8 Bedroom Detached House, Carpenter Road, Birmingham, B15

Offering a grand welcome the reception hall boasts many delightful original features including the stunning Minton tiled floor, oversized oak framed doorways and breathtaking staircase with atrium above.

The study sits to the front of the property and has wonderful high ceilings and an open fireplace with ornate surround.

The dual aspect drawing room has incredible full height sash windows to two elevations allowing ample natural light to flood into this impressive room with a large open fireplace with marble surround. It has interconnecting double doors to the sitting room.

The sitting room really is one of the largest jewels in the crown of this property. It is a magnificent room with incredible features including deep cornicing to the walls and ceilings, a stunning open fireplace with marble surround, as well as full height sash windows that allow ample natural light in and a beautiful view out over the gardens.

The formal dining room is easily accessed from the central hallway but also for catering staff an easy link to the kitchen. It’s certainly a splendid room for more formal entertaining.

The superb breakfast room, which originally would have been an impressive working kitchen is the perfect space for less formal dining. Its original Range cooking oven is still in situ creating an interesting focal point. The breakfast room is in between the dining room and the main kitchen, it also has a side door into the courtyard area as well wall and floor mounted units in matching Cherry Wood to the kitchen.

The kitchen is fitted with a range of farmhouse style, shaker units all hand made in cherry wood and set under a black granite work surface. It has architectural annotations that reflect the gothic Victorian era of the house. Boasting a Gaggenau brand (gas hob, oven and steam oven with microwave). There is a further electric oven and a handy dishwasher.

An inner hall holds a porch to the side door into the garden, giving easy access for al-fresco entertainment. Just adjacent is a large cloak/boot room with a wood panelled separate WC.

The principal bedroom has wonderful dual aspects creating ample natural light into the vast room. There are ample fitted cupboards and a luxurious en suite bath and shower room.

A luxurious en suite shower room to the principal bedroom. It has wooden fitted cupboards with a basin, and WC, there is a shower cubicle and tiled flooring.

Bedroom 2 is a substantial room with dual aspects, high ceilings and an ornate Victorian fireplace. The current owners have more recently used this room as a study/ home office and have some high-quality library shelving built into it.

Bedroom 3 is a large double bedroom towards the back of the house which has lovely views over the garden below, it also benefits from fitted wardrobes and cupboards.

A large double bedroom towards the front of the house with windows overlooking Carpenter Road below.

A centrally positioned family bathroom to service three bedrooms, with bath, shower cubicle, basin and WC on a tiled floor.

Adjoining the main house and accessed either from the main landing or from its own back staircase is a 2 bedroom flat. The first floor flat has its own WC, kitchenette and sitting room; its own staircase goes up to the second floor where there are two double bedrooms and large bathroom, as well as a storage room. This space could easily be converted into further bedrooms and bathrooms for the main dwelling or indeed opens up the possibilities of multi-generational living or live in staff.