Archive
Ham Common, Richmond

Ham Common, Richmond

£535,000 3 bed Apartment

New ! GRADE II STAR LISTED top floor 3 bedroom apartment enjoying prime position at the Ham Common end of this renowned Stirling & Gowan modernist classic.Triple aspect lounge/diner with fireplace and balcony with Common views. Shared Freehold & No Chain!

Full Details

A rarely available GRADE II STAR LISTED TOP FLOOR THREE BEDROOM APARTMENT enjoying arguably the prime position in the development at the Ham Common end of the block with an exceptional outlook from its TRIPLE ASPECT LOUNGE / DINING ROOM and PRIVATE BALCONY toward the picturesque Common with its traditional village pond and cricket square.

This trophy property boasts the starred category on the Grade II listing which English Heritage apply to particularly important buildings of more than special interest and places it in their top 8% most important listed buildings.
Always noted by cognoscenti, there has been growing general recognition of the significance of Langham House Close as one of its architects Sir James Stirling is commemorated annually in the Stirling Prize for Architecture.

The innovative layout comprises lounge/dining room over 6 metres across, a double aspect main bedroom, a 2nd rear bedroom overlooking lovely gardens and a 3rd front bedroom/office flooded with light from its floor to ceiling window. The interior retains its original signature stock brick fireplace with mantel, corbel and squint through to the kitchen.

Tiled bathroom with shower bath : Kitchen with fitted units, Neff hob, Smeg dishwasher and door to the balcony.

OFFERED WITH THE ADVANTAGES OF A SHARE OF FREEHOLD and NO ONWARD CHAIN !

ENTRANCE PORCH:
With double doors to .....

COMMUNAL ENTRANCE HALL:
Stairs to 2nd floor landing and door to flat. An allocated lockable cupboard is located in the ground floor
communal store.

L SHAPED ENTRANCE HALL:
Radiator in cabinet. Doors to all rooms and double doors to storage/utility cupboard also housing a washing machine.

LOUNGE/DINING ROOM: Abt 19'11 x 11'5 (6.06m x 3.48m)
Windows to three sides including views across the Common. Two radiators in cabinets, fireplace aperture within chimney stack in stock brick with concrete mantel and corbel, squint through to the kitchen, recessed shelving. The lounge/diner windows and balcony both afford lovely views through towards Ham Common.

KITCHEN: Abt 16'10 max x 5'6 (5.14m max x 1.68m)
Entrance with cupboard to one side, boiler cupboard to the other, tiled floor, units fitted at eye and base level, worktops, inset bowl and drainer grooves, inbuilt Neff hob with fitted hood over, inbuilt oven, inbuilt Smeg dishwasher, window to side aspect, space for fridge/freezer, radiator in cabinet, glazed door through to BALCONY

BALCONY: Abt 5'6 x 5' (1.68m x 1.55m)
With balustrade, decked flooring, views to Common.

BEDROOM ONE: Abt 14'3 x 9'8 (4.35m x 2.94m)
Window to rear aspect with views across gardens, further fanlight windows, side aspect window with views across to the Common, radiator in cabinet.

BEDROOM TWO: Abt 14'3 x 7' (4.35m x 2.14m)
Windows to rear aspect over gardens, radiator, double doors to inbuilt wardrobe cupboard with hanging and shelving.

BEDROOM THREE: Abt 10'10 x 6'11 (3.30m x 2.10m)
Floor to ceiling window to leafy front aspect, radiator in cabinet.

BATHROOM:
Shower bath with shower and screen over, white tiled walls, pedestal wash hand basin,WC, inset cupboard with mirrored door, casement window.

OUTSIDE:
Communal gardens to front, side and rear.
About 25m from the entrance to the block, Langham House Close leads directly onto the open spaces of Ham Common with its traditional village pub, pond and cricket pitch. The avenue of lime trees crossing the Common leads on via Melancholy Walk to the historic Stuart mansion and gardens at Ham House (NT)

LEASE: 999 Years from 1958

MAINTENANCE CHARGE : £185 pcm.

Langham House Close was designed in 1955 and built between 1957/58 by James Stirling & James Gowan. It is often referred to in architectural literature as their Ham Common Flats and considered to be influenced by Le Corbusier's Maisons Jaoul (1954-56) sharing many of the external ornamental features such as the concrete gargoyles and spouts. Unlike other Modernist projects of the period the flats were privately funded and not social housing.

This was Stirling's first major work prior to designing the Engineering Building at Leicester University in 1963 which established his reputation. Later celebrated work includes the History Library at Cambridge, the Performing Arts Centre at Cornell University, the Clore Gallery at Tate Britain, the Braun Factory in Germany, the Sackler Museum at Harvard and perhaps his masterpiece the Neue Staatsgalerie in Stuttgart.

Ref: 2114
These particulars are provided as a general outline only for the guidance of intending buyers and do not constitute, or form any part of, an offer or contract.
All descriptions, measurements, implications as to usage, references explicit or implied as to condition and permissions for use and occupation, are given in good faith, but prospective buyers must not rely on them as statements or representations of fact and must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of them. Stated dimensions should not be relied upon for fitting floor coverings, appliances or furniture.
None of the services, fittings, appliances, or heating or hot water installations (if any), have been inspected or tested by Mervyn Smith & Co and no warranty can be given as to their working condition. We have been advised by the vendor regarding the outgoings but we have not inspected any accounts and we do not know their terms and conditions. Prospective buyers and their legal advisers will have to establish the exact rights and
obligations prior to any legal commitment to purchase.


Request a viewing

Preferred time

I agree to the terms of the Privacy Policy