Nelson House – 2022
No Use Empty teamed up with Raycasa Investments Limited to help bring the empty derelict property in Thanet back into use. The project was a huge success with the property being snapped up off the market.
Nelson House is a truly stunning home providing almost 5,500 sq ft of accommodation. Situated in the most prominent Georgian crescent in Ramsgate overlooking the marina and Royal Harbour, the property enjoys an enviable position. Panoramic sea views, which are more breathtaking with every floor and on a clear day have the French coast as a backdrop.
Listed Grade II and dating to 1798, Nelson House has been comprehensively and sensitively renovated from top to bottom, breathing new life into this fine building. The works have been carried out to an exemplary standard, rarely found and executed with careful consideration of how a Georgian town house is best arranged to embrace modern living. The beautiful and elegant period features have, naturally, been retained or reinstated, embracing the quality of the building. Careful selection of materials and colours combine to produce an authentic yet stylish home.
Steps rise to the front door and entrance vestibule with a stained glass door opening to the entrance hall. The kitchen is situated to the centre of the ground floor and has been beautifully fitted with handmade units. Deliberately designed with a free-standing appearance not to detract from the scale and features of the room, the kitchen is arranged around a vast island providing excellent preparation space. A range sits within a recess with a paneled surround and all units provide larder and storage space. French doors lead outside and double doors connect the space to a bright dining room to the front with shuttered sashes, part paneled walls and a fireplace. A fitted utility room to the back of the house sits adjacent to a cloakroom.
The elegant staircase begins its climb through the building having a graceful, polished mahogany handrail and intricate balustrades, arriving at two fine reception rooms. The drawing room to the front capitalises on the sensational views which are enjoyed from a wonderful verandah; there is a marble fireplace and original floorboards have been retained here and in much of the property. Adjacent is an exceptionally well-proportioned sitting room with a wood-burning stove. Together they provide superb spaces in which to relax or entertain. To the rear of this floor is a bedroom with shower room and cloakroom adjacent.
Much of the second floor is given over to the luxurious principal bedroom suite, set to the front with the ever improving views and a generous dressing room with bespoke wardrobes leading to a luxurious marble bathroom, with a huge walk-in shower and brass free-standing bath, a further bedroom and shower room is found on this level with the two remaining bedrooms on the top floor being served by a family bathroom.
The Apartment on the lower ground floor provides a superb self-contained, two bedroom apartment with its own access from the street (there is also internal access if desired). The accommodation is arranged around an open plan kitchen/ living area. One of the bedrooms has an en suite and there is also a family bathroom. Access to a sunken courtyard featuring a wonderful old laundry copper and sink provides a secluded outdoor space.
