Property description

BRIMMING WITH CHARACTER: A beautiful grade II listed period family home with part of it believed to date back to the early 17th century (source English Heritage).

Entrance Hall, Inner Hall, 2 Reception Rooms, Kitchen / Diner, Laundry Room, Cloaks/WC, Cellarage, Gallery Landing, 6 Bedrooms, Period Family Room, Garage, Double Width Driveway, Landscaped Gardens, Energy Rating: Exempt.

Situation

Madeley is an established historic market town and forms part of the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site. Madeley centre has undergone major redevelopment incorporating a new supermarket and shops; it now forms an established residential area within the southern part of Telford being some five miles south of the wide range of shopping and recreational facilities at Telford town centre, together with the railway station with services to Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury, together with access to the M54 which links to the M6 giving access to Birmingham and Manchester airports.

High Street comprises predominantly period character properties in a central location just a few minutes' walk of Madeley centre which has been tastefully modernized to include a Tesco superstore; there is easy access to local schools etc. including Madeley Academy secondary school.

The property

Is a beautiful period character property which has many character features throughout including quarry tiled floors, exposed beams, ledged and braced doors, wood burning stoves and fireplaces. The generous accommodation comprises an entrance hallway which has quarry tiled flooring which continues through to the cloakroom/wc, kitchen/diner and inner hallway. Off the inner hallway there is a stable door and steps descending to the cellarage, dog leg staircase ascending to the first floor, access to the laundry room, lounge and timber opening leading through to the dining room. The laundry room has an integral door leading to the garage and further door leading to the boiler room.  The dining room has a vaulted ceiling, exposed beams, wood burning stove and staircase ascending to a seating/gallery area.  The lounge has a wealth of exposed beams, inset wood burning stove and timber door leading to staircase ascending to the master bedroom.

 

The master bedroom also has a wealth of exposed beams and windows to two elevations.  The first floor main galleried landing area has a floor to ceiling window with outlook towards the rear garden; access leads to the family bathroom and four further bedrooms (three double & one single).  The family bathroom/wc has part panelled walls and a period style suite comprising rolled top bath, bidet, low level wc, pedestal wash hand basin and separate corner shower cubicle.  Stairs continue to the second floor bedroom which has a wealth of exposed beams.

 

Outside

A particular feature to the property is the landscaped gardens comprising laid lawn area with a number of inset shrubs, brick arched covered store area, pergola, decorative gravelled area with a number of inset shrubs and trees; attached to the side of the property there is an outside gardeners’ wc, wood store and additional store cupboard.  Off the gravelled area and immediately adjacent to the main property there is a cobbled stone patio area with gravelled area to one side and attached greenhouse; to the other side there is shared access leading to a double gated driveway which gives access to the garage.

 

How to get there –from Ironbridge proceed up Madeley Hill towards Madeley; at the Lees Farm roundabout take the 2^nd exit and at the next roundabout take the 3^rd exit along Parkway - continue past the traffic lights to Madeley roundabout and take the 4th exit onto High Street.

 

Tenure – we are advised the property is Freehold.

 

Services – we are advised all mains services are connected. Gas fired warm air central heating system.

 

Council Tax – Band E (Buyers should be aware that improvements carried out by the seller may affect the property’s council tax banding following a sale).

 

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