An attractive early five bedroom 17th Century Grade II listed Farm House with separate office, parking and small paddock. Six acres of pasture land with paddocks, ménage, Essex barn and further out buildings within an open yard are available by separate negotiation.

Accommodation:  The front door lies beneath an open porch and leads
into the front hall. The hall includes the main staircase, has exposed timbers
and brick chimney stack. To the right there is access to the drawing room,
this is a spacious room (15'8 x 18'2) again with many exposed timbers but
the main feature a large redbrick fireplace with oak bressumer and wide
hearth. French doors lead out to the front terrace and there are views also
to the rear and side. The kitchen/breakfast room (18' x 12') is a particular
feature of the house having again exposed timbers and a large fireplace
with oak bresummer, this includes a double oven oil fired Aga as well as the
oil fired boiler which serves the heating system via radiators. The kitchen also
includes work tops with butler sink, antique pine units including large pine
dresser and a terracotta tiled floor. To the rear of the kitchen a small hall
which gives access to the utility room (6'8 x 6'8) having a tiled floor, butler
sink, worktops and plumbing for washing machine and dryer.
Next to the utility is a snug (10'4 x 8'4) with windows to two aspects and with
coats hanging area. Between the kitchen and the dining room is a hall with
a further front door and a cloakroom. The dining room measures 14' x 12'4
and again includes a lovely round back brick fireplace, antique pine corner
cupboard, and has exposed timbers and a window looking out to the yard.
To the rear of the dining room is a further room with pantry off and second
staircase to the first floor. Open studwork then leads to the study area (11'4 x
11') this has an attractive small fireplace with grate and door out to the rear.
First Floor There are two staircases giving access to the first floor, the
main staircase leads to the master bedroom and bedrooms two and three.
The second staircase leads to bedroom four, the family bathroom as well as
the master bedroom. Note..bedroom five is on the second floor and
accessed via bedroom three.
Master Bedroom Suite The bedroom is most attractive having a high vaulted
ceiling with exposed timbers and an attractive fireplace. The bedroom area
also has an airing cupboard and large loft /storage area off. Further more is
a staircase within the bedroom leading to a gallery above, this leads to a
large en-suite shower room (13'4 x 8'9) with shower cubicle, w.c, washbasin
and clothes cupboards.
Bedroom two (11'1 x 8'2) has windows to two aspects and exposed timbers.
Bedroom three (15'10 x 9'2) again is duel aspect with exposed timbers and a
deep storage cupboard. A staircase rises into bedroom five on the second
floor, this room is flexible in its use and could be used as part of a teenagers
suite using the bedroom beneath as a sitting room and the second floor
room as the bedroom, this has an en-suite shower room with shower, w.c
and washbasin. The second landing leads to bedroom four (13'7 x 8'9)
having a useful large cupboard. The family bathroom includes another
attractive fireplace, has exposed timbers and also includes a stand alone
roll top and claw foot slipper bath with mixer taps and shower attachment,
w.c, and washbasin.
Outside The main drive has twin five bar electrically operated gates
leading onto a long gravel drive flanked with lime trees. This drive leads
around to the open yard, the barns, cart lodges and house. A lawn lies to
three sides of the house with some flower beds, an old granary, concealed
oil tank and pond to the rear. A further gated driveway leads to a parking
area to the side of the house which in turn leads out to the farm yard and
buildings.

Viewing
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