Property description
A special home where memories will be made. Day long barbecues by the fountain, croquet on the lawns, peaceful days in your studio, long countryside ambles, ambient and cosy dinners with friends and family, toasting of toes on the fire. Cars in the garage and bikes at the ready. This is it, the home you've always dreamt of and now it can be yours! Located a short stroll from the pretty village of Salt with it's lovely quintessentially English country pub, Casey Cottage has all the advantages of standing apart from the crowd but shares the best bits! No longer than a short drive or wander to any of the nearby towns, train stations or commuter links, but with countryside views from every window and your closest neighbours a field away. This beautiful cottage has more on offer than most, with the main cottage offering three principal reception rooms, breakfast kitchen and guest cloak room on the ground floor with four double bedrooms, bathroom, and en suite upstairs. The entire cottage is charismatically characterful throughout with lovely exposed beams everywhere. The gorgeous gardens are substantial and have a range of pretty outbuildings. A detached barn with five rooms and generous loft storage would be perfect for development to a number of uses (subject to the necessary planning consents) and a further triple stable block. So let memories be made for you at this very special place.
Ground Floor
Entrance Hallway
A wonderfully characterful and spacious entrance hall with an abundance of exposed beams and turned staircase leading to the first floor . Generous sized under stairs storage cupboard and further excellent sized cloaks cupboard. Double glazed window to side, doors to further ground floor accommodation and radiator.
Drawing Room - 30' 9'' x 14' 10'' (9.37m x 4.52m)
A superb sized room with stunning open brick inglenook housing a multi-fuel stove sitting on quarry tiled hearth. The room is flooded with natural light and has four double glazed windows to both front and rear elevations. A number of exposed beams to the ceiling and walls, three radiators and double glazed door to the rear garden.
Dining Room - 15' 1'' x 11' 6'' (4.59m x 3.50m)
A room full of character and ambiance ideal for both elegant and cosy dinner parties. Having some fantastic exposed beams sitting within the walls and inglenook style recess, radiator and double glazed window overlooking the rear garden.
Breakfast Kitchen - 14' 7'' x 14' 4'' (4.44m x 4.37m)
Stylishly appointed with a solid oak fitted kitchen having worktops extending along three sides, incorporating a one and a half bowl sink unit with mixer tap, waste disposal unit and having tiled splashbacks. Matching range of base, drawer and wall mounted units with open shelving and glass display cupboards. Built-in oven and microwave with four burner ceramic hob and concealed cooker hood over. Oil fired two oven Aga sitting in brick recess. Exposed ceiling beams. and the room is finished with tiled flooring and double glazed window to the rear.
Rear Porch - 10' 2'' x 5' 8'' (3.10m x 1.73m)
A useful rear porch area with quarry tiled flooring, double glazed window to side and double glazed door to the rear.
Sitting Room - 17' 2'' (max) x 9' 6'' (5.23m (max) x 2.89m)
A lovely light sitting room with double glazed sliding patio door overlooking the generous side garden. Attractive and decorative fire surround with tiled insert and hearth. Exposed ceiling beams, two radiators and double glazed window to front.
Guest Cloakroom - 5' 1'' x 4' 8'' (1.55m x 1.42m)
Appointed with a white suite comprising a close coupled WC and pedestal wash hand basin with tiled splashback and having a radiator and double glazed window to the front.
First Floor
Landing
A lovely galleried landing with a good sized storage cupboard, exposed ceiling beams and wall timbers, radiator, three double glazed windows to the front and doors leading to all first floor accommodation.
Master Bedroom - 15' 8'' (max) x 14' 11'' (max) (4.77m (max) x 4.54m (max))
A lovely room with two double glazed windows overlooking the rear and side gardens, radiator and a good complement of built-in wardrobes, exposed ceiling timbers and access through to the en-suite.
En-suite Shower Room - 9' 3'' x 7' 0'' (2.82m x 2.13m)
A stylishly appointed en suite with his and hers vanity wash hand basins and cupboards beneath. Corner walk-in shower cubicle with curved glass shower screen and mains power shower over. Complementary tiling to the walls and close coupled WC. Radiator, exposed ceiling beams, recessed ceiling spotlights and double glazed window to side.
Bedroom Two - 15' 0'' x 14' 5'' (4.57m x 4.39m)
A great sized room with double built-in wardrobe, double glazed windows to rear and side, radiator and exposed wall and ceiling timbers.
Bedroom Three - 15' 7'' (max) x 10' 5'' (4.75m (max) x 3.17m)
Two double glazed windows overlooking the rear garden, two radiators and a good compliment of built-in wardrobes, over bed storage and desk / dressing table. Exposed wall and ceiling timbers.
Bedroom Four - 11' 4'' x 9' 11'' (3.45m x 3.02m)
A lovely guest room with exposed wall timbers, small decorative fireplace, double glazed window to rear and radiator.
Family Bathroom - 8' 10'' (max) x 8' 7'' (max) (2.69m (max) x 2.61m (max))
Stylishly appointed with a white suite comprising a freestanding claw foot bath with telephone style mixer shower taps, close coupled WC and pedestal wash hand basin. Additional walk-in, fully tiled shower cubicle with mains power shower over. Exposed ceiling beam, chrome ladder style towel radiator, further radiator, complementary tiling to the floor and walls and a double glazed window to front. Recessed ceiling spotlights and access to a small loft space.
Detached Barn
Standing to the side of the property and offering fabulous scope for development subject to necessary planning consents. The barn consists of five rooms plus a generous loft area.
Laundry / Boot Room - 15' 1'' x 10' 1'' (4.59m x 3.07m)
Having window to side and fitted with space and plumbing for washing machine, sink unit, floor standing central heating boiler and plenty of cloaks and boot storage.
Storage Room - 15' 5'' x 10' 3'' (4.70m x 3.12m)
Useful storage area with ladder access to the loft area.
Workshop - 15' 5'' x 10' 9'' (4.70m x 3.27m)
Equipped with power and lighting and having a window to the front.
Studio Room - 15' 5'' x 10' 7'' (4.70m x 3.22m)
A lovely room with double glazed sliding patio door overlooking the side garden and having further windows to front and side. Door leading through to a further store room.
Store Room - 15' 8'' x 10' 7'' (4.77m x 3.22m)
Having a window to the front.
Loft Area - 63' 0'' (approxiamately) x 12' 6'' (19.19m (approxiamately) x 3.81m)
The measurements speak for themselves. A fantastic additional storage space again having masses of potential for conversion subject to the necessary planning consents.
Stable Block
Standing to the other side of the courtyard and having three separate stables. All fully equipped with power, lighting and water.
Stable One - 12' 9'' x 9' 9'' (3.88m x 2.97m)
Having a stable door and window to front.
Stable Two - 12' 10'' x 10' 4'' (3.91m x 3.15m)
Having door and window to front.
Stable Three - 12' 9'' x 11' 6'' (3.88m x 3.50m)
Having doors to front and side with window to front.
Detached Double Garage - 20' 2'' x 18' 2'' (6.14m x 5.53m)
Having electronic up and over door to front, two windows to rear, window to side and a further door to the side garden, with fully boarded storage space above.
Exterior
Casey Cottage sits on a superb garden plot amounting to 0.72 of an acre. To the front of the property is a generous tarmacadam driveway providing parking for several vehicles and having access to a paved hardstanding located to the side of the garage. Gated access leads through to the main gardens. The side garden has a stone patio leading out from the sitting room and leads onto a generous lawn with an abundance of flowerbeds and is enclosed with hedgerows. Leading round to the landscaped South Westerly facing walled courtyard located to the rear, there is a generous stone patio and fabulous fishpond with central fountain, a natural well and a cobbled area to the rear leading in between the barn and stable block.
Directions
Leave Stone town centre along the Lichfield Road turning left onto the A51. Proceed through the village of Sandon and continue along the A51. Take the right-hand turning towards Salt where you will proceed down the lane and find the property on the right-hand side as indicated by our for sale board.