Property description

Dating from 1688 and built of mellow Stamford stone, 24 Church Street is a unique Grade II listed property comprising a charming house and three period cottages set within pretty, private gardens of just under an acre. The whole property has, in recent years, been painstakingly renovated and it retains a splendid charm and historic character with many original features such as splendid oak beams, ornate cornice work from the eighteenth century and a magnificent inglenook fireplace in the Entrance Hall. The house has a simple décor with white walls and plasterwork creating an elegant home with spacious, light-filled rooms that enhance the carefully sourced reclaimed fittings. Details include an eclectic mix of latch-handled doors, oak lintels and carved stone fireplaces, whilst the stunning Drawing Room is now fitted with tall French doors flooding the room with light and opening to the garden and grounds. Outside, the picture-perfect cottage is a delightful two bedroom Annexe and the Folly is ideal to adapt as guest accommodation or into a splendid home-office. The Studio, has two spacious rooms on both the ground and first floor and offers the opportunity to substantially increase the size of the main house as planning permission has been granted to create a link between the two. With its exquisite interiors, pretty gardens and quiet location, 24 Church Street is an exceptional village home with flexible accommodation and excellent potential to further adapt the house for the next chapter of its history.

THE HOUSE

Entrance Hall
The wide painted pine door opens into an elegant Hall where the impressive inglenook fireplace has exposed original stonework and a solid oak over-beam. Other details include an ornate ceiling rose and cornicing, and a small medieval wall painting. The staircase leads to the first floor and the Hall has stone-flagged floors that run through to a garden door at the rear.

Study - 15' 0'' x 13' 0'' (4.57m x 3.96m)
With original beams and an open fireplace with a carved stone surround and hearth, the spacious study has a window to the side and could be used a third bedroom.

Kitchen - 17' 4'' x 10' 9'' (5.28m x 3.27m)
The country-style Kitchen is fitted with a range of wall and base units with cherry-wood work surfaces and a Belfast sink with mixer tap. A Rangemaster oven is set in a brickfaced chimney breast and has twin electric ovens and five-burner gas hob. There is space and plumbing for a dishwasher and space for a fridge/freezer, whilst a larder cupboard provides further storage and is fitted with painted reclaimed doors. The floor is tiled and steps lead down to the Drawing Room. A cupboard houses the gas-fired central heating boiler.

Drawing Room - 23' 10'' x 14' 4'' (7.26m x 4.37m)
The adjoining barn has been added to the main house to create a light filled Drawing Room and retains its historic character with a high vaulted ceiling with original roof timbers. This elegant reception room has windows on each side and an end wall of windows with tall French doors floods the room with natural light and opens it out to the garden. For cooler days the stone hearth has an open fire and a reclaimed seventeenth century mantelpiece.

Utility Room
Located in the oldest section of the house, this quaint room has low beams and a pretty window overlooking the garden. There is space and plumbing for a washing machine and tumble-dryer. An outside door leads to the side patio and plans are in place to form an oak frame, glass walled extension from here to the adjacent Studio outbuilding joining it to the main house.

Cloakroom
With painted floor, WC and hand-basin.

First Floor - Landing
With a handsome antique newel post, the stairs lead past exposed wall timbers to a wide landing with a reclaimed oak balustrade and an airing cupboard.

Master Bedroom & Ensuite Shower Room - 15' 8'' x 14' 4'' (4.77m x 4.37m)
An attractive room with a pretty stone-mullioned window, and a simple décor of painted plasterwork and white walls. There are fitted wardrobes and the Ensuite Shower Room has painted floors, a shower, basin and heated towel rail.

Bathroom
With painted floor, heated towel rail and a white suite with bath and overhead shower, WC and basin.

Bedroom Two - 13' 2'' x 11' 7'' (4.01m x 3.53m)
With plenty of light from windows on two sides, this simple room has exposed beams and plasterwork and fitted wardrobes.

COTTAGE
The seventeenth century cottage has picture-perfect looks with windows each side of the front door and staddle stones edging the attractive façade. The front door opens into a Hallway with tongue & groove panelled walls.

Living Room - 11' 10'' x 10' 11'' (3.60m x 3.32m)
With windows on three sides, this is filled with light throughout the day and has a working open fireplace with an attractive carved-stone surround.

Kitchen
The simple Kitchen has solid wood flooring, a number of base units and fitted cupboards as well as a stainless steel sink and space and plumbing for a dishwasher, a free-standing electric cooker and fridge/freezer. An internal door opens into the adjoining Garage which, if fully renovated, could be incorporated into the accommodation. The cottage has a gas-fired central heating system, and stone steps lead from the Kitchen down to a large Cellar with exposed stone walls, flagged floors, lighting and electrical points.

First Floor
The Landing has a fitted cupboard and doors to the Two Bedrooms which have views out over the garden. The Bathroom has a white suite with bath,, electric shower, basin and WC.

STUDIO COTTAGE
This large outbuilding is stone-built with a slate roof and has excellent potential to develop either into a self-contained Annexe or work-space or to be incorporated into the main house via an oak-framed glass fronted link. The main door opens into two spacious ground floor rooms, one with French doors opening onto a private patio overlooking the garden. The restored stairs lead to two first floor rooms, with at the far end French doors opening onto a balcony from where stone steps lead straight to the garden.

FOLLY
The Folly is a charming miniature cottage with a flagged path leading to the front door and a sunny private patio to one side. The original latch-handled front door opens into a charming ground floor living space with a working fireplace, exposed beams and brick flooring. A water supply and electrical supply are both in place. The enclosed staircase leads to the first floor room which has a vaulted ceiling and is a wonderful viewpoint with windows on three sides, one with Church views.

GARAGE
The detached stone Garage sits opposite the main house and has an up-and-over door leading to parking for one car with storage on each side. A partition wall at the far end has created a separate work-shop area but could be removed to make a large twin-bay Garage. An outside door leads to a gravelled parking area adjacent to the house.

GARDEN
The gardens stretch out behind the house and are laid out in a rambling mix of secluded patios, sunny seating spots and lawns, interlaced with flagged paths and wide borders of cottage style planting. The many mature trees include a small orchard with an arched walkway of fig trees as well as varieties of plum, apple and pear. Beyond the orchard is a fenced wild-flower garden with a pond and a small spinney at the far perimeter. Each of the cottages and outbuildings has an outside area of lawn or patio in which to sit and the main lawn is surrounded by pretty box-edged borders planted with roses and other flowering shrubs. Beyond this, screened from the rest of the grounds is a productive kitchen garden with a number of beds, fruit bushes and a greenhouse.

Property Features :

• AN EXQUISITELY RESTORED PROPERTY WITH THREE PERIOD COTTAGES SET IN SECLUDED GROUNDS IN A PRETTY VIL
• Planning Permission to Connect Two Cottages into a Four Bedroom House
• Study, Kitchen & Breakfast Room
• Drawing Room
• Utility Room, Cellar