7 bedroom house

This period residence is of substantial proportions spanning three floors, offering tremendous scope and potential, perfect for those seeking a significant home to renovate and modernise in their own style. The character is on display throughout, giving the opportunity for a sympathetic scheme of modernisation of this stunning home. Set in the centre of the village in easy walking distance with all that the village has to offer including the John Taylor Academy, choice of pubs, shops, doctors, post office and places to eat, all offering a vibrant village centre, together with a regular bus service to Burton on Trent and Lichfield.

On the ground floor, double doors open into the entrance porch which in turn leads to the reception hall with beautiful stone floor and fireplace, creating the perfect space to receive guests. Doors lead off to a useful cloakroom, guest WC, the first of two potential self contained apartments and through to a tremendous central hallway and stairwell. The staircase itself provides the centre piece for this particular room, rising off to the first floor with a skylight on the first floor landing, pouring natural light through, with doors leading off.

There are three reception rooms on the ground floor beginning with the ballet room which has a wood floor and fitted storage across one wall. This particular room has potential for a variety of uses with window framing views towards St James' Church to front.

The living room impresses with high ceilings and large glazed French doors framing views across the rear gardens and a fire surround with open fire provides the focal point. We understand the grand piano is to be included within the sale and also available by separate negotiation is the chandelier, ready to install in this particular room.

Across the hallway is a grand dining room, perfect for creating a wonderful space to entertain with three windows framing views across the rear garden, a fire surround and open fire providing the focal point and door leading through to the breakfast kitchen and utility area which is ready for modernising. A further door leads to an inner hall to a separate staircase and door out to the rear garden.

From this second inner hall, there are double doors opening to stairs down to the cellar which is a space of significant proportions offering potential for a variety of uses or just useful storage, comprising several chambers. From this rear hall, there is also internal access to a large garage/coach house, again with scope and potential with storage room off.

To the first floor where a substantial galleried landing has doors leading off to five large bedrooms. There are also two bathrooms, both of which are ready to be upgraded and modernised. A further staircase rises off to two additional bedrooms.

The property also comes with a significant benefit of potential self contained apartments within the building, the first of which is on the ground floor featuring a lounge/bedroom, together with its own entrance porch giving access out on to the main street where there is also a door off to a small kitchenette. Off the living room/bedroom area is a shower room. This apartment also has it a separate door opening out onto the main street allowing its own independent access together with access into both the main and second hallway.

Off the second stairwell is a first floor apartment offering good sized accommodation with a large reception room/bedroom, a good sized kitchen area with further door off with stairs rising up to its own independent bathroom.

This extraordinary home has enormous potential for a variety of uses given the exceptional volumes of accommodation with all the benefits of being in a central village location and with the advantage of John Taylor catchment. Situated in a location ideally placed for the nearby centres of the cathedral city of Lichfield, Birmingham, Burton on Trent, Derby, Nottingham and beyond.

This property is available for proceedable buyers to view only. To view this magnificent property, please contact John German Barton office.

Note: An application has been made to Historic England to List the property on the 18th January 2024 for more information please contact the office.
Tenure: Freehold (purchasers are advised to satisfy themselves as to the tenure via their legal representative).
Services: Mains water, drainage, electricity and gas are believed to be connected to the property but purchasers are advised to satisfy themselves as to their suitability.
Useful Websites: Our Ref: JGA/2610/2023
Local Authority/Tax Band: East Staffordshire Borough Council / Tax Band G