Property description
Littywood House is a glorious Grade II listed residence dating back in parts to the fourteenth century. Loaded with character features that you would expect in a building of this age and located in a glorious position at the heart of the Staffordshire countryside this versatile property is ideal for business or residential use (subject to necessary planning regulations) just 4.5 miles of Stafford town centre, a main railway station and links to the M6 at Jn 14. Comprising an entrance hall, four large reception rooms, a bar, breakfast kitchen, utility room, secondary kitchen, inner hall, guest WC, cloakroom and garage all to the ground floor. The first floor comprises six large double bedrooms with an en-suite to the master bedroom, large dressing room to the third and three family bathrooms. To the second floor is a seventh double bedroom and a store room. Outside meanwhile is nothing short of majestic with the property sitting in extensive formal gardens comprising lawns, well stocked shrubbed borders, a wooded area and a large pond whilst paddocks flank either side of the sweeping driveway. This unique and historic property may require modernising here and there but offers huge potential and must not be overlooked!
Ground Floor
Entrance Hall
A front-facing exterior door opens to a beautiful entrance hall with magnificent features including a feature staircase leading up to the first floor accommodation and an exposed wood parquet style flooring. There are two useful built-in storage cupboards whilst an archway opens through to the inner hallway.
Dining Room - 19' 3'' x 18' 0\" (5.86m x 5.48m)
A wonderful bright and sizable room. The dining room has an open fire set within an exposed brick fire surround with quarry tiled hearth below whilst there are some exposed timber beams. Front-facing sash window.
Drawing Room - 20' 6'' x 18' 1\" (6.24m x 5.51m)
Another huge and bright room courtesy of the front-facing window and further side-facing bay window. Again the room benefits from having an open fireplace set within a marble fire surround with timber mantlepiece above and tiled hearth below. The room is finished with intricately detailed ceiling coving.
Bar - 17' 6'' x 12' 8\" (max) (5.33m x 3.86m (max))
The bar area has an abundance of exposed timber beams and is finished with an exposed wood parquet style flooring. There is a front-facing sash window and a bar area with ample glass and bottle storage space.
Sitting Room - 18' 2'' x 17' 10\" (max) (5.53m x 5.43m (max))
Yet another huge reception room again boasting some beautiful exposed timber beams whilst a cast iron multi fuel burning stove sits in a recessed chimneybreast with timber beam above and tiled hearth below. The room is finished with a dado rail whilst there is a front-facing window and front-facing double doors opening out to the garden plot. A trap door opens to a staircase leading down to the cellar which offers a useful storage facility.
Study - 14' 9'' x 12' 11\" (4.49m x 3.93m)
The final sizable reception room once again benefits from having a fireplace creating a focal point to the room; this time housing a gas fire with exposed brick fire surround and quarry tiled hearth below. The room is finished with some exposed timber beams whilst there are both front and side-facing windows.
Kitchen Breakfast Room - 22' 6'' x 10' 4\" (max) (6.85m x 3.15m (max))
This is a sizable breakfast kitchen comprising a range of matching base cabinets and wall units. A stainless steel sink with separate chrome taps above is set into the worksurface with a tiled splashback whilst there is an Aga with integrated four ovens and dual hotplate above whilst there are further spaces for a dishwasher, cooker, two fridges and a freezer. There are three rear-facing windows and a good sized dining space. A door opens up to a sizable pantry with it's own rear-facing window.
Utility Room
The utility room gives access to the rear garden through the rear-facing exterior door. There are spaces for both a washing machine and tumble dryer beneath the worksurface whilst a rear-facing window allows for some natural daylight. A door opens through to a guest WC, whilst a staircase leads up to the first floor accommodation.
WC - 6' 0'' x 2' 7\" (1.83m x 0.79m)
The WC comprises a low level flush WC and rear-facing window.
Secondary Kitchen - 13' 6'' x 7' 7\" (max) (4.11m x 2.31m (max))
The secondary kitchen houses space for a cooker with stainless steel extractor hood above whilst there are two stainless steel sinks with chrome mixer taps above. The room is finished with a vinyl wood effect flooring and side-facing window whilst there are spaces for a fridge and freezer. There is a useful pantry storage cupboard with side-facing window.
Inner Hall
The inner hall leads off the rear of the entrance hall and gives access to the breakfast kitchen, garage, cloakroom and rear of the property. A rear-facing exterior door sits beside a rear-facing window and opens out to a storm porch with quarry tiled floor.
Cloakroom - 12' 4'' x 8' 0\" (max) (3.76m x 2.44m (max))
The cloakroom comprises a pedestal wash hand basin with separate chrome taps whilst there are two rear-facing windows. A door opens up from the cloakroom to the WC which is fitted with a low level flush WC and rear-facing window.
Garage - 16' 2'' x 13' 10\" (4.92m x 4.21m)
A door opens off the rear hallway to a single garage. Exterior-facing sliding doors open to the rear whilst the garage itself has its own lighting and power.
First Floor
Gallery Landing
A staircase leads up to an impressive gallery landing which overlooks the entrance hall. The landing branches off to two directions giving access to the extensive bedroom accommodation whilst numerous rear-facing windows give natural daylight to each wing. The landing boasts an incredible amount of exposed timber beams whilst it gives access to a useful linen storage cupboard.
Master Bedroom - 14' 2'' (max) x 14' 0\" (4.31m (max) x 4.26m)
The first of seven large double bedrooms; the master bedroom benefits from having a side-facing sash window which provides some beautiful garden plot views whilst there is also a dado rail. A door opens up to the airing cupboard.
En-suite - 10' 1'' x 3' 8\" (max) (3.07m x 1.12m (max))
The en-suite comprises a white suite which includes a low level flush WC, pedestal wash hand basin with separate chrome taps above and a shower cubicle with chrome shower. There is also an extractor fan.
Bedroom Two - 18' 4'' x 17' 2\" (max) (5.58m x 5.23m (max))
A huge double bedroom boasting some glorious views through the front and side-facing windows. This large double bedroom is finished with a dado rail and an extensive amount of built-in wardrobe storage. Double doors also open up to a vanity unit with integrated wash hand basin with separate chrome taps above.
Bedroom Three - 19' 3'' x 11' 7\" (5.86m x 3.53m)
A large double bedroom with beautiful exposed timber beams. There are both front and rear-facing windows whilst a door opens up to a huge dressing room measuring approximately 19'3\" x 6'9\".
Bedroom Four - 13' 8'' x 13' 0\" (4.16m x 3.96m)
Another huge double bedroom which boasts an abundance of exposed timber beams. There is a front-facing window whilst a door opens up to a large walk-in wardrobe whilst there is a vanity unit with integrated wash hand basin and separate chrome taps.
Bedroom Five - 18' 6'' (max) x 13' 3\" (5.63m (max) x 4.04m)
Another large double bedroom boasting an abundance of exposed timber beams. Once again this room has its own built-in wardrobe and drawers whilst there is a vanity unit with integrated wash hand basin and separate chrome taps. Front-facing window and useful built-in storage cupboard.
Bedroom Six - 14' 9'' x 13' 11\" (4.49m x 4.24m)
Another beautifully appointed double bedroom with fabulous views over the adjoining countryside through the rear-facing window. There is an exposed timber beam whilst a door opens through to the secondary landing.
Family Bathroom One - 12' 5'' x 7' 11\" (3.78m x 2.41m)
The first family bathroom is fitted with a white suite which includes a low level flush WC, pedestal wash hand basin with separate chrome taps and a tiled splashback and a panelled bath also with separate chrome taps and a tiled splashback. There are two rear-facing windows and two exposed timber beams.
Family Bathroom Two - 10' 11'' x 7' 6\" (3.32m x 2.28m)
The second family bathroom comprises a low level flush WC, pedestal wash hand basin with separate chrome taps and a tiled splashback and a panelled bath also with separate chrome taps and a tiled splashback. There is also a rear-facing window.
Second Floor
Secondary Landing
The secondary landing has a staircase leading up to the second floor accommodation and gives access to family bathroom number three.
Family Bathroom Three - 11' 2'' x 5' 4\" (3.40m x 1.62m)
This family bathroom comprises a low level flush WC, pedestal wash hand basin with separate chrome taps and a tiled splashback and a panelled bath with separate chrome taps and a tiled splashback. There is also a rear-facing sash window providing some glorious countryside views whilst a door opens up to the airing cupboard.
Second Floor
Landing
A staircase leads up to the second floor accommodation with side-facing window.
Bedroom Seven - 14' 1'' x 11' 11\" (4.29m x 3.63m)
The final huge double bedroom; bedroom seven has a side-facing window providing some glorious far-reaching countryside views and some exposed timber beams. Double doors open up to a useful built-in wardrobe.
Store Room - 14' 0'' (max) x 8' 2\" (4.26m (max) x 2.49m)
The storeroom has a side-facing window providing some glorious far-reaching countryside views. The room is finished with some exposed timber beams.
Exterior
The property sits in a beautiful plot measuring approximately 3.91 acres. A driveway leads through a five bar wooden gate and leads up to an extensive gravelled parking area lying at the rear of the property. This gravelled parking area leads up to the integral garage whilst gates beside this lead down the rear of the property giving access to the boiler cupboard, a useful coal store and the storm porch which gives access to the rear of the property. A paved pathway then leads down the side of the property from the gravelled parking area and wraps right around the property leading up to the front door. And fabulously maintained and enhance the setting of the property allowing some fabulous views over the remains of the feature double moat that circles the property. Formal lawns give way to well stocked shrubbed borders. The property also benefits from having paddocks which flank to either side of the driveway each with there own access off. The gardens also overlook the pond which lies within the property's boundaries whilst the western boundary is a beautiful mature wooded area with oak, pine, conifers, willows and hazel trees in abundance.
Directions
Leave Stafford on the A518 Newport Road and proceed under the M6 motorway bridge. Continue along this road and over Billington Bank before taking a left hand turn onto Bradley Lane just prior to entering the village of Haughton. Continue in the direction of Bradley before turning left onto Furlong Lane and take a further left to the end of the road. The property will then be found on the right hand side after a short distance as identified by our for sale board.
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