- CHARACTER COTTAGE +
- VILLAGE LOCATION +
- FULL OF CHARACTER +
- GOOD GARDEN +
- SOLAR PANELS AND BATTERY +
- DOUBLE GARAGE +
- 4 BEDROOMS +
- 3 RECEPTION ROOMS +
- FANTASTIC SUN ROOM +
A detached family home of considerable character in a wonderful village with great facilities together with double garage and good garden.
Description - A detached family home of considerable character which has been improved by the current owners to include new windows throughout, a fantastic garden room extension, solar panels together with battery storage and central heating by radiators. Period features can be seen throughout the house including tiled and wooden flooring, stripped wooden doors, fireplaces and further stripped woodwork. The adaptable accommodation includes three reception rooms, kitchen, cloakroom and garden room to the ground floor with four good sized bedrooms and a bathroom to the first floor. Outside there is a double garage together with parking to front and a mostly walled, south-facing garden. There is a further area of garden beyond the garage.
Location - Shrewton has a thriving community together with doctors, recreation ground, public house and Co-op convenience store. The nearby town of Amesbury offers further amenities with supermarkets, doctors, dentists and other local facilities.
Historical Note - Furlong House was the birthplace of Sir Cecil Chubb who gifted Stonehenge to the Nation. He was the last private owner of Stonehenge, having originally bought it for his wife as a birthday present.
Property Specifics - The accommodation is arranged as follows:
Entrance Hall - Tiled floor, stairs to first floor with deep understairs storage cupboard
Cloakroom - Low level WC and wash hand basin, quarry tiled floor.
Kitchen - Stonework surfaces with inset double bowl butler sink with swan-neck mixer tap over, plumbing and space for washing machine and dishwasher, base and wall cupboards, plate rack, fireplace recess housing Esse range cooker, slat flooring, opening to:
Garden Room - Glazed, vaulted ceiling, bi-fold doors to garden, slate floor, woodburning stove. Opening to:
Sitting Room - Fireplace with slate hearth and inset pellet-burning woodburning stove, oak flooring, door to:
Family Room - Ornamental fireplace, oak flooring.
Snug - Ornamental fireplace with stone hearth, cupboard to side, oak flooring.
First Floor -
Master Bedroom - Cast iron fireplace.
Bedroom Two - Hatch to loft space.
Bedroom Three -
Bedroom Four -
Landing - Shelved airing cupboard with lagged hot water tank and immersion heater, twin electric boilers for central heating and hot water.
Bathroom - Panel bath with mixer taps and shower attachment over, glass shower screen, part-tiled and part-pannelled walls, low level WC, wash hand basin, tiled floor. Heated towel rail, extractor fan.
Outside - Double garage, electric up-and-over door, pedestrian doors to side and rear, loft storage space, light and power. Controls and battery for solar storage. The property is approached via a brick paviour driveway which leads to the double garage with electric charging point. Pedestrian gate leads to the garden which is mainly laid to lawn with flowerbeds and shrubs, large paved seating area, glassed-over well, ornamental fishpond and cherry trees. A pergola walkway leads to a further area of garden with lawn, vegetable area and shrubs. Wooden garden shed. The whole is enclosed by walls with tiled capping and hedging. Outside power points, tap and lights.
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Services - Mains water, electricity and drainage are connected to the property.
Outgoings - The Council Tax Band is ‘F' and the payment for the year 2024/2025 payable to Wiltshire Council is £3188.70.
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