Moss Houses Farm

* STUNNING CHARACTER PROPERTY * SCOPE TO RENOVATE *

Set within a superb rural position, the property comprises of an attractive stone built Grade II Listed dwelling, with attached unrenovated storage rooms, providing great scope for further refurbishment and extension. The property benefits from a private driveway and beautifully landscaped cottage gardens alongside a grassland paddock and woodland area.The property is set in approximately 1.88 acres (0.76 hectares) and enjoys its own private access directly off Moss Houses Road, being to the east of Foulridge and approximately 3.5 miles from the M65 road network at Colne.

The dwelling is in need of some refurbishment but offers tremendous scope for individuals to put their own tastes, specification and design on the property. The unrenovated side storage rooms also offer fantastic potential for a wide range of alternative uses, including the continued extension of the residential property or home working opportunities, subject to gaining the necessary Planning Consents.

Moss Houses Farm is a gorgeous three bedroom Grade II Listed dwelling, understood to date from the 17th Century, being constructed of stone under a stone slate roof and including character features throughout, including chamfered mullion windows, internal exposed timberwork and vast stone features including former bread oven.

The property front door opens into a front flagged porch, which leads to the main living room. The living room includes windows to the front and rear, with exposed timber beams and central log burning stove, with timber surround and timber panelling to the wall, creating a real sense of warmth. From the lounge, a door leads through to the kitchen diner.

The kitchen diner has windows to the front and side elevations, overlooking the cottage garden. The kitchen is fitted with wall and floor mounted units with integrated sink and drainer and space for an electric oven and hob. The room also includes a central solid fuel range, exposed stonework and former stone steps leading to first floor, providing a farmhouse kitchen feel. Off the kitchen is a utility room/pantry with side storage area and storage loft above. Also off the kitchen is a side boot room, with door leading out to the front garden and fitted oak cupboards providing for ample storage.

The first floor provides for three spacious bedrooms and a family bathroom. All the bedrooms benefit from views out over the front garden and surrounding agricultural land. The family bathroom has a window to the side and includes W.C, bath with shower over and wash hand basin, with built in timber cupboard space.

Attached to the west of the farmhouse is an unconverted/unrenovated side annex/store, with this area being accessed from the lounge to the ground floor and the main landing on the first floor. The ground floor also includes doors to the front and rear of the property and includes untouched stone flagged flooring and large feature stone arched fireplace with integrated bread oven alongside a feature stone staircase leading to the first floor.

The first floor area is open to the eaves, with Velux to the front and exposed stone walls. An open doorway leads to a small room over the front porch area.

To the front of the main house is a beautiful cottage style garden, being well established and including stone flagged patio seating areas, lawned gardens and mature flower beds including a variety of shrubbery and plants, providing for a burst of colour. This front garden includes box hedging and beautifully maintained borders. The garden continues east via a small stream with the garden opening out into the beautifully maintained lawns surrounding a greenhouse, polytunnel with raised beds, and a vegetable patch.

Beyond the lawned garden area is a grassland paddock, with further areas of established woodland with internal mown pathways.

The private driveway leads off Moss Houses Road and around a central circular drive, allowing for ample off road parking and privacy.

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