For Sale5 Bedroom Detached House in Shellwood Road, Leigh, Reigate, Surrey, RH2£1,500,000

A handsome family house in need of some modernisation and refurbishment, in a superb rural setting on the edge of Leigh. Peverel is a delightful house, which has been in the same family ownership since 1952. The house was commissioned in 1936 by a German architect Frederick Curtis and is also noted in Pevsner’s architectural guide: Buildings of England. The extensive and well-lit accommodation would benefit from modernisation and refurbishment and comprises a substantial hall, cloakroom, substantial study, delightful drawing room and dining room as well as a kitchen/breakfast room and further domestic offices consisting of an original coal store, boot room, utility room, storeroom and garden room. The first floor has five bedrooms, one with a balcony and all with delightful views over the gardens and grounds as well as two family bathrooms and two cloakrooms. Outbuildings To the east of the house, is a stable block with two loose boxes and a tack room. Garden and Grounds The formal garden comprises sweeping lawns, mature specimen trees and shrubs, beds, borders, fences and hedging which can all be appreciated from the terrace and loggia adjacent to the house. Beyond the garden is a charming orchard and on the opposite side of the drive is a two acre paddock which also has separate access from the highway.