor and built in cupboards including bar. Part glazed door leading to steps to the garden.

Cloakroom WC and wash hand basin.

Drawing room 7.03m x 3.81m (23’1” x 12’6”) An attractive double aspect room running the full depth of the house with partially stained glass windows to the front and rear elevations. To the front there is an outlook to Northwood Park whilst to the rear is an outlook over the garden. Period wooden floorboards throughout and an impressive working Adam style fireplace with marble surround and slate hearth. There is currently a dining area to one end of the room.

Kitchen/Breakfast room 5.32m x 3.2m (17’5” x 10’6”) max Fitted with a good range of base and wall cupboards incorporating marble work surfaces, a butler sink with mixer tap, an integral AEG dishwasher and a fridge/freezer. Falcon range cooker with 5-ring gas hob and double oven. Wood strip flooring and halogen spotlighting. Part glazed door to:

Balcony Overlooking the garden and bordered by a mature fig tree.

Lower Ground Floor

Lobby with part glazed stable door to the garden.

Utility cupboard with space and plumbing for a washing machine with a flagstone shelf above providing space for a dryer. Butler sink with mixer tap. Tiled floor and shelving.

TV room 3.8m x 3.2m (12’6” x 10’6”) with a window to the front elevation, flagstone flooring and halogen spotlighting. This could also provide a dedicated dining room.

Study 3.2m x 3.67m (10’6” x 12’1”) with a deep window overlooking the rear garden, cupboard housing unvented hot water cylinder and separate cupboard housing Worcester gas fired boiler.

First Floor

Landing with wide window overlooking Northwood Park and staircase off to second floor.

Bedroom 1 4.24m x 4.66m (13’11” x 15’4”) into a bay. A well-proportioned bedroom with an ornate marble fireplace with arched alcoves to either side. A bay window to the eastern elevation provides views over the garden and glimpses of the River Medina with a part glazed door leading to:

Roof garden 5.3m x 3.2m (17’5” x 10’6”) with wooden decked flooring, a metal balustrade, outside lighting and glimpses of The Solent.

Bathroom 1 Roll top bath with mixer tap, WC and wash hand basin to one end, opening to a wet area with a shower, tiled with marble and partly to the walls. Heated towel rail, extractor and halogen spotlighting. The bathroom can be accessed from both the landing and bedroom 1.

Bedroom 2 3.85m x 3.61m (12’7” x 11’10”) A characterful room with a curved wall and an outlook towards the Park.

Bedroom 3 3.4m x 3.4m (11’2” x 11’2”) Original cast iron fireplace with wooden surround and mantelshelf. Situated to the rear elevation with a glimpse of the river and a connecting door to bedroom 2.

Second Floor

All of the second floor bedrooms have partially sloping ceilings.

Bedroom 4 3.55m x 3.7m (11’8” x 12’2”) with good views over The Solent and harbour, ornate cast iron fireplace with slate hearth and halogen spotlighting.

Bedroom 5 3.88m x 3.43m (12’9” x 11’3”) Cast iron fireplace with mantelshelf, good roof top views over the River Medina and harbour entrance.

Bedroom 6 3.47m x 3.66m (11’5” x 12’0”) Built in cupboard with hanging rail, outlook towards Northwood Park and cast iron fireplace.

Bathroom Roll top bath with mixer tap and shower over, pedestal wash hand basin, WC, heated towel rail. Natural limestone tiling and with under floor heating to floor and tiling to lower walls, halogen spotlighting and skylight.

Outside
To the front elevation a low wrought iron balustrade gives way to an ornately paved path with stone steps leading to the front door with a canopy above.
Adjacent to the house double doors lead to the former Coach House running along the northern elevation of the house with steps leading down to:

Garden room 5.32 × 3.1m (17’6” x 10’2”) max with brick flooring and two part glazed doors leading to the garden as well as two arched windows overlooking the garden.

Cloakroom WC and wash hand basin.

To the rear of the property is a paved terrace accessed from both the lower ground floor and via stone steps from the ground floor hallway ideal for outdoor dining. Beyond the terrace is a level lawn surrounded by mature borders and an array of trees providing a particularly attractive setting. Garden store External power point and a series of outside lighting.

Services Mains water, electricity, drainage and gas.

Post Code PO31 7TW

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Christopher Scott, Number One The Parade, Cowes, Isle of Wight, P031 7TW
Tel:01983 200880
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