Properties of the Week

Highfield House near Whitchurch is a unique Victorian country villa of distinction, built in 1877 by the industrialist and ironmaster Robert Thursfield Smith. Perched in elevated, extensive landscaped gardens with far-reaching views and around 26 acres of land, it includes pasture paddocks, a livestock building and grazing land with sporting pool by seperate negotiation. There's also a former stables and Coach House with planning permission. Price £1,395,000 through Nock Deighton on (01746) 762666.nextpage

30 Buildwas Road, Ironbridge, is an attractive riverside cottage with large garden, parking and garage with mooring and fishing rights. It has an open plan living and dining room, large family and breakfast room, kitchen, three bedrooms, beautiful bathroom and planning permission for a first floor extension. Price £279,950 through Nock Deighton on (01952) 432533.

Keepers Cottage in Clungunford is an impressive edge-of-village property set over 4000 square feet. Surrounded by woodland, the property briefly comprises a sitting room with large inglenook fireplace, oak panelled study, large kitchen and dining room with quarry tiled floor, a further sitting room with French doors to a side terrace, bedrooms (two en-suite) and a bathroom, with mature lawned grounds outside. Price £625,000 through Strutt & Parker on (01584) 873711.nextpage

Wollaston Lodge at Wollaston is a handsome Victorian country house thought to date back to the 1840s, which has been extensively redecorated throughout by the present owners. Special features include a conservatory, stunning Italianate gardens, and the extra benefit of a converted coach house currently used as offices. Price £875,000 through Savills on (01952) 239500.nextpage

108 Corve Street, Ludlow, is a character stone cottage which would benefit from renovation and improvement. This ancient listed property includes a kitchen and dining room with an imposing stone inglenook, stable door to the rear garden, spacious sitting room with stone inglenook, bathroom, two double bedrooms and a long, enclosed garden. Price £230,000 through Nock Deighton on (01584) 875555.nextpage

A canal and a stream pass by Old Trout Cottage, a five bedroomed property on the outskirts of Whixall, near Wem. The immaculate home is large enough to be sub-divided and includes two staircases, five bedrooms, two reception rooms, kitchen with central island, beamed drawing room, utility, wet room and connecting garage. Approached through metal gates the house is flanked by lawns and a stream. Price £425,000 through Balfours on (01743) 353511.nextpage

Perrydene is a newly-renovated and extended cottage with superb views, in a rural location near Ruyton-XI-Towns. It has a garage-come-workshop, three reception rooms (two with patio doors onto terraces), two sitting rooms, dining room, kitchen, utility, cloakroom, four bedrooms (master with en-suite) and a family bathroom. Price £450,000 through Balfours on (01743) 353511.