Property description
DESCRIPTION 1 Church Street is a stunning late 1800s cottage located on an extremely pretty back street at the top of the village sitting just beneath the Quainton Hills. The elevation are attractive local Doddershall brick with stone detailing and carved barge boards under a clay tiled roof and the interior is very pleasantly presented with many features including latch doors. At the entrance is a hall that has a tiled floor and the staircase. The sitting room hosts a large fireplace with a quarry hearth and cast iron wood burning stove, one of the recesses to the side of the chimney breast is shelved. The floor has oak boards which continue into the kitchen/breakfast room which is an impressive area, there are bespoke painted wooden units around the majority of the room complimented with oak work tops and integrated into the cupboards are a fridge/freezer and dishwasher. At one end is a fireplace where resides a Rangemaster cooking range with twin ovens and a ceramic hob. Doors then give access to the dining room conservatory which is Edwardian in design with a vaulted glass ceiling and underfloor heating, it enjoys a lovely view over the garden. Also off the kitchen is a utility hall that has shelved storage and plumbing for a washing machine. Beyond is a study or third bedroom. Upstairs are two double bedrooms, the front aspect with elevated views to Waddesdon and the rear looking onto the cottages land. The third room is a box room currently used as a walk in wardrobe but it could be an office or nursery. The family bathroom is contemporary with a white suite including a deep bath. The fittings are chrome, there is a separate cubicle with an overhead shower and the room has underfloor heating and a heated towel rail.
OUTSIDE There is a parking bay at the front for 2/3 vehicles and adjacent a bike or bin shelter. Steps then take you up to the property and a paved terrace with flower beds. Over the door is a handsome timber and brick porch that has a black and terracotta tiled floor, a gravel path leads round the side and into the rear garden where off the dining room is a patio and seating area. The timber workshop has power and lighting, behind it is a greenhouse and then some raised growing beds. The lawn stretches to 140ft and is dotted with trees and shrubs and at the far end is a 12th century dew pond.
AGENTS NOTE: Although the owners have not sought planning consent they have architect drawings for a two storey extension which would provide a large reception room and master suite above.