5 bedroom detached house for sale

The lengthy driveway offers a true sense of arrival at this handsome, late-Victorianresidence which has been extended and sympathetically refurbished to a provide asplendid family home with elegantly presented and generously spacious roomsthroughout. The ground floor comprises an impressive hallway, four reception rooms,breakfast-kitchen with separate laundry, cloakroom and w.c., and attached externalboiler room. The first floor offers five double bedrooms – three with en suitefacilities – and a family bathroom. In addition, the annex has a three-room interiorincluding a kitchenette plus w.c. and attached is a double garage and log store. Thisoutstanding property is set in formal, secluded and mature gardens with two grazingpaddocks reaching down to the River Douglas and which measures approximatelyfour acres in total.The tiered open porch shelters the timber double doors which open to an inner porchwith pendant light and doorbell. The inner part glazed door opens to the impressivehall which features many of the original features which can be seen throughout thiselegantly presented Victorian villa and includes high corniced ceilings and corbels,deep skirting boards, picture rails and French polished hardwood doors. A grandspindle staircase rises and turns to the first-floor landing and has a long, decorativelystained and leaded window at the turn, reflected in the leaded light windowsthroughout. The hall is lit by wall lights and the hardwood flooring runs from theinner hall to the kitchen and dining room.The dual aspect principal lounge has a side window and a bay window to the frontThe comfortably spacious room is also lit by a pendant light and has a splendid carvedwood open fire surround with cast iron inset and tiled hearth forming the focal pointof the room.Double doors open to the very spacious dining room with two windows to the frontincluding the turret-style corner seating area. Wall lights illuminate the roomalongside a further carved wood open fire surround with tiled hearth and cast ironinset.The family room has a bay window with central door opening to the garden and acentral pendant light. Neville Johnson fitted cabinets line one wall and have a wallmounted television point with media cupboards beneath. The inner hall has a walk-incoats cupboard with light plus space for household essentials. From the inner hall, thestudy with side window has a pendant light and more than ample space for officefurniture.The triple aspect dining kitchen has windows to the front and side and Frenchwindows to the rear. Lit by recessed downlights, the kitchen is fitted with an excellentbespoke range of Martin Moore traditional-style hand-painted wall and base cabinetsto include an island unit. Granite worktops surround and have an inset Kohlerporcelain dual-sink unit with swan neck mixer tap and there is an integrated Boschautomatic dishwasher close by. A niche houses the pewter, electric four-oven Agawith a handmade tile splashback and canopy lighting over. A dresser-style unit housesan integrated double fridge and freezer with larder-style cabinets to either side and, atthe end of the kitchen, there is space for a table and chairs. Alongside, a door opens tothe laundry room with high-level window, recessed downlights, an inset stainless steelsink unit, under-counter plumbing for an automatic washing machine, space for atumble dryer and fitted linen cupboard.Completing the ground floor, the cloakroom has a beautifully decorative stained andleaded window to the rear, vinyl tiled flooring, a pendant light and chrome heatedtowel rail. The two-piece white traditional style suite comprises a pedestal wash handbasin and low flush WC and there is also an under-stairs storage cupboard.The first-floor, L-shaped landing has a spindle balustrade, French-polished hardwooddoors to each of the generously spacious double rooms and features two arched nichesleading to the rooms off, one being the family bathroom.The master suite has a bay window to the front and a pendant light. A door opens tothe walk-in dressing room with window, ceiling light and fitted with Neville Johnsonwardrobes and drawer-banks. Warmed by a chrome heated towel rail, the en suite hasa side window, recessed downlights - one with a combined extractor fan - and a fourpiece white traditional-style suite comprising a panelled bath with telephone-stylemixer tap and hand shower, a pedestal wash hand basin, corner shower withHansgrohe fitments and a low flush WC.Also having a large window to the front, bedroom two has pendant light and muchroom for free-standing furniture.Bedroom three has a bay window to the side, a pendant light and ample space forfurniture. The fully tiled en suite has vinyl flooring, an opaque rear window, a cornershower cabinet, corner WC, corner pedestal wash and basin, chrome vertical tuberadiator and recessed downlights - one with a combined extractor fan.Bedroom four has a side window, pendant light and walk-in wardrobe. With tiling todado and vinyl flooring, the en suite has a high-level window and recessed downlights- one with a combined extractor fan. The three-piece suite comprises shower-wallpanelled cubicle, vanity cabinet-set wash hand basin and a close coupled WC.Bedroom five has a window to the side. Fitted wardrobes and a drawer-bank line onewall and the room is lit by track spotlights to the ceiling.The family bathroom has an opaque window, vinyl flooring, is tiled to dado height,warmed by a chrome heated towel rail and lit by recessed downlights - one with acombined extractor fan. The four-piece white suite comprises pedestal wash handbasin with upstand and mixer tap, a close coupled WC, corner shower cabinet, and aroll-top claw-foot bath with central telephone-style mixer tap and hand shower.From the road, you are greeted by a tree lined Tarmacadam driveway meandering to afork; to the right, leading to the circular island turning space to the front of theproperty and overlooking the extensive lawn which is dotted with trees and borderedby mature shrubs and further trees. Alternatively, the left-hand path from the forkleads, firstly, to the boiler room, double garage, log store, side door of the annex andthe five barred gate to the first of the two grazing paddocks which lead down to theRiver Douglas. The boiler room houses a Viessmann gas central heating boiler,pressurised water tank and communication systems. The double garage has twintimber double doors, power and light and an outside tap. Alongside is a former stablenow used as a log store.The annex, formerly an old school house, is a lengthy building split into three interiorsections, having oak flooring continuing throughout the whole and comprising a large,central family room with two windows to the rear and French windows to the front.King trusses span the vaulted ceiling with recessed downlights, one having anattached projector to create a cinema room. To one end is a further games room withspace for a snooker table and having a central light over plus wall lights. At theopposite end is a kitchenette with fitted base units, a stainless-steel sink unit andmixer tap and recessed downlights. There is also a cloakroom with a WC, pedestalwash hand basin and radiator with combination heated towel rail. Stairs rise to thefirst-floor attic storage room.Viewing is strictly by appointment through Maria B Evans Estate AgentsWe are reliably informed that the Tenure of the property is FreeholdThe Local Authority is West Lancashire Borough CouncilThe EPC rating is EThe Council Tax Band is GThe property is served by mains drainagePlease note:Room measurements given in these property details are approximate and are supplied as a guide only.All land measurements are supplied by the Vendor and should be verified by the buyer's solicitor. Wewould advise that all services, appliances and heating facilities be confirmed in working order by anappropriately registered service company or surveyor on behalf of the buyer as Maria B. Evans EstateAgency cannot be held responsible for any faults found. No responsibility can be accepted for anyexpenses incurred by prospective purchasers.Sales Office: 34 Town Road, Croston, PR26 9RB T:[use Contact Agent Button] Rentals T:[use Contact Agent Button]W: E: [use Contact Agent Button] [use Contact Agent Button] No 8160611 Registered Office: 5a The Common, Parbold, Lancs WN8 7HA

Council Tax Band: G
Tenure: Freehold