Property description
A charming 1900s period house in 1¼ acres. Very generous & flexible accommodation - 4 reception rooms, conservatory, farmhouse style kitchen & breakfast room, utility room, cloakroom, 4 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms.
Mature & pretty gardens, adjoining paddock, ample parking & garage.
A charming 1900’s house, set in its own grounds of 1.22 acres. The property retains many of its original features and includes; a large kitchen / diner, utility room, study, dining room, conservatory, drawing room, music room, shower room, ensuite bathroom and 4 bedrooms. Outside there are pretty gardens, a 0.9acre paddock, double garage and gravelled drive.
About the area
Shepton Mallet and Wells lie in beautiful in beautiful countryside between the Somerset Levels and the Mendip Hills – an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Shepton Mallet is a thriving, historic, small market town with a wide range of facilities, including interesting national and local shops (Tesco, Laura Ashley, Boots, etc.) and many medieval houses and buildings. Wells is the smallest city in England (population about 11,000) with local markets twice a week and again many medieval buildings including the Cathedral and moated Bishops Palace,
Both Wells and Shepton have a good pubs and award winning restaurants, busy shopping centres and excellent State & Private schools in the area including Wells Blue School, Whitstone, Wells Cathedral School, Millfield School, Downside and All Hallows.
There is fast road access to Bath, Bristol and Yeovil, with London Paddington just 1 hour 40 minutes away on the mainline service from nearby Castle Cary. Bristol Airport is within 20 miles on a fast road. For more information on this area in general and individual schools visit our website www.roderickthomas.co.uk
Quarry House is a substantial Victorian property comfortably nestled into its own grounds in a fantastic rural location. The property stands in a total of 1.22 acres with 0.9 acres set to paddock.
The property is usually entered from a path leading from the driveway to a middle door into a secondary entrance hall and CLOAKROOM to one side with WC and basin. In the cloakroom there is a good-sized airing cupboard with a mains pressure hot water cylinder.
An archway from the hall opens into a lovely open plan KITCHEN DINER. This part of the house was built in 2004 and has been fitted with an oak finished John Franklin kitchen. The worktops are a mixture of solid wood and composite with oak wood trims. It is fitted out with a Rangemaster cooker, integral extractor fan, Neff integral dishwasher and a composite 1½ bowl sink. The dining space adjoins the kitchen area, has views over the garden and a glazed stable door opening onto the patio.
A glazed door from the kitchen opens into the UTILITY room with fitted wall and base units, stainless steel sink, space and plumbing for a washing machine and tumble dryer. A back door from the utility opens into a very useful outside covered entrance area.
The entrance hall continues through into the STUDY with dual aspect views, an old feature fireplace, double glazed sliding sash windows and doors leading into the front hall and the DINING ROOM. The dining room is also accessed directly from the kitchen/diner through a set of glazed doors. An old fireplace sits at one end with its original mantelpiece, a sliding sash window overlooks the garden and a glazed door leads onto the CONSERVATORY. The conservatory has been built on the western side of the house so enjoys the afternoon and evening sun. It has ceramic tiled flooring and French doors leading out to the garden.
The DRAWING ROOM has a beautifully crafted “Portland stone” fireplace, which takes the prominent position in the room. A 3 bay sash window overlooks the front lawn and the door leads into the MUSIC ROOM. This room opens out into the front hall and has a large bay window and a fitted wood burner set into a period fire surround.
On the first floor there is a long corridor leading off to: the SHOWER ROOM, with ½ tiled walls, large sash window, quadrant shower, WC and basin.
BEDROOM 1: a good sized double bedroom with an ensuite bathroom fitted with; floor to ceiling tiling, WC, basin, bath with shower and towel rail.
BEDROOM 2: a large double room, with bay window
BEDROOM 3: a large double with bay window and fitted cupboards
BEDROOM 4: a single bedroom, with built in desk / wardrobe.
The property benefits from oil fired central heating and private drainage.
Outside:
The property sits comfortably in the middle of its grounds, and is approached via a graveled parking area with double timber framed garage. A paved footpath leads up to the back door and the gardens are laid to lawns with mature trees and bordered by traditional Somerset hedgerows. The garden is separated from the 0.9 acre paddock via a post and rail fence.
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Property Features :
- Lovely Rural Location
- Period House
- Paddock Approaching An Acre
- Double Garage
- Established Pretty Garden