##SOLD## A rare and unique opportunity to acquire ‘Bath Cottage’, a charming and rustic house set back from the road in a rural setting at the base of Hampstead Village, opposite The Heath.

This four/five bedroom Regency house, built c1815, is arranged over four storeys and has been in the same occupation for the last twenty years, during which time the current Vendor has spent many years restoring it.

The property has had a very colourful history architecturally, as sometime between the Wars an artist’s studio was added on the top floor, and the side addition was also built. A Hungarian artist along with his sculptor friends, inspired by the John Soane Museum, built fireplaces and bathrooms and installed panelling, mirrors and secret windows.

This intimate home has been a happy place for the owner who has held some legendary parties on the top floor where a little stage had been built for impromptu theatrical performances.

Previous inhabitants have included a Victorian laundress and the left-wing novelist Phyllis Bottome.
Over the years the transformation of this unique Regency house has been featured in several design magazines and must be viewed to be fully appreciated.