A three-storey Victorian house with grand interiors and an expansive garden is up for sale in Beccles on the Norfolk/Suffolk border for offers in excess of £760,000. READ MORE: Windmill on secluded island boasting celebrity neighbour up for auction Built In 1898, Oakley House in Blyburgate, within the heart of Beccles, is described by selling agent Winkworth as “one of the most prominent houses in the town”, representing “a wonderful example of the Queen Anne revival period in Victorian architecture”. The Victorian property sits in beautifully designed gardens (Image: Winkworth) The property enjoys an array of period features, including an impressive turret to the front, bay windows, original flooring, ornate fireplaces, high ceilings, cornicing and skirting.
It also benefits from beautiful gardens of around three quarters of an acre (subject to measured survey). The entrance hall features period tiled flooring (Image: Winkworth) Oakley House transports you back in time upon entering the large entrance hallway, with its striking period tiled floor and two attractive staircases, which would have served the owner and servant areas of the house respectively. The main sitting room (Image: Winkworth) The main sitting room lies to the rear of the property, exuding “a wonderful sense of occasion” with its French château fireplace with recessed windows on either side and wide bay window providing picturesque views into the garden.
The family room with turret alcove (Im.
