CORNERSTONES, CHURCH STREET, BABCARY, SOMERSET, TA11 7DT

An attractive detached period house nicely positioned opposite the church in this popular and convenient village. The spacious and versatile accommodation includes: kitchen/breakfast room, dining room, drawing room, sunroom, main and inner hall, utility area, 2 cloakrooms, cellar, study (or sitting room), playroom/gym, 5/6 bedrooms, family bathroom and shower room. The property is set in a delightful walled garden of approximately a third of an acre with an open fronted garage, plenty of parking and several stone outbuildings.

From Church Street a wide covered entrance porch leads to double entrance doors with leaded opaque glazing opening in to a wide hallway with quarry tiled floor and built in pine cupboards housing hot water tank providing domestic hot water heated by AGA. From one corner of the hall a door leads to the cottage and from the other corner a door leads to the:

KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM 2 cottage windows to front overlooking village church. Flagstone floor. Good range of solid pine floor and wall units with timber worktops and inset Belfast sink. Space for fridge and dishwasher. Oil fired AGA with shelf over. Built in corner cupboard. Hatch to dining room. Recessed ceiling lighting. Door to:

MAIN HALL half glazed door to sun room at rear. Flagstone floor. Night storage heater. Built in cupboard. Doors to:

DINING ROOM lovely sash bay window overlooking garden to rear. Attractive stone fireplace with stone hearth and inset woodburner. Painted wooden panelling to window bay. Hatch to kitchen.

DRAWING ROOM approached via an attractive short staircase (3 steps) with balustrade. Large sash bay window to front/side garden. Marble fireplace with tiled hearth, stone back and inset log basket. Night storage heater.

SUN ROOM overlooking garden to rear.

CELLAR approached via a short flight of steps. Small window to rear garden. Stone walls and floor.

INNER HALL stairs rising to first floor. High window to front. Door to:

UTILITY AREA glazed door to front/side garden. Quarry tiled floor. Space and plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryer. Door to CLOAKROOM low level WC. Wash basin.

Stairs rise from inner hall turning at lower landing to FIRST FLOOR LANDING with door to:

FAMILY BATHROOM sash window to front/side garden. Cast iron bath on raised plinth. Wide planked floor. Quadrant shower. Half panelled tongued and grooved walls. Low level WC and pedestal basin. Heated towel rail.

Two steps up to second landing area with doors to:

BEDROOM sash window to front/side garden. Wide elm planked floor.

BEDROOM sash window to rear garden. Built in cupboards and shelving. Night storage heater.

BEDROOM sash window to rear garden. Pedestal wash basin. Night storage heater.

From first landing door to:

BEDROOM cottage window overlooking church to front. Radiator. Door to small landing area with doors to:

SHOWER ROOM cottage window to front. Shower cubicle. Low level WC. Pedestal basin. Radiator.

BEDROOM UPVC double glazed window to rear. Door to small landing at top of cottage stairs with door to:

BEDROOM UPVC double glazed window to rear. Night storage heater.

Cottage stairs down to:

PLAYROOM/GYM UPVC double glazed windows to rear and side. Half glazed door to side. Laminate floor. Night storage heater. Recessed ceiling lighting. Door to CLOAKROOM low level WC, pedestal basin. Laminate floor.

At foot of stairs doors to MAIN HALL and to:

STUDY/SITTING ROOM cottage window to front overlooking church, UPVC double glazed window to rear. Exposed stone and timbers to one wall.

OUTSIDE

The mature gardens are a feature of the property and are surrounded by stone walling giving maximum privacy.

In front of the large bay window from the drawing room is a rectangular lawn with central ornamental pond. To one side is an stone arched gateway opposite the village church.

The rest of the garden is laid to lawns with mature trees (including an old yew) and shrubs with well planted borders.

A driveway with 5 bar gate runs from the bottom of the rear garden giving plenty of parking. There is an open fronted garage outbuilding with space for two vehicles and log store.

There are 4 further stone outbuildings.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Roderick Thomas, their clients and any joint agents state that these details are for general guidance only and accuracy cannot be guaranteed. They do not constitute any part of any contract. All measurements are approximate and floor plans are to give a general indication only and are not measured accurate drawings. No guarantees are given with regard to planning permission or fitness for purpose. No apparatus, equipment, fixture or fitting has been tested. Items shown in photographs are not necessarily included. Purchasers must satisfy themselves on all matters by inspection or otherwise. VIEWINGS - interested parties are advised to check availability and current situation prior to travelling to see any property.

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