Refined Victorian Home

Architecture & Interior

Period homes are always a pleasure, especially when it’s obvious that considerable effort has been taken to pair existing features sympathetically with authentic interior additions. This home is a masterclass in that artform.

Sitting at the end of a cluster of similar houses & enjoying a significant corner plot on Camplin Street, access to this particular home is from the adjacent road. Dispensing with the traditional route into the house, (normally from the front), means more usable floor area and nowhere is this more evident than the wider than average front reception.

Combined with the adjoining dining area, these two rooms have an extravagant edge. The owners creative flair has drawn together rich, sumptuous interiors which complement the oversize ceilings and deep sash windows which bookend a grand space that’s filled with period authenticity. It’s a relaxed environment inviting convivial, late night social gatherings around the wood burning stove that sits within the surround of a period fireplace.

Head along the hallway to a fully equipped, decadent kitchen where dark cabinetry with gold accented handles, black tiling and marble style counter tops provide sit either side of the polished concrete floor leading to a sun drenched dining area that spills out on the private garden through a set of double doors.

A large cellar sits under the ground floor area. It’s a hugely practical bonus room As well as the tumble dryer there’s a significant amount of accessible storage space with decent head room

Exposed timber treads of the stairs from the main hall lead up to three double bedrooms all of which carry more of the owners signature style pairing opulent decorative notes and dusky wooden floor boards. The luxurious bathroom draws together glossy black wall tiles and features a papered wall all sitting around a Victorian style bathroom suite.

Outside

As with the interior, the thoughtfully arranged, lengthy garden invites entertaining as well as opportunities to cultivate home grown herbs and vegetables in a series of rustic raised beds.

In The neighbourhood

Camplin Street is a gloriously tranquil setting by London standards but that doesn’t mean you’re out in the back of beyond. There’s a distinctly artisanal feel to the parade of shops just around the corner which forms the hub of the area’s creative scene, born out of its connection with Goldsmiths University which sits close by. “Corner” which is literally, just round the corner, serves up a mix of coffee, sourdough and culture in equal measure, or head to “Awake”, a little further along New Cross Road. Closer to Goldsmiths but still within easy reach, “The Rose Pub & Kitchen” and the “New Cross Pub House” are a mecca for good food and somewhere to head to once you’ve picked out some interesting reading material at “The World Bookshop”, a fiercely independent bookseller at 314 New Cross Road.

Pretty much opposite, Eckington Gardens, a small green space is prized by local residents but for something with a little more drama, head over to Telegraph Hill and soak up London’s spectacular skyline.

Beyond this, Blackheath and Royal Greenwich offer huge green parks as well as some excellent retail therapy, both retail and at Greenwich’s covered Sunday market.

Transport & Connections

New Cross Gate is just a few moments on foot offering a super selection of train routes to central London with Southern Rail operating regular services to London Bridge and Victoria. London Overground services run to North & East London via Canada Water and Shoreditch High Street as well as Whitechapel with its connection to the Elizabeth Line.

This highly prized hub also provides extensive bus routes that connect huge swathes of South East London and deeper into the middle of London.