Properties of the Week
16 July 2008: Our selection this week includes two splendid country properties with excellent equestrian facilities, a converted stone cottage which used to be part of a friary and a superb first-time buy in a pretty village.
Stone Cottage is a unique Grade II listed 16th-Century cottage, which shared the foundations of an adjacent Carmelite friary dating from 1350. The cottage served as a stable (with living quarters above) to the town house fronting Corve Street, and the property has been completely renovated and lovingly restored by the owner architect. Price £395,000 through Nock Deighton on (01584) 875555.nextpage
Sunny Bank in Nordley, near Bridgnorth is an attractive and well proportioned country house with stabling and paddocks totalling three acres. It includes an elegant entrance hall with oak panelling, breakfast kitchen, utility, store room, dining room, substantial conservatory, sitting room, five bedrooms (master with en-suite and all with excellent views) and a family bathroom. Outside there a gardens, a paddock, two brick-built stores, two stables and a tack room. Price £750,000 through Strutt and Parker on (01746) 766626.nextpage
Nantlle Cottage in Llanfair, Caereinion, is a semi-detached cottage in the heart of a village, that would make an ideal first time purchase. Built of stone, the cottage has a good-sized sitting room with exposed beams and joists, kitchenette with part-quarry-tiled floor, two upstairs bedrooms and a bathroom. Outside there's an enclosed paved yard with a store shed. Price £85,000 through Morris Marshall & Poole on (01938) 554818.nextpage
Kohima Villa in Trimpley Street, Ellesmere, is a Grade II listed Georgian family home dating back to the 1830s. It has bags of character and original features, and includes parking for six cars at the front, a quiet and pretty landscaped garden, hall, lounge, living room, kitchen, utility room, dining area, family area, ground-floor shower room, four bedrooms, en-suite shower room, family bathroom, study area, garage, gym/office and cellar (which is ripe for conversion, subject to planning permissions). Price £315,000 (no chain) through Bowen, Son & Watson on (01691) 622534.nextpage
The Dingle at Catherton Common is stone country cottage set in almost nine acres. Enjoying almost total privacy and approached by a quarter-of-a-mile vehicular track, the property has been considerably improved and renovated. The conservatory provides an excellent multi-purpose room looking out across the open grassland, along with two further reception rooms and a bright, well-proportioned kitchen. Upstairs there are three good bedrooms and a splendid bathroom. Price £499,950 through Nock Deighton on (01584) 875555.nextpage
Yew Tree House in Garmston is a 17th-Century listed cottage with exceptional views, located in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty close to both Telford and Shrewsbury. It has a large reception room with inglenook, second reception room, office, cloakroom, kitchen with large adjacent pantry, basement cellar, four bedrooms and family bathroom. There is a good-sized garden to the side and rear plus a double garage. Price £450,000 through Balfours on (01743) 353511.nextpage
The Hollies in Rockhill, Clun, has a wealth of excellent outdoor features and has been the subject of considerable improvement in recent years. Sitting in five acres of grounds, the house includes a large farmhouse kitchen with Aga, cozy living room with inglenook, principal bedroom suite with large luxury bathroom and dressing room, separate double bedroom with adjoining shower room and WC and a garden enjoying views across the beautiful Marches hill country. Click on the next property to see details of external features.
As well as the main house, The Hollies has a purpose-built, split-level timber cabin, the upper part of which is a double garage with automatic door. Below is a studio which could be an office or workshop. The construction of a separate stable block has begun, the framework of which will be left in its present form or could be completed subject to negotiation. There is also a detached garden store and workshop, but a major attraction is a splendid acre paddock and separate adjoining field. Offers around £385,000 through Nock Deighton on (01584) 875555.
