Property description

An extensive, three-bedroom 17th century cottage with spacious rooms, and high ceilings throughout. This property features a large sitting room; vast, functional kitchen and dining room with extensive storage; a sprawling cellar network; enclosed courtyards, with garden areas to the front and rear.

Entrance Hall and Vestibule
The property is fronted by a multi-panel glazed door with matching glazed overlight. Inside, a generously-sized entrance vestibule area gives ample storage for shoes and coats. A second, timber door with ornate lead-lined glazing leads into the property’s inner hallway. The warm and inviting hallway has a beautifully restored, stone staircase with wrought iron balustrade. Doors lead off from the hall into the sitting room on the right; an under-stairs storage cupboard and the kitchen and dining room.

Sitting Room 4.17 x 5.08
With great proportions, this principle reception room is positioned at the front of the property with views overlooking the garden and courtyard area. A large chimney breast with gas fire forms the focal point of the room, while period charm is achieved with deep coving to the ceiling, partially exposed beams, skirting boards and picture rails.

Kitchen 4.07 x 4.47 and Dining Room
With attractive, porcelain tiled flooring throughout and exposed ceiling beams, the kitchen and dining room is at the heart of this property. An extremely well-appointed kitchen with extensive storage; five-ring Neff gas hob and concealed extractor; built-in eye-level, Neff electric double oven; practically-located, down-lit work surfaces, dishwasher plumbing; one and a half bowl sink and drainer. There is also ample space for an American-style refrigerator and freezer.

Access to the vast network of cellars is also located via an enclosed staircase in the kitchen. Another good-sized storage area – useful for a larder – is located above and behind this staircase.

Utility Room
Continuing with the porcelain flooring, there is adequate space for free-standing appliances, access to the downstairs wc and the rear courtyard and garden area via a uPVC door.

Downstairs WC
A low-level porcelain toilet, stainless steel; utility style sink and drainer with cupboards under.

Lower Ground Floor With superb development potential as bedrooms or entertainment spaces such as a home theatre, music room and studio office, the beautifully vaulted ceilings and historic features such as suspended butcher hooks, coal chutes and gothic stone windows tie this network of rooms and corridors together as a truly unique feature of this property.

Plumbing, power and lighting throughout.

First Floor Landing
From the entrance hallway, the staircase rises to the first floor landing. A multi-tiered landing area adds veritable charm to this period property and allows access to all bedrooms, the family shower room and two generous storage/airing cupboards.

Master Bedroom 4.47 x 5.03
A large bedroom with more than enough space for a queen-size bed, freestanding wardrobes, double chest of drawers and a dressing area. Should the new occupant wish, there is an excellent opportunity to create built-in-wardrobes. Adjoining the master bedroom is a well-appointed and generously-sized ensuite bathroom.

Master Ensuite 4.47 x 2.34
This stylish bathroom features a double shower with contemporary, curved glass; a double-ended bath with handheld shower attachment; pedestal basin and mirrored storage above and low-level WC. There are also slate-style, anti-slip tiles on the floor; an obscure, double-glazed window and a large upright, chrome towel radiator.

Bedroom Two 3.76 x 5.08
A very large double bedroom is positioned to the front of the property, it features generous, built-in wardrobes. The room will easily double as a home office.

Bedroom Three 3.84 x 4.52
Positioned to the rear of the property, this large double bedroom features an exposed timber lintel above the window. Period cottage features, make this room an interesting asset and its sloping ceilings would shape this as a great bedroom for young children. The room also has large, mirrored wardrobes and a small storage cupboard.

Family Shower Room
Easily reverted back to a bathroom, this well-sized family shower room has a large corner shower cubicle with contemporary, minimalist shower unit. It also features a pedestal hand basin, low-level WC and a storage cupboard housing the boiler.

Garden and Courtyard Areas
To the front of the property, a large oak tree marks the boundary edge of the courtyard with a low-level sandstone wall running on two sides to meet double timber gates and a side door. Sheltered, with external lighting and water supply, this low-maintenance courtyard and garden is used frequently for al fresco dining throughout the warm summer months.

The rear of the property features a small courtyard and garden area that is ideal for drying washing or even developed into an area for growing herbs and composting your kitchen waste.

Central Heating
The property features a gas-fired central heating system.

Double Glazing
Full uPVC, lead-lined double glazing throughout the property.

Alarm
The property is equipped with an alarm system.

A self contained, adjoining, commercial unit is available to purchase separately. If the buyer so wished, both properties could be amalgamated into one combined property.