A substantial Victorian family home providing four bedroom (formerly five), accommodation, planned over four floors in all to include a pair of elegant reception rooms and basements with considerable potential � complimented by an enclosed south facing garden and a convenient setting just a short walk from the town centre and railway station.
The former Victorian spa town of Ilkley enjoys a lovely setting in the heart of Wharfedale � a position which provides ready access to stunning open countryside whilst also being an ideal base for the commuter with many of the regions principal business centres being within comfortable daily travelling distance. The town offers first class shopping, with an interesting mix of 'High Street' and specialist local stores, whilst restaurants and tearooms cater for a busy social round. Ilkley has a number of highly regarded sports clubs as well as first class schooling for children of all ages. For those who need to travel further afield Leeds Bradford International Airport is just some 12 miles distant whilst the town centre railway station provides frequent services throughout the day into the local cities of Leeds and Bradford � with onward connections from the former to London Kings Cross.
An ideal family home Slindon House enjoys a very convenient setting roughly equidistant from Ilkley's Grammar School and the railway station / town centre amenities. The property is a substantial and yet elegant family home entered through a spacious reception hall with a pair of good sized reception rooms off along with a well appointed breakfast kitchen from where there is access to the enclosed south facing rear garden. Basements provide considerable potential for further extension of the principal living space, whilst to the upper floors there are four double bedrooms in all, with the master bedroom running the full depth of the house and formerly divided into a pair of double bedrooms. There are bathroom facilities on both the first and second floor. The house is presented in a fresh contemporary style whilst acknowledging the fundamental character � many of the rooms also have the advantage of far reaching aspects across the town towards the woodland and countryside about Middleton.
Well worthy of internal inspection the accommodation with gas fired heating and comprehensive double glazing as well as some lovely character features comprises more fully:-
| GROUND FLOOR |
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| Entrance Vestibule | With ceiling coving and transom window above the entrance door with matching screen to:-
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| Reception Hall | An elegant and spacious introduction to the house, finished with Karndean mosaic tile effect flooring. Return staircase off to the first floor with oak banister rail. Ceiling coving and ornate arch.
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| Living Room | To the front and with a broad splay bay double glazed window offering views across town towards the countryside above Middleton. Oak fire within a period surround with slate hearth and grey marble mantel. Television aerial point, ceiling coving and book / display shelving to either side of the chimney breast.
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| Family / Dining Room | Again a well proportioned reception room with ceiling coving. A pair of double glazed French doors with windows over open onto the sheltered rear garden.
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| Breakfast Kitchen | Finished with a comprehensive range of beech fronted eye level and base storage cupboards with black granite working surfaces having matching upstands and an inset one and a half bowl stainless steel sink unit. Leisure range style cooker with twin electric ovens, grill and five ring gas hob. Splash tiling. Oak finished flooring, side entrance door leading to the garden, and double glazed windows to two sides.
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| LOWER GROUND FLOOR |
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| . | The property has the advantage of substantial basements which offer clear potential for further improvement.
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| Boiler Room | With a broad splay bay window to the front. Feature stone mantel piece. Gas fired heating / hot water boiler. Power and light.
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| Store Room | With integrated hobbies / music area. With power and light.
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| Storage Cellar | With stone keeping banks.
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| FIRST FLOOR |
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| Landing | Split level and with double glazed sash window. Staircase off to the second floor with oak spindle balustrade.
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| Bedroom 2 | A large double bedroom to the front with aspects across town towards Middleton Woods. Double glazed windows.
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| Bedroom 3 | Again a generous double room, positioned to the rear with double glazed window overlooking the garden area.
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| Study / Bedroom 4 | A double room with double glazed windows offering views across town towards Middleton.
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| House Bathroom | A stylishly appointed L shaped room fitted with a four piece white suite comprising low flush WC, pedestal washbasin, bath with hand held shower fitting and separate corner shower cubicle with chrome finished thermostatic dual head shower. Ceramic limestone effect part wall tiling to dado height and to the shower cubicle. Double glazed windows to two sides and recessed storage cupboard.
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| SECOND FLOOR |
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| Master Bedroom | Previously a pair of double bedrooms, and with obvious potential to revert to separate rooms � now providing very generous principal bedroom accommodation with ample space for seating / relaxation areas. A double glazed dormer window to the front provides far reaching views to the open countryside beyond town, whilst there is a further roof light to the rear.
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| Bathroom 2 | Finished with a three piece white suite comprising pedestal wash basin, low flush WC and sitting bath with hand held shower fitting. Part wall tiling and roof light.
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| OUTSIDE |
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| . | The property is approached through a pedestrian gate off Springs Lane by a stone flight of steps which leads to the front entrance door. There is a well stock fore garden with flower and shrub planting.
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| .. | To the rear there is a courtyard garden, south facing and with access from both the kitchen and dining rooms. The L-shaped garden area is designed for minimal maintenance and is mostly paved but has small flower borders to two sides with shrubs and plants. Water supply.
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| Local Authority | City of Bradford MC, City Hall, Bradford, BD1 1HY. Tel: 01274 432111.
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| Ref: | ILK140203/PJM/hrc/25.11.14v2
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