OakTreeGardens · Bedroom3 4.05mx2.6m Bedroom4 3.95mx2.05m Bathroom Second Floor Landing...

The re-birth of a historic city centre landmarkto create ten imaginatively designed homes of distinction

Oak Tree GardensHATFIELD ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE

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• just a short walk to the vibrant City Centre and to St AlbansCity Station (fastest journey time to London 22 minutes)

• situated on a bus route, providing links to neighbouringtowns and villages

• a new home finished to an exacting specification and withthe benefit of a 10-year new home guarantee

• of a sustainable design, exceeding current energy savingbenchmarks, with a building design that captures passivesolar gain from the sun’s solar path

• freehold, with a garden or terrace and an allocated parkingspace

• a part of the history of St Albans, situated within the City’sConservation Area

A house you will love coming home to…This is a rare opportunity to acquire a brand-new home finished to exacting standards and in ahistoric City Centre location.

A home at Oak TreeGardens is. . .

Oak Tree Gardens is an exciting new development of justten distinctive town houses. It is perfectly located withina short walk of both St Albans City mainline station andthe City Centre’s shops, bars and restaurants.

With London just 22 minutes away by train, theattractions of the capital are within easy reach, while thedelights of St Albans lie close at hand.

Designed with today’s living and entertaining in mind,these homes incorporate a large kitchen/dining/familyarea, providing great spaces for entertaining. There is theoption of a good sized urban garden, or a courtyardterrace. There are also communal landscaped gardensdominated by the mature oak tree from which thedevelopment takes its name.

A feature of the 4 bedroomed houses is the masterbedroom with its vaulted ceiling and fully glazed gableend, leading to an outdoor terrace. This creates a fabulousfeeling of space and light. The properties all feature highquality kitchens and bathrooms, with porcelain tiledfloors, engineered oak flooring to living rooms andnatural Berber carpets to landings and bedrooms.Designed with excellent energy efficiency in mind, thesehomes take advantage of the sun’s solar path and employhigh levels of insulation.

A home at Oak Tree Gardens combines the best of bothworlds: character and convenience. Whether you are acommuter or work locally, have children at home or areretired, these homes have been designed to suit yourlifestyle.

Photo by Freepik

Page Four Photo credit: Pete Stevens for St Albans City and District Council

Verulamium Park cycllingDave Harris for St Albans City and District Council

Jack Wills and CathedralCraig Shepheard for St Albans City and District Council

St Albans Pilgrimagewww.enjoystalbans.com

A historic Cathedral Cityof unrivalled character

The Cathedral City of St Albans, in the heart ofHertfordshire, has a great sense of community, history andculture. Its unrivalled character and convenient locationmake St Albans a great place to call home.

The historic City is ideally situated, with excellent roadcommunications – the M25, M1 and A1(M) are all withineasy reach. For commuters looking for fast and efficientaccess to London, St Albans City Station is only a fewminutes’ walk from Oak Tree Gardens. Timetabled journeytime to London St Pancras International is as little as 22minutes.

The mainline also provides connections to London Lutonand London Gatwick Airports, the Midlands and theSouth Coast. St Albans Abbey Station provides a rail linkto Watford and the London Euston service.

In the nearby City Centre, speciality boutiques andindependent retailers rub shoulders with major stores andinternational names. The twice weekly Charter Market,and monthly Farmers’ Market, make the City a uniqueshopping destination.

There is a great range of restaurants, cafes and pubs,comprehensive leisure and cultural facilities, and appealingparks and open spaces. Combined with excellentschooling, for which the District is renowned, St Albans isan exceptionally popular place to live.

Verulamium Park feeding the ducksDave Harris for St Albans City and District Council

Clarence Park cricketDave Harris for St Albans City and District Council

St Albans MarketPete Stevens for St Albans City and District Council

The ClocktowerCity shopCraig Shepheard for St Albans City and District Council

A sense of placeDating from the 1890s, the original building, a familiar landmark in Hatfield Road,is an asset of local architectural and historic interest.

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The building was designed by Arthur Smyth Flower,who had worked for Alfred Waterhouse, architect ofthe Museum of Natural History in Kensington.

In 1896 Earl Spencer, who owned much of the land onthe north side of Hatfield Road, donated a site “amplysufficient for a thoroughly useful building.” An appealwas launched to raise funds to build a Museum and byOctober 1897 work commenced on a significantportion of the structure.

The foundation stone was laid by Lady Evans on 20 July1898 when Earl Cowper planted a sapling of the famousPanshanger Oak (the largest oak tree in the country,planted by Elizabeth I) in the gardens. By 1913 a much-needed extension was commenced, approximatelydoubling the Museum’s size.

During the First World War the building was occupiedby St Albans High School for Girls, after the militaryhad requisitioned the School’s nearby premises. In April1955 the City of St Albans took over the building tohouse the Museum of St Albans.

With the recent transformation of the Town Hall to anew world-class Museum and Gallery, the originalmuseum site now embarks on a new chapter of its own.The original façade preserves some of the site’s muchloved historic character and the links with its past.

The development is helping to fund the new Museumproject. Each purchaser at Oak Tree Gardens will havethe opportunity to add their name to the new Museumand Gallery Honours Boards, marking theircontribution to this exciting project.


Site PlanOak Tree Gardens


House OneOak Tree Gardens

Ground FloorEntrance HallCloakroomKitchen/Dining6.4m x 3.75m/3.35m

First FloorLandingLiving Room5.1m x 3.6mBedroom 3/Study3.78m x 1.85m

Second FloorLandingMaster Bedroom3.95m x 3.3mEn-suite ShowerBedroom 23.55m x 2.5mBathroom

House TwoOak Tree Gardens

Ground FloorEntrance HallCloakroomKitchen/Dining7.95m x 6.2m/3.95m

First FloorLandingLiving Room5.9m x 3.7mBedroom 24.8m x 2.4mBathroom

Second FloorLandingMaster Bedroom5.9m x 2.5mEn-suite ShowerBedroom 34.7m x 2.15m


House ThreeOak Tree Gardens

Ground FloorEntrance HallCloakroomStudy3.05m x 2.97mUtility3.05m x 1.85mKitchen/Dining5.4m x 5.15m

First FloorLandingLiving Room5.4m x 3.95mBedroom 34.05m x 2.75mBedroom 43.95m x 2.35mBathroom

Second FloorLandingMaster Bedroom6.5m x 5.15mDressing AreaEn-suite ShowerBedroom 25.05m x 3.12mEn-suite Shower

House FourOak Tree Gardens





House FiveOak Tree Gardens




House SixOak Tree Gardens

Ground FloorHallCloakroomKitchen/Dining6.2m x 2.7m/2.4mLiving Room4.7m x 3.45m

First FloorLandingBedroom 24.75m x 3.45mEn-suite ShowerBedroom 34.75m x 2.95mBathroom

Second FloorLandingMaster Bedroom6.2m x 5.25mDressing AreaEn-suite ShowerBedroom 43.45m x 3.2m


House SevenOak Tree Gardens

Ground FloorEntrance HallCloakroomKitchen/Dining6.2m x 2.7m/2.4mLiving Room4.75m x 3.45m

First FloorLandingBedroom 24.75m x 3.45m maxEn-suite ShowerBedroom 34.75m x 2.95mBathroom


House EightOak Tree Gardens

Ground FloorEntrance HallCloakroomKitchen/Dining6.2m x 2.7m/2.4mLiving Room4.75m x 3.45mGarden Room4m x 2.15m




House NineOak Tree Gardens




House TenOak Tree Gardens





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Fishpool St and Lower Red Lion

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St Peter's Street

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Specification

Kitchens� Fully fitted Paula Rosa kitchens featuring soft close units with

LED under cabinet lighting� Quartz worktops and upstands� Franke inset stainless steel sink unit� Integrated appliances comprising 5 ring gas hob with canopy

extractor hood, electric double oven and microwave,dishwasher, fridge/freezer and washer/dryer

Bathrooms and En-suites� Roca contemporary white sanitaryware with Crosswater fittings� Thermostatic pressurised shower to each en-suite� Fitted vanity units to bathrooms and en-suites� Dual fuel stainless steel heated towel rail

Joinery� Purpose made double glazed timber windows with security locks� Solid core timber front door with glazed panels� Oak staircases with glass or timber balustrading� Oak finish internal doors with satin chrome ironmongery� Fitted wardrobes to master bedroom

Decorations� Smooth finished ceilings emulsioned in white� Emulsioned walls

Floor Coverings� Porcelain floor tiles to hallway, kitchen and dining areas, utility

(where applicable) cloakroom and bathrooms� Engineered light oak flooring to ground floor living rooms and

study (where applicable)� Natural Berber carpet to bedrooms, first floor living rooms and landings

Heating and Ventilation� Gas fired underfloor heating throughout� Pressurised hot water system� Double glazed windows

Electrical� Low energy downlighters to kitchen, bathrooms, cloakrooms

and en-suites� Low energy fitment pendant lights to other rooms� Incoming data connection points for wi-fi� Mains operated smoke detectors on each floor with battery backup

LABC 10-year warranty� Each home comes with a 10-year LABC warranty

Photos by Freepik

Messrs Rumball Sedgwick for themselves and for the Sellers of this property whose agents they are give notice that: i) the particulars are set out as a general outline only for the guidance ofintending purchasers and do not constitute, nor constitute part of, an offer or contract; ii) all descriptions, dimensions, references to condition and necessary permissions for use and occupation,and other details are given without responsibility and intending purchasers should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwiseas to the correctness of each of them; iii) no person in the employ of Rumball Sedgwick has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to the property.

58 St Peter’s Street, St Albans, Herts AL1 3HGTelephone: 01727 852384

www.rumballsedgwick.co.uk

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