Wiston, Nr. Steyning

Currently forming part of the Wiston Estate, Shirley House is a handsome country house originally built in 1934 for the Goring family and subsequently extended and improved over the years to offer extensive accommodation of character extending overall to approaching 3,800 sqft plus with adaptable old stables outbuilding with further potential for ancillary uses subject to the necessary consents.

The house with its mellow brick elevations under a Horsham Stone roof sits at the centre of its impressive South facing plot extending overall to in excess of two acres and including the main garden with breathtaking views over neighbouring Estate countryside to Chanctonbury Ring. This famous local landmark was originally planted with beech trees by Charles Goring in 1760 around and just inside the ramparts of the prehistoric hill fort atop Chanctonbury Hill on the South Downs. The South Downs National Park offers stunning walking, riding and mountain biking opportunities whilst the historic old market town of Steyning is just 2.5 miles away.

The house offers flexible and practical family living spread over three floors entered by a welcoming reception hall with wood floor and exposed joinery and cloakroom and leading into the stunning family kitchen/dining room (34’ x 30’11”), right at the heart of the home and with wonderful outlook.

There is a comprehensive range of fitted kitchen units, Aga and LPG hob, wooden floor and large roof lanterns to give a tremendous feeling of light and space plus bifold windows and French doors to the garden. To one side is a useful utility room/rear hall with door to the outside and door to the large integral garage offering further conversion or adaptation potential (subject to any consents).

The remainder of the ground floor includes an atmospheric sitting room with fireplace, similarly, South facing, study and the triple aspect main living room also with fireplace.

To the first floor there is a generous principal bedroom suite with South facing main bedroom, dressing room with cupboards and ensuite bathroom with separate shower. There are two further South facing double bedrooms and a well-appointed bathroom to this floor. To the top floor and also with great views, are two further double bedrooms, an ensuite modern bathroom and separate cloakroom.

To the outside, the property is approached via a private entrance drive leading to a good size parking and turning area and also connecting to the integral garage. Adjacent is the former three stable block providing good storage/studio space and offering great further potential for ancillary uses (subject to the usual consents).

The delightful and mainly South-facing garden is largely laid to lawn with terracing and occasional planting and framed by the stunning backdrop to Chanctonbury Ring. To the West side is a hard tennis court with mature planting to the outer edges and then a grass paddock area to the North and adjoining the drive. The property as a whole extends to c. 2.05 acres (0.83 Ha).