Property description
**OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY 10th and 17th September - Call for further information and to arrange your appointment. A unique and individually designed cottage with a surprisingly spacious and light open plan interior that blends period features, contemporary living and stunning views all within easy reach of Bath and Bristol.
Features
The cottage incorporates a wealth of period features and charm; Inglenook fireplace with wood burning stove, exposed stone walls, original flagstone floors, stunning 18th century elm floorboards and exposed oak beams. Eco features and mod cons, under floor heating, lime plaster, upgraded insulation, double glazing, bi-fold doors.
Situation
The village of Pensford, with its famous historic viaduct lies in the heart of the Chew Valley offering commuters excellent access to both Bristol (7 miles to the north) and Bath (12 miles to the east). Pensford has a rare blend of good local amenities and a strong community feel. There is a range of local facilities including a primary school, Post Office, Church, Coffee Shop, Village Hall and popular local pubs. In close proximity there is also the popular Pig at Pensford hotel and award-winning Michelin starred Pony & Trap gastro pub. The village has direct access to some fabulous walking country in the Mendip Hills AONB; Chew Valley and Blagdon Lakes are right on the doorstep, where a range of outdoor pursuits can also be found. High speed rail services to London Paddington are available form Bristol Temple Meads and Bath Spa. Bristol International airport is also easily accessible.
Description
A rare opportunity to acquire this unique, fully restored 18th century cottage in the heart of Pensford. Perry Cottage has been lovingly restored and finished to an exceptionally high standard. The cottage benefits from a stunning architect-designed contemporary extension containing a bright and spacious kitchen diner with spectacular views across the Chew Valley. Situated in the increasingly popular village of Pensford and within good access of Bath, Bristol and Wells. The cottage comprises of living room, downstairs bathroom, kitchen/ diner with bi-fold doors opening up on to a private south-west facing deck with views to the viaduct. With two double bedrooms, an upstairs shower room the quality and high range of materials exude style and sophistication throughout. The property would suit a range of buyers or could equally be used as a holiday let.
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On entering the property via a bespoke timber door which leads onto an entrance vestibule with an area to hang coats and built-in cupboard housing electrical meter. This opens onto:
Living Room
A light and spacious room with wooden double-glazed window to front aspect. Period features include feature Inglenook fireplace with stone surround and wood burning stove, period press cupboards and window seat. Stunning original flagstone floor and bespoke working shutters. Contemporary LED wall lights, raw steel column radiator.
Open Plan Kitchen/ Diner
Contemporary open plan kitchen diner with lower level cabinets and open shelves with feature lighting. Industrial style space with exposed brick and stone walls, polished concrete floors and feature skylight. Features include; Bosch cooking appliances, space for fridge-freezer, dishwasher and washing machine, contemporary LED lighting, electric underfloor heating. Bifold doors lead to:
South West Facing Private Deck
Integrated storage behind Siberian larch clad façade housing recycling/ waste, water and electrical supply.
Master Bathroom
Features a vintage period slipper bath and Belfast sink with unique copper taps and tongue and groove wainscot. Contemporary concealed cistern WC and useful storage niche. Column radiator. Unity humidity controlled extract system
Hallway to First Floor Landing
Stunning elm staircase with under stairs storage cupboard. Wall lights. Access to a boarded loft space provides apple storage housing electric boiler and storage tank.
Master Bedroom
Windows to the front aspect with working shutters, feature beams & fireplace, exposed elm floorboards. Feature sawn timber wall. column radiator, LED wall lights.
Shower Room
Newly installed contemporary 1200x700mm shower with mixer, rain showerhead and glass shower screen, stylish white underground tiles, wall-hung concealed cistern, extractor fan, towel rail.
Double Bedroom
Views to the viaduct and Chew Valley, feature beams, elm floorboards, column radiator, LED wall lights.
Garden
Lovely south west facing garden with raised vegetable planters in a field of gravel, and wildflower area. The boundaries are fenced and newly planted with a fast growing hornbeam hedge. Far reaching views of the viaduct and Chew Valley. There is a good sized shed and privy hedge.
Background to the Renovation
Miner\‘s Cottage II is a cottage for a modern day miner with an industrial inspired extension which features coal black kitchen units and blackened larch cladding. Reclaimed bricks from the Victorian lean-to extension that \‘belonged\‘ with the cottage and were reused in the new kitchen/diner. The floor is polished concrete which connects it visually the original flagstones in the old cottage and the silvered Larch on the deck.
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The doors were salvaged from the original house and had been wallpapered and covered over with hardboard in the 60s. The under stairs cupboard was discovered under years of wallpaper and its original elm door was eerily boarded up. The later circa.
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20th additions, such as the vestibule, cupboards either side of the fireplace and Bakelite door handles were all retained as they evoked the different eras and ownership of the cottage. The flagstones were discovered almost completely intact under a later concrete topping and are a rare survival of an 18th Century original floor.
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here used to be 7 doors from the front door to the back garden and one small window. The doors and walls were removed in the centre of the cottage in order to improve the flow, allow light to flood in from the south facing garden and also take advantage of the view over the viaduct. Now when you arrive at the front door you can see right through to the back garden and lush valley beyond connecting the cottage with its unique landscape.
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Upstairs the ceilings were raised in order to provide a new structural floor for the attic and the original elm joists were retained as a memory of the original ceiling. The oak and elm floorboards were retained, cleaned and oiled and a piece of original lime plaster was retained in the office. Elsewhere the walls were replastered with lime with a hemp binder that should benefit the thermal envelope of the building.
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Where possible original materials were salvage and reused such as the old workshop sink which now graces the master bathroom, giving the cottage integrity while reducing construction waste and minimizing the projects carbon foot print.
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Externally the walls were repointed in lime and large unsympathetic PVC windows were replaced with smaller double glazed wood windows matched to an original window found to the rear of 134.
Property Features :
- Shortlisted for a 2016 Daily Telegraph Homebuilding and Renovating Award
- Deceptively spacious period cottage
- Sought after village centre location in a Conservation Area
- Unique blend of period features & contemporary living
- South-west facing deck & garden
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