Property description

Like a beautiful antique, you will want to treasure this home and will feel instantly caught up in the charm and nostalgia that this non-listed period home c.1840 has to offer. With three bedrooms, the accommodation forms part of this historic building along with two other properties. You are welcomed to a generous kitchen diner with country style units, Aga and feature fireplace with a characterful staircase up to a grand hall with high ceilings, decorative coving and enough space to make this a completely functional room in itself! The guest WC features a fantastic Victorian style suite and off the hall is the stunning dual aspect Drawing Room... The drawing room boasts wonderful period features, including a large window looking out across the garden and far reaching Staffordshire hills, there is a beautiful feature fireplace, decorative coving to the ceiling and French doors through to a contrasting, modern addition. With clean lines and attractive glazing, the recently added Orangery is the perfect place to enjoy the attractive surroundings. Outside are generous gardens that wrap around two aspects and include a gravelled patio area and steps down to a large lawn with mature tree boundaries. The icing on the cake for this historical home is that there is an option to purchase additional land of up to around 24 acres via separate negotiation! A viewing is a must to understand the life you could lead in this fantastic home so call us today to get yours booked in!

Ground Floor
Adjacent to the entrance door is a door through to a good sized Store Room which could potentially be utilised as an office space if required.

Entrance Porch - 8' 4'' x 6' 3'' (2.54m x 1.90m)
A glazed door gives access through to an entrance porch which is fitted with tile effect laminate flooring and has a perspex roof. Featuring an attractive period style hardwood door with inset decorative panels opening to the kitchen diner and there is also an original window adjacent to the door.

Kitchen Diner - 18' 8'' (max) x 12' 11'' (max) (5.69m (max) x 3.93m (max))
Having a range of country style fitted units with matching base and wall cupboards with a granite effect worktop and an inset one and a half bowl sink unit with a brass mixer tap above and co-ordinating tiling to the splash areas. Featuring French dresser style display cabinets and integrated appliances including dishwasher and fridge freezer. There is a Rangemaster double oven and grill with a five burner gas hob built into the chimneybreast and with an extractor above. Space and plumbing for an automatic washing machine. The room features a stunning period fireplace with an open fire having a decorative stone surround upon a granite hearth. Window to the front aspect with units above incorporating pelmet with lighting. There is also under cabinet task lighting and two chandelier style fitted ceiling lights with a space in the centre of the room for a good sized dining table. There is a small set of stairs which lead up to the inner hall area.

Hall - 20' 6'' (max) x 7' 2'' (6.24m (max) x 2.18m)
This a fantastic, functional room that offers space for a range of uses and displays wonderful period features. Having stripped wooden flooring, coving to the ceiling, radiator, security alarm keypad, telephone socket and central heating thermostat. Doors open to the guest WC and through to the drawing room and a glazed panel door leads out to the rear garden with a full height window adjacent. There is an understair space and the stairs rise to the first floor landing.

Guest WC - 7' 6'' x 3' 0'' (2.28m x 0.91m)
Having a traditional style suite comprising high level flush WC in a Victorian design and a wall mounted wash hand basin with brass taps. Decorative coving to the ceiling and fitted chandelier style ceiling light, picture rail, tile effect vinyl flooring and a small storage cupboard which houses the security alarm and fuse board.

Drawing Room - 20' 11'' x 17' 0'' (max) (6.37m x 5.18m (max))
Wow! What a stunning period style room! It is dual aspect and has a large window to the side aspect giving fantastic views across the Staffordshire countryside and out across the garden and a set of French doors leads through to the recently added Orangery. The room, which has gorgeous stripped wood flooring, has a wealth of period features to include a stone fireplace with an open fire having a decorative quarry tiled hearth, coving to the ceiling and a central chandelier style light fitting. There are two radiators and a television aerial connection.

Orangery - 18' 8'' x 17' 5'' (plus door recess)(5.69m x 5.30m (plus door recess))
This is a fantastic addition by the current owners and is an excellent second reception room. Windows look out to three aspects giving views out to the rear garden and a set of French doors lead out to a gravelled patio area. It features a glazed roof and has exposed brickwork to one wall retaining the original charm and character of the building. There is a fitted carpet, inset spotlights above the window recess and there also features a contemporary wall mounted electric fire with connections above for a wall mounted flat screen television.

First Floor

Landing - 20' 6'' (max) x 7' 2'' (6.24m (max) x 2.18m)
Stairs rise from the hall to the first floor galleried landing which is split into two sections. The galleried area has a window to the side aspect which overlooks the garden and gives far reaching views across the Staffordshire countryside. There is a fitted carpet, radiator and a chandelier style light fitting. There is access to bedrooms two and the shower room and an opening leads to the second section of the landing which gives access to the master bedroom and bedroom three.

Master Bedroom - 17' 1'' x 13' 8'' (max) (5.20m x 4.16m (max))
A grand master bedroom with a large window which looks out to the rear aspect with views across open fields and far reaching countryside. Period styling including coving and picture rail and a central chandelier style light fitting. With fitted carpet, two radiators and loft access hatch.

Bedroom Two - 15' 11'' (max) x 8' 2'' (max) (4.85m (max) x 2.49m (max))
Having a window to the side aspect looking out to the garden. With neutral fitted carpet, central chandelier style light fitting, picture rail and a radiator.

Bedroom Three - 13' 0'' x 11' 11'' (3.96m x 3.63m)
Steps lead up to this room from the landing. Having a window to front aspect with views out to the parking area and across neighbouring fields. With fitted carpet, fitted ceiling light, radiator and loft access hatch.

Family Shower Room - 5' 9'' x 5' 6'' (1.75m x 1.68m)
Having a traditional style suite and a vanity unit with a granite effect vanity counter and storage below, incorporating a low level flush WC and a wash hand basin with brass taps. There is a corner shower enclosure with a wall mounted brass thermostatic mixer shower above. There is full height tiling to the walls, ceramic tiled flooring, radiator, coving to the ceiling and a central chandelier style light fitting. A large window looks out to the side aspect with views across to the garden and the Staffordshire countryside into the distance.

Exterior
To the front of the property is a parking area where the property benefits from permitted use and right of access. There is a private detached garage and there is also access round the side boundary of the house to the rear boundary which offers an opportunity to create s private parking area. The gardens wraparound the side and rear aspect of the building and can be accessed from a door off the hall and also via the French doors off the Orangery. To the rear aspect accessed off the Orangery is a gravelled patio area which provides a fantastic setting for al fresco entertainment. The boundaries have fence panels and tall conifer hedging and there is also a range of mature shrubs planted in the borders. The patio then leads around the side having a gravelled pathway with decorative wrought iron fencing separating the path from the lawned garden. Steps lead down to the generous lawn with a tall tree boundary providing an excellent level of privacy and from the top of the garden, you can enjoy far reaching views across the Staffordshire hills. At the very bottom of the garden, the property benefits from having a two acre paddock which a neighbouring land owner has a right of way over. The two acres has not yet been separated off the remaining acreage which is owned by the vendor, which is available by separate negotiation.

Garage
The detached garage has electric lighting and power.

Land Option
The property has an option to purchase additional land via separate negotiation; from an acre to a maximum of approximately 24 acres including woodland. This is agricultural land which is privately owned and offers a prospective purchaser fantastic options to increase plot size if needed.