Property description
Phillipps Cottage is an attractive three bedroom detached cottage with lovely lattice windows and beamed ceilings that has a particularly light, welcoming feel with many of the rooms enjoying a dual aspect. Centrally located and situated on a no through road the cottage is extremely private and benefits from a generous gated driveway, double garage and south facing garden. Believed to date back to the early 19th century, the cottage has been fully refurbished and sympathetically extended by the current owners with an incredible attention to detail and liberal use oak and high quality finishes.
History
Coach Road was originally a long road that ran through the Garendon estate to Loughborough. Garendon Hall was founded in 1133 by the Phillipps family. The crest above the bay window shows C.M.P 1840 this almost certainly stands for Charles March Phillipps although it is believed that the property may be older than the date suggests.
Ground Floor Accommodation
The property is entered through a solid oak door into a beamed entrance hall with tiled floor. The dining room with heavily beamed ceiling features an original lattice window and bay window with window seat, multi fuel burning stove and solid oak floor. French doors open into a south facing, wooden garden room with fully glazed roof and oak floor. The kitchen is fitted with a range of hand painted bespoke cabinets, Beech worksurfacing including breakfast bar, Belfast sink and gas fired Rayburn. There is also a built-in electric oven, heavily beamed ceiling and glazed door that opens to the rear garden.
Continued
The utility room is fitted with a range of matching, fully bespoke cabinets, integrated dishwasher, has plumbing for washing machine and features a travertine limestone floor. Off the utility is a stylishly fitted cloakroom with handmade wooden cabinets and matching stone floor. A large inglenook fireplace with multi fuel burning stove is a feature of the sitting room that also has windows to both front and rear elevations.
First Floor Accommodation
The character continues upstairs with lattice windows, period fireplace, antique oak beams with discreet recessed spotlights. There are three good sized bedrooms and a generous family bathroom with natural slate flooring with under floor heating and fitted with a four piece suite that includes a roll top bath and corner shower enclosure.
Outside
The property stands behind an attractive front garden with flower beds established hedge and oak hand gate. A five bar gate provides vehicular access to a generous gravelled driveway that provides plentiful parking and access to a detached double garage. The rear gardens are south facing and feature stone walling, fruit trees, mature borders and variety of shrubs. A brick garden store is a focal point within the garden and a large flag stone patio offers a high degree of privacy.
Location
Shepshed offers a good range of amenities including schools of all grades including the outstanding Newcroft Primary School and a wide variety of shops and pubs. The property is ideally placed for fast access onto the A42 and J23 of the M1 for Nottingham, Derby and Leicester. The East Midlands Airport is close by and there are direct rail links to St Pancras at Loughborough and East Midlands Parkway.Leicester 14 miles / Nottingham 20 miles / Loughborough 5 miles / Ashby-de-la-Zouch 9.5 miles / M1(J23) 1.2 miles / A42(J13) 7.8 miles / East Midlands Airport 7 miles / East Midlands Parkway Railway Station 8 miles
Services
All mains services are available and connected to the property which is gas centrally heated. There are a number of traditional, column style radiators and the property benefits part sealed unit double glazing.
Tenure
Freehold with vacant possession upon completion.
Local Authority
Charnwood Borough Council.
Directions
From the centre of Shepshed proceed along Kirk Hill, at the roundabout take the first exit onto Forest Street and then turn immediately right onto Fairway Road. Coach Road is a no through road situated on the right hand side.
Property Features :
- Refurbished & Extended Character Cottage
- Two Reception Rooms & Garden Room
- Beamed Ceilings & Two Log Burning Stoves
- Breakfast Kitchen
- Utility & Cloaks/WC