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FOR SALE: Beautiful Period House in Village with superb Transport Links |
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| Features |
Bedrooms: 6 |
Bathrooms: 4 |
Building: Character Property |
| Cooking: Gas and Electric |
Available: Now |
Sq Metres: 349 |
| Parking: Garage & Drive |
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| Amenities |
| Rear Garden |
Front Garden |
Suitable for Pets |
| Near Train Station |
Near School |
Near Shops |
| Balcony/Patio |
Loft/Attic |
Cable/Satellite TV |
| Fireplace |
Double Glazing |
Alarm |
| Description |
THE LOCATION
This late Victorian period house is superbly located in a well-serviced village just six miles from the vibrant cultural city of Cambridge. The property is five minutes' walk from the village station which benefits from a mainline service to Kings Cross (55 minutes) with only one stop at Cambridge.
The village has every kind of amenity: shops, a school, a church, a GP surgery, bus links, pubs and restaurants and yet is just a half-hour’s pleasant riverside cycle from Cambridge. The village is on the edge of the Fenland countryside with the River Cam running near it. It is close to the A14 and M11 and a short drive to the A1.
Cambridge is an outstanding cultural centre with renowned museums, music and literary festivals, and many world-class musical events.
THE PROPERTY
The house is an impressive, double-fronted home with high ceilings and many original features. It has high ceilings, moulded decorative plasterwork, original heavy skirtings and doors and original stained-glass windows. There are original polished wooden floors in most of the rooms and polished oak in the hallway. The house is bright throughout with large, beautiful, sash windows and impressive proportions, and is decorated in attractive colours.
The house has been fully restored over the last nine years with new plumbing, a new electrical system and a new slate roof. There are burglar alarms fitted in the main house and in the garage. All the windows have either double glazing or secondary glazing. The house was built in about 1880.
The house extends to 3,760 sq ft and offers scope for every type of living. This house is not only beautiful and impressive but extremely versatile and functional.
THE HALL
The impressive central front door leads to a very large, bright reception hall with a high ceiling, an oak floor and a broad staircase with half-landing, leading to the first floor. From the hall are four large reception rooms, a cloakroom with separate toilet and a large under-stairs cupboard.
SITTING ROOM
The sitting room is 14'2" by 18'6" and has an attractive, working fireplace with painted tiles and wooden mantlepiece. It has east and south-facing tall sash windows, skirting board heating, and an original wooden polished floor.
THE DRAWING ROOM
This is the largest reception room at 23' by 14'2". It has a large, marble and slate, working fireplace and the original wooden floor, although this is currently carpeted. It has a two full-height windows: a large, north-facing bay window and an east-facing windwo. Double doors lead to the dining room which is identically-decorated and can function as one enormous room for parties, etc.
THE STUDY
The study is 14'3" by 11'6" and has a large full-height, bay window matching that in the drawing room.
THE DINING ROOM
The dining room is 14'3" by 10'9" and is decorated to match the drawing room. It has a full-height south-facing large sash window and the original polished wooden floor. Through the dining room is a lobby leading to the kitchen, the servants’ staircase and the playroom.
THE PLAYROOM
This room is slightly younger than the rest of the house and has a ceiling that is a little lower than the rest of the house. It is 17'3" by 11'1" and has north-facing windows at one end.
THE KITCHEN
The large kitchen is 19' by 11' and is well-fitted with a large array of cupboards and a breakfast bar, and is half-tiled. It leads to the utility room which is approximately 11' square.
THE FIRST FLOOR
On the half-landing is a tall sash window with original stained glass. The first floor landing is a beautiful, airy area with the original polished wood floor and windows to north and south leading to four bedrooms. A linking passageway leads to a family bathroom, a shower room, a separate WC, a walk-in airing cupboard and a staircases down to the kitchen lobby and up to the second floor.
THE MASTER BEDROOM
The master bedroom is 16'10" by 14'4" and has big sash windows to the south and east. There is a small window with original stained glass. Double doors lead to a large en-suite with large shower, toilet and baisin. It has the original polished wood floor and the original decorative iron fireplace.
BEDROOM 2
14'3" by 14'1" with original iron decorative fireplace and polished floor, and a tall sash window overlooking the garden.
BEDROOM 3
14'32 BY 10'10" with built-in wardrobe and windows to north and east. Original wooden floor.
BEDROOM 4
14'4" BY 9'8" with north and west-facing tall sash windows. Original wooden floor.
THE SECOND FLOOR: BEDROOMS 5 AND 6
The second floor is built into the roof and consists of two further bedrooms, one with a large walk-in dressing room, a bathroom with shower and a box room with access to eaves storage. There are velux windows set into the roof.
THE GARDEN
The sunny, south-facing rear garden has a lawn, well-stocked beds and a large, mature walnut tree containing a tree-house. There is natural stone paving and a large area of timber decking with a timber pergola which is lovely to breakfast from. There is also a second, small paved seating area with a pagoda. The curved Cotswold gravel path leads past well-stocked beds and a pond to a rear gate which leads to the parking area.
There is a soft-fruit bed with raspberries, blackcurrants, redcurrants, cherries and gooseberries. An ornamental hedge conceals a large vegetable plot with two timber compost bins and a screen conceals two water butts. Built onto the end of the utility room is an outside WC and a tool cupboard, There is also a garden shed and a greenhouse. Wooden panels conceal the dustbin store.
At the front of the house are pretty flower beds, a lawn and a gravelled area bordered by a low brick wall.
PARKING
At the back of the house there is a single garage and a single carport with a gravel area of parking beyond. Behind the garage is a covered storage area.
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| Contact Information |
| Contact: |
Julia Hudson
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| Telephone (Day): |
07808 833441 |
| Telephone (Evening): |
01223 523025 |
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