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doesn’tbecomeoverheated.Anothernotable
featureiswhatIandescribesas“thethree
largestsashwindowsintheworld”onthe
southsidewhichopenfullyandmergethe
housewiththeoutdoors.Thisisenhanced
bytheuseofthesamelimestonefloortilesin
boththehouseandontheterrace.
Thepreviousowner’sdesignalsoincluded
demolishingtheexistinggarageandreplacing
itwitha 30 x 16 ftfamilyroom.“Iusethe
downstairsroomasmyden–Ihavethe
biggesttellyinthere,alongwithmycross-
trainer,weights,deskandsoon,”explained
Ian.“Thebedroomaboveitislovely,andwe
callit‘thehotel’becauseit’sfive-star.Infact,
mydaughtervisitedwithherhusbandand
childrenandsaidshewashappytolivethere!
“Conceptuallyandintermsofdetail,this
househasitmade–ithaseleganttouches
alongwithgoodmod-cons.”
Ianhasenjoyedbeinginvolvedinputting
togetherhishomedécor.“Ihaveagoodeye,
andit’sfuntodo,”hesaid.“Ihavequitealot
ofGeorgianfurniturewhichIhavecollected
overtheyearsandI’vebeenabletoshowit
offwellinthisspacioushouse.”
Thehousehasfivereceptionroomson
thegroundfloorandfivebedroomsonthe

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firstfloor.There’satotaloffourbathrooms,a

cloakroomandlaundryroom.

Theprivatesouth/east-facinggardenslie

principallytothesideandrearofthehouse

andarebeautifullymaintained.Themain

areatotherearislaidtolawnandflankedby

pleachedhornbeamtrees.There’sagarden

shed,partofwhichhasbeenconvertedtoa

winecellar,furthershedsandgreenhouse,

andthegardenisilluminatedbyuplighters.

Avegetableandfruitgardenliestothe

sideofthehousewithraisedbeds,mixed

bordersandbeechhedges.There’sparking

forfivecarsandthegroundsoftheJohn

RadcliffeHospitallietotherear.

Ianadded:“It’saveryflexiblehousewhich

lendsitselftoavarietyoflifestyles.It’salsoa

wonderfulplacetothrowparties!”

IfthischicOxfordhomesoundsidealfor

you,thenit’scurrentlyonthemarketwith

KnightFrankat£ 2 , 150 , 000.

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