Maison, Havant Road, Emsworth, Hampshire

Forbury is a lovingly restored period home with a wealth of original features and was reputedly built for one of Nelson’s lieutenants in 1805. Extending to more than 5,600 sq ft of beautifully presented accommodation and complemented by the detached Forbury Coach House it showcases an elegant façade with traditional sash windows and shutters. The property has been sympathetically and lovingly updated while retaining an abundance of original character, including intricate cornicing, exposed timber floorboards and handsome fireplaces.

An impressive entrance hallway, with stained glass cupola window leads through to the sitting room with marble fireplace and front aspect sash window, and the formal dining room again with a fireplace and front aspect shuttered window. The generous kitchen and breakfast room in the western wing of the house features lovely flagstone flooring and a traditional Aga and opens into a further reception/family room with redbrick fireplace and woodburner. A spacious boot room and utility room with a cloakroom are at the rear of the house.

The first floor is approached via two staircases, one of which would in former days have been the servants stairway. The principal bedroom has an ensuite bathroom and there are five further well-proportioned bedrooms, two of which are accessed via a split-level landing and share a Jack-and-Jill bathroom, along with a stylish family shower room.

The restored coach house at the rear of the house provides a fabulous addition to the home. Ideal for guests or a dependent relative and with excellent income potential, having been used successfully by the current owners as holiday accommodation. It comprises an open-plan kitchen, dining and sitting room with an exposed brick feature wall and glazed doors opening outside, a downstairs shower room and a double bedroom and cloakroom on the first floor.