Description: A charming Grade II listed cottage set in one of Derbyshire’s most sought after villages now with planning permission to extend into the walled garden and convert part of the separate barn into ancillary accommodation.
ACCOMMODATION
Entrance hall; sitting room; dining room; kitchen; study; utility/larder; three double bedrooms; family bathroom; shower room.
AMENITIES
Walled garden; barn currently comprising garage, storage/stabling and stone shed; shared parking for several cars; planning permission to extend the study into the walled garden to form a new kitchen and to convert the first floor of the barn into three rooms and a bathroom.
DESCRIPTION
The Retreat offers a rare opportunity to acquire a Grade II listed cottage believed to date from the late 17th or early 18th century, when it is understood to have been converted from a barn into the present cottage, with suggestions of earlier features dating back to the 13th century. Our clients have lived in the property for over thirty years and although it is now in need of some upgrading, the cottage offers good south facing accommodation and many original features incorporated at various ages of the building. The front door leads in the entrance hall with flagged floor opens into the sitting room on the right with stone fireplace from Stoke Quarry housing a Rayburn gas fire and views over the garden. To the left of the hall is the dining room which also overlooks the garden and has a door leading into the study which is the area for the proposed kitchen extension. At the rear of the hall is an unusual arch shaped cupboard with oak doors and from here is access to the rear lobby with a door out to the courtyard. The existing kitchen is to the rear of the house and is well fitted with a range of wall and base units and a door to the utility/larder. To the first floor are three double bedrooms, one with fitted cupboards, a family bathroom with airing cupboard and a separate shower room. Outside there is a large, shared, gravelled courtyard and parking area which is located at the rear, off Betty Lane and accessed through wooden gates. The barn is situated across the courtyard and currently comprises a garage, storage/stabling area and a stone shed however there is now planning permission to convert part into ancillary accommodation. The walled, south facing front garden is mainly laid to lawn with herbaceous borders, several old fruit trees and a paved area with formal rose beds in front of the house. Two doors lead into the garden from the main lane and the courtyard.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
In accordance with the Misrepresentation Act 1967 and the Property Mis-Description Act 1991 these details have been prepared in good faith; they are not intended to constitute part of an offer of contract. Any information contained herein whether in the text, plans or photographs is given in good faith but should not be relied upon as being a statement or representation of fact. Any measurement or distance referred to herein is approximate only.
VIEWING
All viewing is to be strictly by appointment with Caudwell & Co on 01629 810 018 |
