A charming and substantial period cottage situated in a delightful Cotswold village.

Directions - From Stow-on-the-Wold take the B4068 through Lower Swell towards Naunton. Ignore the first turn to Naunton and continue along the road, past Naunton Downs Golf Club. Take the first sharp turn right down the hill into Naunton. Turn right at the bottom of the hill into Dale Street. Continue along Dale Street and Lower Dale Terrace will be found on the right-hand side with the white garage doors end on to Dale Street.

Location - Lower Dale Terrace is located in the heart of Naunton which has a Parish Church, Black Horse public house and cricket club with pavilion. The area is popular for horse riding and walking. Stow-on-the-Wold and Bourton-on-the-Water are 6 and 4.5, miles respectively, and each have a good range of facilities including shops and boutiques, supermarkets and restaurants. Both towns have primary schools. In addition, the Cotswold School at Bourton-on-the-Water has a public Sports Centre and Swimming Pool. Kingham (12 miles) has a mainline train station servicing London Paddington via Oxford and Reading.
Cheltenham is about 12 miles away and is the principal commercial and cultural centre in the area. It is an attractive regency spa town with extensive high street and out of town retailing, together with a Multiplex cinema, two theatres and many restaurants. It is home to annual festivals of Music, Literature, Jazz, Cricket and Science and has an extensive range of sporting facilities and clubs, both public and private, as well as being renowned for the annual Cheltenham National Hunt Festival. Cheltenham offers a range of public and private, nationally acclaimed schools for all ages.

Description - Lower Dale Terrace is a substantial property attached to Upper Dale Terrace. According to the date stone the terrace was constructed in 1871. The property is built of natural Cotswold stone under a mainly Cotswold stone and part tiled roof. It has a pretty front facade with the windows and doors set within cut stone reveals and there is an interesting and impressive lantern on the front with two mature and colourful roses.
Lower Dale Terrace has comfortable and adaptable accommodation which retains much of its period character including the fireplaces, decorative stone pillars, Cotswold flagstone floors and beamed ceilings. The main reception room is divided into a sitting room and dining area and there is a further dining room and galley kitchen. On the first floor there is a magnificent master bedroom suite with a dressing room/office leading to the master bedroom with its generous ceiling height and leading to the en-suite bathroom. In addition there are two further bedrooms again both with generous ceiling heights and a family bathroom. Outside there are two garden areas both of which are beautifully maintained together with the integral garage.

Main Reception Room - Comprising

Sitting Room 14'9" X 11'2" - Open fireplace with a Cotswold stone surround, brick bressummer and timber mantlepiece fitted with a wood burning stove. Cotswold flagstone floor. Coved and beamed ceiling. 2 wall light points and television point. Archway to

Dining Area 11'10" X 11'2" - Cotswold flagstone floor. Attractive fireplace fitted with a cast iron range with a Cotswold stone outer surround and mantlepiece. Coved ceiling. Storage cupboard below the stairs with shelving and a pine panelled door and stairs leading to the first floor. Pine panelled door to

Kitchen 14'5" X 5'3" - Single bowl sink unit with single drainer and chrome mixer tap set within a wide surround with a range of drawers and cupboards beneath. Fitted Zanussi cooker comprising double oven with grill, 4 ring halogen hob with extractor hood above. Matching eye level cupboards with display shelving, space and plumbing for washing machine and space and plumbing for dishwasher. Fly-over shelf, quarry tiled floor, stable door leading to the outside.

Dining Room 14'9" X 11'10" Maximum - Approached from the sitting room. Fireplace with a decorative and cut stone surround with Cotswold stone hearth flanked either side by book shelving. Part exposed stone walls with display shelf, coved and beamed ceiling. From the dining area pine door and stairs lead to the first floor landing with part exposed roof timbers.

Master Bedroom Suite - Comprising

Dressing Room/Office 15'7" X 13'2" Maximum - Incorporating a built-in wardrobe cupboard with hanging rail, shelving and recessed lighting. 8 recessed ceiling spot lights, coved ceiling, access to the roof space, fixed obscured glazed casement window with deep pine sill and further casement window with secondary glazing and deep pine sill. Door and step down to

Bedroom 1 15' X 13'1" - Into eaves with sloping ceilings. A magnificent room with exposed timber purlins and A frame, casement and velux windows and an arched part timber and glazed door with matching side panels to the

En-Suite Bathroom 13'2" X 5'9" - Matching white suite comprising painted panelled bath with gilt taps and a Sottini shower above with glazed shower screen and tiled surround, wash hand basin with gilt taps and cupboards beneath, low level w.c., decorative casement window, exposed timber purlins.

Bedroom 2 12'2" X 11'2" - Range of built-in wardrobe cupboards with book shelving.

Bedroom 3 11'3" X 10'3" - Incorporating the chimney breast.

Bathroom 14'5" X 5'3" Average - Airing cupboard with a foam lagged copper hot water cylinder and cupboard above. High level w.c., shower cubicle fitted with a gilt shower and tiled surround, pedestal wash hand basin, painted panelled bath with gilt mixer taps and shower attachment, dado panelling, casement window with secondary glazing.

Outside - Lower Dale Terrace is situated end on to Dale Street. Integral single Garage 22'11" maximum x 12'8" maximum width with a set of painted timber folding garage doors. Hot water cylinder, Camray3 oil fired central heating boiler. Casement window, space for tumble dryer, fridges and freezers. Power and light, rear pedestrian door.
Forming part of the garage is an external store room 5'10" x 3'1" and housing the oil tank.
An archway and wide shared path gives access to Farmhouse and Lower and Upper Dale Terrace cottages. There are two garden areas belonging to Lower Dale Terrace, the first situated opposite the main reception room and kitchen and approached via stone steps and leading to a lawned area flanked by low Cotswold stone walling and planted with flowers and shrubs and bordered in part by natural Cotswold stone wall, evergreen hedge and timber trellising. The path continues past the neighbouring cottage's garden, with steps leading to the second garden: a lawned area surrounded by Cotswold stone walling and decorative timber fencing. It would be possible to erect a fence and pedestrian gate to make the garden more secure/ dog safe.

Services - Mains electricity, water and drainage are connected to the property. Oil fired central heating. Please note that we have not tested any equipment, appliances or services in this property. Prospective purchasers are advised to commission appropriate investigations prior to formulating their offer to purchase.

Local Authority And Council Tax - Cotswold District Council, Cirencester. [use Contact Agent Button].
Council Tax Band D. Rates payable for 2021-2022 - £1,876.27

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