4 bedroom semi-detached house for sale

A unique opportunity to acquire a rather special country home, formerly a Victorian school which has been sympathetically converted into an enchanting and quite stunning property of immense charm and character. Many fine architectural features are incorporated and include beautiful Victorian arch windows, attractive oak panelling and traditional British oak flooring often seen in Manor Houses. The property is attached to the small former Headmaster's House. The Old School itself provides exceptionally impressive and versatile accommodation, extending to approximately 2,296 sq ft including high ceilings and has the benefit of mature, private gardens, feature balustrade patio, a courtyard style part-walled parking area for several cars together with a large double garage with light and power, with potential for conversion, subject to planning consent. The property is not currently listed, despite its historical charm and uniqueness, making it attractive to anyone wishing to make their own improvements.

Wood Panelled Front Entrance Door - to:

Entrance Lobby - with matwell, feature tiled floor, ornate decorative wooden doors leading to storage cupboard which also houses an oil fired boiler.

Cloakroom - with feature tiled floor, low level w.c., high level meter cupboard, glazed window to front aspect with frosted glass.

Principal Reception Room - An elegant and atmospheric room currently used as a Dining Room and Music Room with oak flooring and traditional oak panelling. This wonderful room is partly open to the full height of the property which is overlooked by a first floor minstrel's gallery and includes a high vaulted ceiling with a wealth of exposed timbers and a stunning neo-gothic style arch window to the front of the property and further windows to rear. There is also a staircase off to first floor and a unique original frieze showing medieval scenes.

Sitting Room - with elegant solid marble fireplace with slate hearth and gas coal effect fire with automatic controls, historical Regency style stucco cornicing, windows to front aspect with large solid wooden shelf and radiator, further radiator with long shelf, glazed French doors to side aspect, door to:

Study - with woodburning stove, recess to either side with bookshelves and cupboards beneath, deep solid wooden window shelf with radiator beneath, windows to side aspect.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room - with feature stone tiled floor, range of bespoke traditional design units incorporating solid wooden working surfaces with cupboards and drawers beneath, twin bowl butler sink with cupboards below, Lacanche Range style cooker (calor gas) with 5 point ceramic hob and twin ovens, further base units with granite work surfaces with cupboards and drawers below, integrated refrigerator and freezer, large Victorian style plate rack, vertical wall mounted radiator, stable door to rear terrace and gardens, windows to rear aspect.

Utility Room - with stone tiled floor, sink unit, space and plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryer, windows to front aspect with frosted glass.

On The First Floor -

Long Landing - with sloping eaves and area currently used as a study with space for a desk, minstrel style gallery with ornate woodwork which overlooks the principal reception room, exposed timbers, double glazed Velux windows to rear aspect.

Bedroom 1 - with high level vaulted ceiling with exposed timbers, oak flooring, double radiator, sealed unit double glazed Velux windows to front aspect.

Bedroom 2 - with two double glazed Velux windows to front aspect, two radiators, opening into:

Ensuite Shower/Dressing Room - with fitted tiled shower cubicle with wall mounted shower unit, wash hand basin, radiator.

Bedroom 3 - with double glazed Velux window to front aspect, radiator.

Bedroom 4 - with double glazed Velux window to front aspect, radiator.

Bathroom - with deep cast iron bath set on ball and claw feet with wooden surround, fitted shower cubicle with fixed head Powershower and curved glazed screen, traditional style w.c. and wash hand basin, built-in airing cupboard.

Outside - To the side of the property there are tall double wrought iron gates providing access to an extensive part walled courtyard style parking area with space for several vehicles and adjacent to which is a large DOUBLE GARAGE with two pairs of wood panelled doors to front and part glazed door to side. Oil storage tank, and a greenhouse, with Calor gas canisters to side which connect to the gas log effect fire in the sitting room and also connect to the range style cooker.

There is also a large paved terrace immediately adjacent to the property itself and steps down to a delightful mature garden with lawn and a magnificent Cedar Lebanon tree and silver birch trees. There is access through a Leylandii hedge leading to a further area of garden with vegetable beds and shrubs to side.