Standing in just under 3/4 of an acre, Acre cottage is a beautifully built stone detached period home which has accommodation over three floors and has a huge amount of potential. Currently a welcoming home, but with work could be quite fabulous. It comprises entrance hall, large lounge, huge living / dining room with views to three directions overlooking the property’s rear gardens, rear entrance lobby, kitchen, shower room / downstairs w.c., basement, utility kitchen, wine cellar and vaulted cellar, three bedrooms to the first floor and house bathroom. With driveway, garage and superb gardens.
The property is offered for sale by the best and final offers method. Closing date for bids must be submitted by 12 noon on the 14th January 2025 to the Holmfirth office.
Attractive period style door gives access through to the entrance hallway. This large entrance hallway has a lovely window giving a super view over the property’s front gardens and beyond, this is courtesy of a large window. There is coving to the ceiling and the hallway has a chandelier point, two wall light points and features the staircase. To the rear of the hallway there is a cloak room area and a rear entrance lobby. This everyday entrance lobby has a side entrance door out to the rear gardens and beyond.
LOUNGE16' 6" x 15' 0" (5.03m x 4.57m)
With an outlook to both the front and rear this good-sized room has a high ceiling height with central ceiling light point and an attractive period style fireplace with open fired with provision for open fire. The room has twin doors that lead through to the living dining room.
17' 6" x 15' 2" (5.33m x 4.62m)
A large and impressive room with windows too three sides. Once again, there is a high ceiling height, four wall light points and beautiful views out over the property’s extensive gardens and grounds. Timber glazed door returns through to the entrance hallway.
10' 7" x 9' 9" (3.23m x 2.97m)
Once again enjoying super views out over the gardens courtesy of a large window to one side and a smaller window to the other, the room has units of both the high and low level with a large amount of working surface. With decorative tiled splash backs, in built stainless steel and glazed front to double oven, stainless steel extractor, stainless steel sink unit, electric hob and provision for a fridge. Ceramic tiling reaches up to the full ceiling height.
10' 2" x 5' 3" (3.10m x 1.60m)
Superbly appointed and with a large window giving a pleasant outlook over the mature gardens, this room has a ceramic tile floor, ceramic tile into the full ceiling height, inset spotlighting to the ceiling, extractor fan, good sized shower with chrome fittings, concealed system w.c, vanity unit with inset, wash hand basin and storage covered beneath. There is also a combination central heating radiator / heated towel rail.
A staircase leads down to the lower ground floor level.
UTILITY KITCHEN16' 8" x 15' 0" (5.08m x 4.57m)
Here we have a utility kitchen. This has a window giving outlook over the gardens, a doorway giving direct access out to the lower gardens. The room has a huge high ceiling height, stone flagged flooring, a blocked up former stone fireplace, plumbing for an automatic washing machine, stainless steel sink unit and the wall mounted gas fired central heating boiler. This room has a huge amount of potential and could even become the house kitchen once again if so desired.
16' 6" x 16' 10" (5.03m x 5.13m)
Leading from the utility kitchen there are two cellars, one of which is arch vaulted and has a stone slab table and stone slab flagged flooring. The other is a wine cellar that is superbly fitted out, once again, with arched vaulted ceiling and stone flagged flooring.
The first-floor landing once again as a window, giving a lovely view out over the gardens and grounds. There are two chandelier points and a useful store cupboard which in fact houses a former fireplace.
BEDROOM ONE15' 3" x 10' 2" (4.65m x 3.10m)
Lovely double room with windows on two sides giving a huge amount of natural light and delightful views. The room has a high ceiling height, bank of inbuilt wardrobes with centrally located dressing table and storage cupboards above.
13' 9" x 10' 0" (4.19m x 3.05m)
Once again, a double room with two windows giving a pleasant view out to the front and a bank of inbuilt wardrobes.
11' 5" x 4' 10" (3.48m x 1.47m)
A single room with a lovely view out of the property’s rear gardens and beyond.
7' 6" x 6' 0" (2.29m x 1.83m)
The property’s bathroom is fitted with a three-piece suite that comprises low level w.c., pedestal wash hand basin and bath. There is ceramic tiling to the full ceiling height, good sized mirror and storage cupboard.
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