Georgian former minister's Solva home is on the market
It retains original period features, including stripped pine flooring and decorative cornicing, and has been 'sympathetically upgraded and refurbished over recent years.'
The interior layout includes an entrance hall, two reception rooms, a dining room, and a kitchen that leads to a storage area and a downstairs WC.
The living room (Image: West Wales Properties)
Four bedrooms are located on the first floor, with the main bedroom served by an en-suite shower room.
There is also a family bathroom.
Sash windows are fitted throughout, and the property is heated by oil-fired central heating.
Outside, the house has a walled garden laid to lawn, featuring a well and a patio seating area accessible from the kitchen.
An enclosed courtyard at the front is described as 'a lovely place to sit of a morning'.
One of the bedrooms (Image: West Wales Properties)
High-speed fibre broadband is installed, which the listing says provides good broadband speed.
The house is in the hamlet of Caerfarchell, a conservation area about two and a half miles from both St Davids and Solva.
The area is close to the old St Davids Airfield, which is used for walking.
The property is freehold and connected to mains drainage, electricity, and water.
Council tax band is G.
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