4 bedroom house

Porch

An attractive red brick based porch with Oak frame, solid wood entrance door and windows to each elevation. A further solid wood and glazed entrance door leads into the roomy entrance hall. The roof of the porch is part-vaulted ceiling and there is red quarry tiling under foot.

Entrance hall

A warm and welcoming character rich introduction to this charming cottage. The entrance hall is detailed with red exposed red brick walls, solid oak flooring and stairs that lead up to the first bedroom. There are also exposed timbers to the ceiling and to the side elevation where you will also find two windows.



This excellent sized entrance hall provides access to study (third reception at the rear of the property), the ground floor cloakroom, kitchen, ground floor bathroom and living room to the front of the house. There is also a side door leads out into the garden. A hand-crafted Oak staircase leads up to the first bedroom suite.

Kichen

A bespoke hand made kitchen that is comprised of base level cupboards beneath a roll-top work surface and tiled splashback. The ceiling is above is part vaulted with a large Velux styled window, further natural light is provided by windows to the rear elevation (with attractive garden outlook) and to the side.



There is a butler sink etched into the wooden work surface with mixer tap, slate tile flooring under foot and, of course, further exposed and open timber framework that leads into the dining room (front) and returns into the hall. Plumbing is available for a washing machine and an additional low level white good. Space is provided for a free-standing fridge freezer.

Dining room

The dining room is a light field dual aspect reception room that leads off of the kitchen via open exposed timber frame and it is packed with a wealth of period character. There is a large inglenook fireplace housing the Oil fired Rayburn stove (central heating), which cooks, heats and provides hot water. There is a separate emersion heater for hot water in summer and multitude of recessed cupboards. A latched door conceals the access up to the original part of the building via a wooden stairwell. You will also find a large larder cupboard, stripped wood flooring underfoot and exposed vertical / horizontal beams to the elevations and ceiling.



Note that the oil fired Rayburn provides all of the heating, hot water and cooking.

Living room

The living room mirrors the dining room at the front of the house. Equal in character this spacious reception room of (similar proportions) has dual aspect windows to both the front and rear elevations and a central feature focal fireplace with stone hearth, timber surround with tile decoration and open fire. There is a further array of recessed and useful storage cupboards. Stripped wood flooring is underfoot and there are exposed beams to the ceiling.

Study / third reception

An impressive triple aspect room forming part of the most modern part of this property (2009). This flexible reception has French doors that lead out into the garden with two adjacent Windows framing a superb view of undulating countryside. There are two further windows to either aspect and you will also find a large built-in storage cupboard, triple fronted and shelved. Flooring is laid with a continuation of the stripped Oak wood exposed floorboards.

Cloakroom

The essential ground floor cloakroom found off the entrance hallway with stripped wooden flooring, WC and sink.

Bathroom

An exceptionally good sized ground floor bathroom (with shower cubicle). There is part Georgian wood paneling to two elevations, a cupboard housing the hot water tank, window to the side elevation, former exposed red brick inglenook fireplace with timber mantle and exposed beam above. Thre is also a recessed shower cubicle with paved flooring, tiled walls and Aqualisa shower. A WC, stripped wood flooring, pedestal bath and pedestal hand wash basin complete the specification of the ground floor bathroom.

First bedroom

The vaulted first bedroom offers sensational elevated view of surrounding undulated countryside towards ST. Osyth Creek. It has a large window to the rear and two Velux's to either side. Stripped wood flooring is under foot and there are exposed horizontal beams to the elevations and to the ceiling. It is accessed via its own independent handcrafted staircase with turn from the entrance hall and its own galleried landing area.

Landing

A carpeted L-shaped landing in the original part of the property. It has part wood panelled walls, a new sash window to the front elevation and exposed beamwork work. Access is available to the loft via hatch above.

Second bedroom

An excellent second double bedroom found at the front of the property. It has exposed floorboards and exposed beam work to the elevations. There are dual aspect front and rear windows, (brand new wooden sash window at front).

Third bedroom

The third bedroom is another dual aspect bedroom with sash window to the front and window to the rear affording some countryside views. It is carpeted and has a part wood panelled wall and a working fireplace with stone hearth. It leads into bedroom four.

Fourth bedroom

Dual aspect with partial countryside views to the rear. This carpeted bedroom also has exposed timber framework.

Cloakroom

A first floor cloakroom with two windows to the rear elevation, WC, and sink with a internal window offering borrowed light to the landing stairwell and second bedroom.

Rear Garden

The rear garden backs onto farmland and has a gate for access to a lovely countryside (and waterfront) walk. The rear garden is sub-divided into sections comprising of a mature lawned area and dry garden area separated by a range of evergreen shrubs (some which flower) making up the partition hedges.



Garden and flower beds are beds full of perennials and the dry garden has a number of grasses that include various types of Stipa, an established Stipa Gigantia and perennials grown specifically for the conditions here.

Front Garden

To the side of the cottage, at the front, a shingled drive that leads to a five bar gate provided off street parking for several vehicles with a double garage sized shelter tot he right providing under cver parking for an additional two vehicles.