A beautifully presented and restored 4 Double Bedroom Grate II listed Georgian period link detached Home, nestled in the market town of Wotton-under-edge on the southern fringe of the Cotswolds. With all local amenities at your fingertips. Excellent access for Schools, Town Centre and road networks to Tetbury, Cirencester, Stroud, Bristol and the M5
Over the past 5 years, the property has been lovingly and sympathetically restored to the beautiful family home it is now. Just some of the detail that's gone into the home to try and maintain the original period feature. Original working Sash Windows, Picture rails, Cornices and period style floor tiling including Stair Runners.
Spread over four floors including a cellar, the property comprises an entrance hall, Kitchen Diner, boot room/front lobby, Living Room, a 1st floor landing with 2 double bedrooms, bathroom and a laundry room and a 2nd floor landing with 2 double bedrooms.
Further attribute includes Boiler room and outside privy.
Walk through
The accommodation is set over 3 floors with a large outhouse attached, perfect for another bathroom and dining space. There's a large, domed roof cellar accessible from the hallway and the rest of the ground floor comprises of a practical boot room, spacious kitchen with large island, cosy lounge with original fireplace and wood burner along with a spacious hallway downstairs with feature tiles. The staircase boasts a beautiful 7ft arched sash window which allows natural light to flood into the ground and first floor.
The first floor has 2 generously sized bedrooms both with original sash windows and feature fireplaces, a family bathroom and a laundry room. The second floor has 2 further bedrooms with exposed beams in the eaves and red brick feature walls. The south-east facing garden is situated to the front of the property and has been recently landscaped and fenced to create a private entertaining space with new lawn, bin store and limestone tile patio. The property has several spaces on the road directly outside the house for parking and is only a 10 minute walk to the Wotton-Under-Edge high street.
To the rear of the property is a small courtyard and outdoor toilet (no longer functional) with a view out onto a piece of land owned by the council.
Draft - NB the property is link detached to a uninhabited out building, which is mentioned in Fountain House Grade II listing.
Entrance Hall - Being a dreamy chocolate box house, the warm entrance hall is to the centre of the home. You're greeted with a gorgeous return staircase, that rises to the 2nd floor and falls to the cellar. An original Georgian Sash window on the 1st floor creates a lovely light and airy space, there are doors to the lounge, Kitchen and storage cupboard, complimented with a vintage patterned tiled floor.
Kitchen Diner - 13'2" x 12'11" (4.01m x 3.94m) - Original Georgian Bar Sash windows with shutters to a rear aspect. This kitchen is truly the heart of the home. With a newly appointed kitchen with a range of eye and base level units. It includes a Belfast sink ample work surface, including a breakfast bar set in large centre island and range oven. Complimented with limestone tile flooring. A door leads to the Boot room, this also acts as the rear lobby.
Boot Room - This is one of 2 entrances to the property. This room is used to store coats, boots and muddy dogs.
Living Room - 12'11" x 12'1" (3.94m x 3.68m) - Original Georgian Bar Sash windows with shutters over looking the garden. Cosy living space with original red brick arched fireplace with a wood burner. The floors are original, restored by the current owners. Attractive plaster coved cornice and picture rails restoring the rooms period look.
1st Floor Landing - Original Georgian Bar Sash windows, doors to bedrooms 1 & 2, Bathroom and Laundry Room.
Laundry Room - Plumbed for washing machine and tumble drier.
Bedroom 1 - 13'1'' x 12'3'' (3.99m x 3.73m) - Original Georgian Bar Sash windows with shutters. This charming master bedroom has wardrobes built into either side of the period feature fireplace. The doors have all been restored to keep the original charm.
Bedroom 2 - 13'2'' x 10'5'' (4.01m x 3.18m) - Original Georgian Bar Sash windows with shutters, this room too has charming chimney of a period feature fireplace. The doors have all been restored to keep the original charm.
Bathroom - Original Georgian Bar Sash windows with shutters, Sliding bathroom door to take advantage of the space, comprising a basin set onto a vintage vanity with mixer tap, roll top bath with claw and ball feet, complemented with a with rainforest shower head and chrome telephone tap set. Plumbing point for a radiator.
2nd Floor Landing - Doors to :-
Bedroom 3 - 14'3'' x 13'3'' floor area (4.34m x 4.04m floor area) - Window to the side aspect. A double bedroom , but being in the eaves, this room is the larger of them all, with exposed beams in the eaves and a feature brick wall from the rising chimney up from the lounge and gently sloping ceilings, obviously there is a reduction in head height but all part of the charm.
Bedroom 4 - Window to the side aspect. Also very similar to the bedroom 3. Currently used as a home office and guest room.
Cellar - 19'2'' x 9'1'' (5.84m x 2.77m) - Accessible from the hallway, the large cellar used to be for storing barrels when the property was formerly an inn. A sump pump has been installed to prevent flooding and the floor still has original flagstone tiles.
Boiler Room - 17'11'' x 10'5'' (5.46m x 3.18m) - Referred to as the "boiler room" but it used to be the kitchen for the old Inn. Accessed externally from the main house.
Subject to planning, it would easily convert into a dining room with enlarged skylight, utility and second toilet could be possible. The conservation office has said this would be acceptable in principle. At present this is just being used as storage. But it would add great space and value to any future buyer.
Front - There are many spaces for street parking based 1st come, there's never been an issue for parking.
Garden - 45' x 26' (13.72m x 7.92m) - Through the gate you will enter a small area paved with limestone tiles, a bespoke bin store to the left with welsh slate roof and entrance to boiler room on the right. A few steps up then take you to the front of the property, with a large south-east facing garden spanning the front of the house. The Garden has recently been landscaped with the addition of a fence for privacy, a large patio, beautiful borders, new lawn and a small shed. Mostly bounded by an original Cotswold stone wall to the perimeter with a front entrance gate.
Rear Courtyard Leading To Out Door Privy - There is a rear is a courtyard, accessed via the boiler room, this leads to the outside Privy, ( outside Privy not in use)
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