A classic McNamara style detached house offering spacious accomodation of character set within a mature plot circa 0.4 acres.
- 4 bedrooms
- 2 bath/shower rooms
- Kitchen/breakfast room
- Drawing room
- Office/leisure room
Situation
Brae Cottage is situated on the ever popular Loudwater Estate. Situated in the heart of the Loudwater private estate about a mile and a half from Rickmansworth town centre. The Common at Chorleywood with its pretty walks and nine-hole golf course is close-by
as is the picturesque Chess Valley. Rickmansworth offers a comprehensive shopping centre with the food halls of Marks & Spencer, Waitrose and Tesco. There is a selection of good schools, both private and state within the area including Merchant Taylor's, St
Helen's, The Royal Masonic Girls Schools, Watford Grammar and York House. Rickmansworth Station provides a frequent Metropolitan Line service to London, Baker Street and the Chiltern Turbo a fast main line service to Marylebone. The M25 is accessible at Junctions
17 and 18, with connections to the motorway network and major airports.
Description
Brae Cottage is a most attractive thatched McNamara style house offering good family sized flexible accommodation with many attractive features including leaded light windows and open fires synonymous with this period of building. Whilst the property today
is in need of certain modernisation and improvement, it offers excellent scope to create a very special family home.
Accommodation
Open Side Porch
Door to
Entrance Hall
Stairs to first floor, wood flooring, central heating thermostat.
Cloakroom
High level wc, wash hand basin.
Drawing Room
A fine double aspect room with wooden flooring, inglenook brick feature fireplace with tiled hearth.
Kitchen/breakfast room
A fitted kitchen with a range of pine wall and base units, ceramic tiled work tops with integral Neff hob, electric oven and microwave oven. Stainless steel single drainer sink with mixer taps and tiled splash backs. Further single sink unit. Plumbed for dishwasher.
Space for fridge freezer, corner cupboard. Pine panelled ceiling with spotlights. Part glazed door to
Utility Room
With plumbing for washing machine. Doors to front and rear. Door to
Integral Garage
Office/Leisure Room
Door to front terrace. Ceramic tiled flooring. Sliding doors to rear garden. Sunken hot tub. Door to integral double garage. Door to
Cloak/Shower Room
Low level wc, wash hand basin. Tiled cubicle area with Mira shower unit.
First Floor
Landing
Airing cupboard housing enclosed hot water cylinder with shelves over.
Bedroom Two/Sitting Room
A fine double aspect room with feature large leaded light cathedral style glazed dormer window to the rear overlooking the garden. Exposed beams, semi vaulted ceiling. Eaves storage cupboards. Door to
Master Bedroom
A double aspect room with two corner cupboards. Door to
En Suite Shower Room
Tiled shower cubicle, wash hand basin with cupboard under, low level wc.
Bedroom Three
Built in wardrobe.
Bedroom Four
A double aspect room, two cupboards, loft hatch to useful area.
Bathroom
Panelled bath with mixer taps, low level wc, wash hand basin with cupboards under.
Grounds
In all about 0.4 of an acre. To the front are two separate driveways to either side of the front garden. Here there is a good sized area of lawn with a number of mature trees. Steps lead up to a wide terraced patio with borders to side. The front York stone
patio enjoys a fine south/westerly aspect.
Integral Double Garage
Integral Single Garage
With light and power and electric up and over door.
Rear Gardens
To the rear is a concrete patio with steps leading up through a mature rockery to a feature ornamental pond with fountain with flagstone surround with flower borders to the side. A series of steps lead right to the end of the garden. There are two areas of
lawn, several mature trees, plants and shrubs and further small pond. Right at the end is a further raised York stone patio and terrace.
Directions
From Rickmansworth Station proceed along the Chorleywood Road (A404) in the direction of Chorleywood and after about a mile turn right into Kingfisher Lure. Pass through the barrier and bear right into Troutstream Way. Follow the road over the two bridges and
turn left into Trout Rise and Brae Cottage can be found on the right hand side.