A rare and distinguished offering, The Priory is a Grade II Listed home of genuine architectural and historical importance, discreetly positioned at the end of The Bayle beside the ancient Church of St Mary & St Eanswy in Folkestone. Rich in original detail and classical proportion, it combines grand, light-filled interiors with an exceptional walled garden and sweeping views across the English Channel. Properties of this calibre and provenance seldom come to market in East Kent, particularly with such scale and outlook. Now offered for sale through The London Broker, The Priory has also attracted national attention, having been featured in The Times, a quiet nod to its historic significance and enduring appeal.
In Detail
The Priory is a Grade II Listed property at the end of The Bayle in Folkestone, adjacent to Mary & St Eanswy the Church.
The property consists of light airy accommodation with many original features and a large private Garden. To the side of the Garden, via Priory Gardens, there is a timber pergola providing covered parking with rambling roses, wisteria and jasmine. This is accessed via Double Timber Panelled Gates with a wicket gate. From the rear of the garden there are panoramic sea views of the English Channel.
Internally, the apartment offers versatile living with 2 Double Bedrooms, one with working Fireplace and both with En-suite Bathrooms. The Master Bedroom has a Book-matched Marble Shower enclosure and Marble Vanity Top and the other with Marble Shower and Bath Surround. The 3rd Bedroom is a single, but could fit a double bed or be a good Home Office/Study.
There is an open plan Kitchen/Dining with painted, custom made tulip wood Kitchen, central Island with Marble Top with integrated and American style appliances.
From the Dining Room is a 40 foot double aspect High Dado Panelled Drawing Room with ornate plaster ceiling and inch thick herringbone parquet flooring with inlaid border. There is jib door access to the Kitchen.
Access to the Garden from the Drawing Room is via a large Bay window. There is also a ‘Kings Loo’ to the Basement off the Dining Room. There is a Walled Vegetable garden with espalier fruit trees, include Apples and Pears with 2 no. 40 year old Figs, raised beds, and a large Phoenix Palm. In the main part of the garden there are 2 Mulberry Trees and one large Monkey Puzzle Tree and borders with David Austin Roses, peony's, agapanthus, euphorbia, box balls etc.
To the western boundary is a large brick wall with a decorative gate. This is lined with standard olive trees and underplanted with pom pom hydrangeas.
There are 2 large sheds and a log store. The garden is wired and has a lighting system throughout and infrastructure for watering system

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