Property description

Longacre is a three bedroom cottage with a truly wonderful garden of approximately two acres. The property is extremely conveniently situated for all the amenities of the Georgian market town of Wisbech and enjoys superb views of arable Fenland. The style is very reminiscent of the Arts and Crafts Movement with asymmetry being key, dominant tall chimneys, the low catslide roof with its clay tiles over the emphasised front entrance, and square supporting columns for the porticos. Typical too are the dormer windows, the rectangular leaded panes to side-hung metal casement windows, and the painted timber frames. The solid timber front door and all the internal doors are also akin to this distinctive style of the late nineteenth and very early twentieth century. They are solid plank ledge-and-brace doors with black hand-forged ironmongery.The interior follows the same spirit as the rest of the building, with the emphasis on the use of natural materials and craftsmanship. This is evident in the solid timber parquet floor in the entrance hall and continues through to the main reception room which is a spacious light room with windows facing east, south and west, and with double doors at the southern end opening onto the garden. Centre stage is an impressive brick-built open fireplace featuring arched niches. The snug has a wood-burning stove in the fireplace, and is again a lovely light room with windows to both the south and the west.The kitchen has terracotta quarry tiled flooring and white contemporary units. A wide open archway connects it to the sun room and it makes the perfect place to sit and enjoy the garden from inside.This property comes with a wonderful and extensive garden with a variety of mature trees both evergreen and deciduous. and a lake. The views from the garden and the house at the back are spectacular - you have views across the fields to the church, which is quite a special church having its tower separate from the main building.

Property Features :

• A Delightful ´Arts & Craft´ Style Rendered Cottage
• Designed & Constructed in 1952 by a Local Farming Family
• Exposed Beams, Parquet Flooring, Open Fires and Leaded Light Windows
• Reception Room, Snug and Kitchen with Large Adjoining Sun Room
• Three Double Bedrooms, En-Suite Shower Room and Family Bathroom