Silsworth House

Design and Specification

The property is constructed of brick under a slate roof. Features throughout include exposed beams, ledge and brace doors, wood floors and exposed brickwork. The current owners have undertaken a number of updates including installing a new bespoke kitchen, a waste water treatment system, a decked veranda and additional terrace area, recarpeting the first floor and adding a new tiled floor in the hallway and cloakroom. There is also new fencing to the paddocks and a field shelter has been added as well as French drains by the field gates that feed into a well with soakaway drainage. The property has Gigaclear broadband with speeds of 900 Mbps.

Ground Floor

There are two front entrances to the property, one with double doors into a lobby with stable doors to the kitchen/breakfast room. The second leads to a reception hall with an understairs cupboard, a cloakroom, a door to the rear and an oak staircase, with an exposed brick wall, to the first floor. This hall accesses the family/games room and sitting room. There is a further cloakroom, accessed via the utility room, which has a Belfast sink set into a wooden storage unit and a WC. There is potential to create an annexe at this end of the house for use by extended family or guests.

Reception Rooms

The sitting room is dual aspect with two sets of French doors; one to a seating area at the front and the other to a terrace at the rear. It has a wood floor, an exposed ceiling beam and a log burning stove. The dining room is accessed via the kitchen/breakfast room and is currently used as an additional study. It has double windows overlooking the front, exposed ceiling beams and space for a table seating six. The family/games room has wood flooring and an exposed brick open fireplace with a wooden surround and brick hearth. There is currently a snooker table (available by separate negotiation) which can be converted to a table seating up to twelve. There is a built-in storage cupboard and an exposed ceiling beam. Doors open to a decked and covered veranda for all year entertaining. Steps lead down to a paved seating area with a firepit which is enclosed by hedges. The study overlooks the garden and is accessed via the family/games room.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room

The bespoke kitchen/breakfast room has exposed ceiling beams and a tiled floor. It is dual aspect with a window to the front, and windows to the rear with views over neighbouring fields. It was refitted last year and has range of wall and base units with Quartz work surfaces with an inset Butler sink. Integrated appliances include an AEG dishwasher and there is space for a freestanding American fridge/freezer. There is also a full-height corner larder with shelving and pull-out storage. An inglenook with a beam over houses an oil-fired two oven AGA. A central island has a matching Quartz work surface, additional storage including a built-in wine rack, and a CDA hob with a downdraft cooker hood that remains recessed in the island until required. There is space for a table seating six and LED mood lighting.

Utility Room

The utility room is accessed via the dining room and has a work surface and space and plumbing for a washing machine and tumble dryer. This room also houses the controls for the Biomass boiler and heating pump.

First Floor

The current owners have replaced the dormer windows on the landing and recarpeted all of the first floor. There is a fitted cupboard housing the water heater and immersion which was recently replaced.

Bedrooms and Bathrooms

The master bedroom has panoramic countryside views out of the windows to the rear. It has a comprehensive range of fitted wardrobes and a fitted dresser. There is a fully tiled en suite shower room with a ceramic wash basin set on a stone stand, a WC, a shower cubicle and heated towel rail.

Bedroom two is dual aspect and has an en suite shower room with a shower cubicle, a wash basin and WC. The two remaining bedrooms overlook the front and share the family bathroom which has a bath, a wash basin, a WC, and a loft hatch.

Gardens and Grounds

The private, secluded gardens wrap around the property. The rear garden is primarily laid to lawn with a rose garden running along the length of the rear of the house which includes a seating area with a clematis covered pergola.
On one side of the house there are two raised vegetable beds, a rhubarb patch and outside water tap. On the other side there is a herb garden with a Polycarbonate greenhouse and vegetable trugs.
Trees include a pear tree, and an apple tree.
The front of the property has a terrace with a glazed roof. There is a fully stocked pond with a water feature and new water filtration system, as well as an array of flowers and shrubs including jasmine, Virginia creepers, japonica and clematis.
The seating areas in the garden give the ability to follow the sun throughout the day.

Gardens cont'd

A pathway leads around the property to the spinney, where the owners have added a pathway and installed a water sprinkler system. They have also undertaken extensive planting of spring bulbs. There is a variety of trees including a Victoria plum, magnolia and crab apple. There is a shed, two log stores, a three tonne capacity pellet hopper store and a compost area.

Equestrian Facilities

There are four stables, one currently used as a workshop and one as a gym which has wi fi and TV (gym equipment is available by separate negotiation). Three of the stables have matting and automatic water drinkers with the provision to reinstall in the fourth. There is a tack room with a reinforced metal door, an oil filled fitted radiator, plumbing for a washing machine and a Belfast sink. A storage area with a WC also has heating and could be used as a rug room. There is a wash down area with a fitted hosepipe, and a store that could be used for hay storage. Double gates lead into the lorry/trailer park area with a covered storage area to the side of the stables. There is a 40 ft. x 20 ft. floodlit manège with an all-weather surface area with a fibre-sand base.

Equestrian cont'd

The paddock can be divided as required. There are three autofill water troughs, and a drainage ditch on one boundary. A hosepipe stand and separate stopcock services the fields and stables. There is new stock proof electric fencing, and post and rail fencing to the paddock area behind the stable block. The field shelter is on skids for moveability if desired. The paddocks are also used for growing hay.

Crick

Crick is a village in north Northamptonshire which has a primary school, church, shops and public houses and is set on the Grand Union Canal with a large marina. Rugby is six miles away for most amenities (trains to London Euston 52 minutes). There is a neighbouring farm shop and butchers selling local produce. (Park End Farming). Secondary schooling is available in Rugby and Guilsborough and the property is in catchment for Guilsborough School. Local private schools include preparatory schools at Upton, Spratton and Maidwell, and public schools at Rugby, Oundle, Uppingham, Kimbolton and Stowe and Northampton School for Girls.