SUMMARY
*GUIDE PRICE £425,000 - £450,000* - This stunning period property sits on the prestigious Barrowby Road, offering many features including solid wood floors, beams, and deep skirting's. This spacious family home benefits from good sized living accommodation, five bedrooms, and many extras.
DESCRIPTION
William H Brown are delighted to bring to the market this historic spacious detached, five bedroom family house in a great location and in close proximity to the town. Benefitting from many period features including beams, solid wood floors, deep skirting's. Boasting from two reception rooms, a great dining hall, breakfast kitchen and utility with downstairs cloakroom. Five bedrooms and family bathroom. Garage, and workshops with off road parking and huge lovely rear garden. This house certainly is a prestigious house on one of the main roads into the market town of Grantham.
A short walk into the town boasts a varied range of shops, eateries, sport facilities including the Mere's Leisure Centre and Football Stadium, a cinema, recreational parks, primary and secondary schools including two excellent grammar schools for both boys and girls. Great transport links to the A1, A52 and A46 are also in close proximity connecting the larger towns and cities. The train station is also within a short walking distance and sits on the main line London Kings Cross to Edinburgh perfect for commuting, Some local places of interest include the towns St. Wulframs Church, the National Trust Belton House and its Grounds, and Woolsthorpe Manor (the birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton). Council Tax Band: E Tenure: Unknown
Entrance
Entering the property at the side aspect through a period wood panelled door, with a quarry tiled floor and a panelled stained glass leaded light door taking you through to the hallway with boot room off.
Boot Room
Which has access to the garage via a step ladder, part panelled, corner wash hand basin, quarry tiled floor and single glazed leaded window.
Entrance Hall
This grand hall features a solid oak staircase, balustrade, and flooring, open through to the dining hall and doors through to the study, sitting room, breakfast kitchen and storage cupboard.
Dining Hall 17' 8" max x 11' 6" ( 5.38m max x 3.51m )
The beautiful space could be used for many different living needs, with a solid oak staircase, along with a period carved high mantled fire surround believed to have Jacobean panelling with inlaid Delft tiles and inset open grate fire, lovely beamed ceiling, oak wooden floor boards, service bell, picture rails, two radiators and three windows to the side and front aspects.
Sitting Room 17' 6" x 13' 8" ( 5.33m x 4.17m )
A lovely sized living area, with large walk-in bay window to the front aspect, with a decorative white corbel fire surround with inset open grate fire, deep skirting boards, solid oak floorboards, picture rails, service bell and two radiators.
Dining Room/Study 12' 11" x 8' 10" ( 3.94m x 2.69m )
Another good size versatile room with scope to make open, with a secondary glazed leaded window to the rear overlooking the garden, a serving hatch to the kitchen. Corner set period carved mantle and fire surround with panelling incorporating 17th Century blue Delft tiles, and a radiator.
Breakfast Kitchen 16' 4" max x 13' 6" max ( 4.98m max x 4.11m max )
With a single glazed window to the side aspect and having a range of fitted white fronted units to both the floor and eye level with worktops over, stainless steel sink, drainer, mixer tap and tiled splashback. Gas cooker with cooker hood inset into a tiled canopy. Feature beam to ceiling, chimney breast with mantle, Butler Service Board, and pull down double sided serving hatch. There is a floor standing Glow Worm boiler, radiator, built-in cupboard for storage, wooden French doors leading out to the rear garden via steps, and single glazed door leading out onto a former conservatory base with quarry tiles. The kitchen also benefits from a cold pantry with original tiled cold shelf.
Utility/Shower Room 7' 5" x 6' 2" ( 2.26m x 1.88m )
Leading down via some steps located at the rear of the kitchen is a shower/utility room. Benefitting from a walk-in shower cubicle with Vectar electric shower, wash hand basin, WC with a high cistern, plumbing for a washing machine, radiator, quarry tiled floor and single glazed windows to the side and rear aspects.
Master Bedroom 15' 7" x 13' 6" ( 4.75m x 4.11m )
With a window to the front aspect this master bedroom features a beautiful hand painted Corbel fire surround, mantle with inlaid mauve 17th Century Delft tiles, radiator, picture rail, and an interconnecting door to bedroom two (currently not in use).
Bedroom Two 11' 5" x 11' 4" ( 3.48m x 3.45m )
This double bedroom has single glazed leaded windows to the front and side aspects, featuring a hand painted cast period decorative fire place, fitted shelving, picture rail, carpet and a radiator.
Bedroom Three 12' 9" max x 11' 3" max ( 3.89m max x 3.43m max )
With a single glazed window to the rear aspect, this double bedroom features a hand painted cast decorative fireplace, fitted wardrobe, pedestal wash hand basin with tile splashback, picture rail, carpet and a radiator.
Bedroom Four 10' 3" x 7' 4" ( 3.12m x 2.24m )
With a single glazed window to the side aspect, shelving, picture rail, carpet and a radiator.
Bedroom Five 10' max x 7' 6" max ( 3.05m max x 2.29m max )
With windows to the rear and side aspects this bedroom is entered through a panelled painted door with steps down into the room having a beam to the ceiling and slight slope (restricted head height) and a radiator. (This room is believed to have been the maids room).
Family Bathroom 10' 3" max x 7' 2" ( 3.12m max x 2.18m )
With a single glazed sash window to the side aspect, comprising of a bath with side mounted shower, pedestal wash hand basin, partial tiling, corner storage airing cupboard with lagged cylinder, carpet and a radiator.
Separate Wc
With a single glazed leaded window to the side aspect, WC with high cistern, and carpet.
Garage/Store/Workshop 15' 7" x 8' 7" max narrowing to 7' ( 4.75m x 2.62m max narrowing to 2.13m )
The garage to the rear and beneath the property has a single glazed window to the side aspect, power, lighting and shelving.
Leading through to a storage area with a wooden door leading into a workshop area having a single glazed window to the side aspect, power, lighting, workbenches and shelving.
General Description Outside
This established front garden features some mature shrubs and plants, mainly laid to lawn with a tarmac driveway to the side for off road parking. Double iron gates gives access through to the side and rear of the property for further parking, garage and rear garden.
Pathway to the left side of the property with wooden gate also gives access through to the rear.
Raised conservatory base featuring quarry tiles is perfect for entertaining or outside dining with steps leading down into the rear garden.
The large private rear garden is mainly laid to lawn enclosed by hedging and fencing, benefitting from a range of mature shrubs and trees, footpath through the garden and featuring a wooden arbour and shed.
Further Property Notes:
The house was designed and built by local architect Arthur Mettham in 1912. The original plans hanging in the hall are dated December 1911.
He built the house in, the modern for then, Arts and Crafts design incorporating many much older features which were reclaimed from local restoration projects. For example there are 3 fireplaces with17th Century Delft tiles and one with 17th Century carved wood surround from a church pulpit. A large fireplace in the main bedroom is tiled with rare mauve Delft tiles. The floors down stairs are reclaimed solid oak as is the staircase and many of the doors. There are examples of original art nouveau stained glass in a door and window.
Mr Mettham lived in the house with his wife for almost 2 years until the outbreak of First World War. He was killed in Archangel, Russia in November 1918, having never met his baby son.
His wife and son lived in the house until the 1960's when after the death of his mother, John Mettham sold the property in 1966. The house had been completely unchanged since it was built.
It has undergone some changes over the last 60 years but the all the main features remain just as the house was built.
Agents Note:
'It is our understanding that the Property is not registered at the Land Registry which is the case with a significant proportion of land across England and Wales. Your conveyancer will take the necessary steps and advise you accordingly'.
1. MONEY LAUNDERING REGULATIONS: Intending purchasers will be asked to produce identification documentation at a later stage and we would ask for your co-operation in order that there will be no delay in agreeing the sale.
2. General: While we endeavour to make our sales particulars fair, accurate and reliable, they are only a general guide to the property and, accordingly, if there is any point which is of particular importance to you, please contact the office and we will be pleased to check the position for you, especially if you are contemplating travelling some distance to view the property.
3. Measurements: These approximate room sizes are only intended as general guidance. You must verify the dimensions carefully before ordering carpets or any built-in furniture.
4. Services: Please note we have not tested the services or any of the equipment or appliances in this property, accordingly we strongly advise prospective buyers to commission their own survey or service reports before finalising their offer to purchase.
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