Oxfordshire Limited Edition – August 2019

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tolive,asit’sjusttwomilesfromOxford
Brookesandthehospitals.I’vebeentoldthat
ShotoverHilliswherestagecoachpassengers
hadtodismountandriskbeingrobbedby
highwaymenasthehorsescouldn’tgetupthe
hillwithladencarriages.
“Thereareacoupleoftwo-steppedrocks
nearourhousewhichthepassengersusedto
dismountand‘dogger’boulderswhichlegend
hasitwerethrownateachotherbygiants
livingeithersideofthehill–henceShotover.”
Typically 1930 sinitsarchitectureand
stylingwithsomeArtsandCraftsinfluences,
Petergateislightandairythankstothe
plethoraofglazing,includingbaywindows
upstairsanddownatboththefrontandrear
ofthehouse.
Theentrancehallleadstothreegood-sized
receptionrooms,a 20 ftkitchen/breakfast
roomandcloakroom.
Onthefirstfloorarefourbedrooms–one
ofwhichisensuite–andbathroom,anda
lightandspaciousensuitemasterbedroomis
onthetopfloor.
Thepropertyisapproachedviaablock-
paveddrivewayleadingtoampleparkingand
thereisagarage/workshopwithagames
roomonthefirstfloor.

PetergateisonthemarketwithPenny
&Sinclair
01865297555
pennyandsinclair.co.uk

‘It’saparadisefor

childrenandourthree

alwayshadfriendsround

here,playinghideand

seekamongthetreesand

makingdens’

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