Property description

An imposing Grade II Listed five bedroom period property set in the heart of this thriving market town.

The accommodation of approximately 3200 sq ft is arranged over three floors and retains many original features.

5 bedrooms (1 en suite), 2 bathrooms, drawing room, study, snug, sitting room, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room, gardens.

SITUATION    The property is centrally situated within this West Oxfordshire market town, which offers a wide range of amenities. Witney is on the edge of the Cotswolds and is historically the centre of the blanket making industry. The town has an excellent range of local shops including Waitrose and Marks and Spencers, private and public schools for all ages and a golf club. Witney is ideally situated between Oxford and Burford on the A40 which provides good connections to the A34, M40 and M4. Long Hanborough and Charlbury railway stations provide regular main line train links to London.

DESCRIPTION    The Old Bakehouse is a very well presented charming Grade II Listed property dating back to the middle of the 17th Century. The property is believed to have been used as both a bakery and a blacksmiths during its interesting history. The property is laid out over three floors and includes a thirty foot kitchen with Aga and a landscaped walled rear garden. The property retains a number of period features including exposed ceiling, wall beams and fireplaces. Of special note and interest are the wood panelled wall with shute and the late medieval wooden glass in lead windows on the first floor.

PARKING    The current owners rent a parking space from Wesley Barrell off Bridge Street in Grangers Place at a cost of £300 per annum. We understand from the owners that this arrangement may be transferable to any new owners of The Old Bakehouse.

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION

GROUND FLOOR

DRAWING ROOM 15'7\" x 13'10\" (4.75m x 4.22m). Sash windows to the front and side, exposed ceiling beams, original flagstone floor, exposed brick fireplace with oak lintel and seats on either side of the cast iron wood burner, radiator.

STUDY 16'9\" x 10'7\" (5.1m x 3.23m). Sash windows to the front, exposed ceiling beams, wood floor, cast iron open fire with marble effect surround and tiled hearth, radiator, television aerial point, telephone point.

UNDER STAIRS HALLWAY    Terracotta tiled floor, exposed ceiling beams, radiator, stairs to first floor.

SNUG/BEDROOM 5 10'3\" x 10' (3.12m x 3.05m). Wood floor, cast iron open fire with marble effect surround, cupboard housing the Glowworm central heating boiler.

SHOWER ROOM    Wood floor, walk-in shower with curved glass side panel, ceramic wall tiles, shower with mixer tap, hand-made ceramic wash basin with mixer tap on a wooden vanity unit, low level WC, exposed ceiling beams, radiator.

SITTING ROOM 14'9\" x 13'6\" (4.5m x 4.11m). Limestone floor, exposed ceiling beams, range of blacksmith oven doors, television aerial point, stairs to bedroom 2, door to the side garden.

KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM 30'1\" x 17'5\" (9.17m x 5.3m). Ceramic tiled floor, exposed ceiling beams, solid wood base unit with ceramic sink with mixer tap, five door British Racing Green Aga with two hotplates and two gas burners, door to utility room, patio doors to side garden, separate door to side garden.

UTILITY 12'8\" x 11' (3.86m x 3.35m). Wide range of shelves and storage cupboards, space and plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryer, space for free-standing fridge and freezer, door to garden.

FIRST FLOOR

FAMILY BATHROOM    Exposed ceiling beams, white shower cubicle with Mira power shower, low level WC, bath with tiled splashback, pedestal wash basin with tiled splashback, shaver point, radiator, under stairs storage cupboard.

BEDROOM 4 15'7\" x 10'10\" (4.75m x 3.3m). Wood floor, exposed ceiling beams, wall light, fitted wardrobe, cast iron open fire with wood surround, radiator.

BEDROOM 3 15'7\" x 13'2\" (4.75m x 4.01m). Wood floor, exposed ceiling beams, cast iron open fire with wood surround, radiator.

BEDROOM 2 14'8\" x 14'4\" (4.47m x 4.37m). Wood floor, exposed ceiling beams, 17th Century wooden window with leaded glass, wood panelled wall with shute, radiator.

SPLIT LEVEL LANDING    Staircase to master suite.

SECOND FLOOR

BEDROOM 1 20' x 13'9\" (6.1m x 4.2m). Wood floor, exposed purlins, three Conservation Velux rooflights, arch to walk-in dressing room, steps to seating area/office, exposed ceiling beams and purlins, Velux skylight, door to

EN SUITE BATHROOM    Wood floor, bath with mixer tap and shower head, tiled splashback, pedestal wash basin with tiled splashback, low level WC, radiator, exposed beams and purlins, extractor fan.

STORE ROOM    Wood floor, exposed ceiling beams.

OUTSIDE    The house is set back from the main road behind wrought iron railings with an entrance gate. The area to the front of the house is paved with a covered porch leading to the wooden front door. From the main road there is a side passage door shared with 19 Bridge Street. To the side of the house is a partially gravelled and paved seating area with an ornamental pond, wood store and trellis providing a good degree of privacy. There is an archway leading through to the fully enclosed walled garden which is not overlooked and is private. The walled garden is laid to lawn with a mature apple tree and ornamental pond. There is a steel ornamental pergola with a seating area beneath. There is a door to the utility room and a door to the garden store with space for garden tools.

DIRECTIONS    From Oxford take the A40 west towards Burford and Cheltenham. After Eynsham take the first slip road exit signposted Witney East. Proceed towards the town down Oxford Hill. At the mini roundabouts turn left into Bridge Street where The Old Bakehouse can be found half way down on the right hand side. There is parking available on Bridge Street or West End. Postcode 0X28 1DA.