A Restored 1712 Queen Anne House Near Bath, England, Asking £4.25 Million
Beds: 7 Interior: 650 sq m / 7,001 sq ft Land: 0.47 ha / 1.17 acres
Amenities: river frontage, walled courtyards, south-facing terrace, kitchen and cut-flower garden, greenhouse, mature trees, coach house with annexe, garaging, workshop, landscaped grounds
Batheaston House, Savills
Set in the village of Batheaston, three miles from Bath, this Grade II*-listed Queen Anne house dates to 1712 and occupies 0.47 hectares (1.17 acres) with south-facing views over the River Avon and surrounding water meadows. The property spans 650 sq m (7,001 sq ft) and is listed with Savills for £4,250,000 (~$5.8 million USD / €4.9 million)
The house was comprehensively restored in 2015 by Watson, Bertram & Fell, bringing a consistent, contemporary standard to its early 18th-century structure while retaining its original proportions and architectural detailing, including sash windows with working shutters, panelled walls, cornicing, and a central staircase.
The plan is arranged across three principal floors. The ground level includes four reception rooms: a south-facing drawing room opening onto the terrace, alongside a morning room, formal dining room, and a garden room with a concealed bar and access to the west courtyard.
Below, a Tudor-era basement—retained from an earlier structure on the site—has been renovated with underfloor heating and now forms the functional core of the house. The kitchen is arranged around a large stone fireplace and AGA, supported by a pantry, larder, vaulted media room, wine cellar, and utility spaces.
Upstairs, seven bedrooms are arranged across the first and second floors, including a series of panelled rooms overlooking the grounds and river. Additional accommodation is provided via a one-bedroom annexe above the coach house, which also incorporates garaging.
The grounds extend to 0.47 hectares (1.17 acres) and are enclosed and structured, with a south-facing stone terrace oriented towards the River Avon, alongside walled courtyards, topiary planting, and a kitchen and cut-flower garden with greenhouse and raised beds. The property also benefits from river frontage and supporting outbuildings, including a workshop and potting shed.
The site’s earlier origins trace to a Tudor house associated with Sir John Harrington, a godson of Queen Elizabeth I. The present house was rebuilt in 1712 by Henry Walters, then High Sheriff of Somerset.
A later cultural footnote connects the property to painter Walter Sickert, who lived nearby in Bathampton. Sickert was the subject of a widely disputed theory proposing a link to the Jack the Ripper case, a claim broadly dismissed by historians but occasionally referenced in connection with the area.
Batheaston sits on the eastern edge of Bath, offering proximity to the city’s cultural and commercial centre while retaining a more rural setting along the Avon valley.
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