House for sale in Thrushelton, Lewdown, Okehampton - 4 bedrooms, 4 reception rooms, 2 bathrooms

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A beautifully presented detached family home set in a pretty rural hamlet north of Tavistock

Hall; Cloakroom; Four Reception Rooms; Kitchen/Breakfast Room; Boot Room; Four Bedrooms (Master with En-Suite Shower Room); Family Bathroom; Garage/Store & Workshop; Large Gardens; Views over fields.

SITUATION

The property is set in the small hamlet of Thrushelton which nestles within a small valley above a tributary of the River Thrushel which in turn leads into the Tamar.  The cottage is set next to the Parish Church and other houses here are all of an older style.  Thrushelton can be found less than a mile north of Lewdown.

Lewdown is a village found approximately ten miles to the North of Tavistock, there is a Post Office/village shop and the Blue Lion Public House with the primary school of Lewtrenchard nearby.  Lifton is a village approximately two miles to the West where there are more facilities and a further primary school.

Tavistock is a thriving market town (voted best Market Town in 2003) situated on the edge of the Dartmoor National Park in West Devon.  It has good shopping facilities and a full range of state schools plus several public schools, including preparatory schools and a senior college.  Recreational facilities include golf courses, cricket, rugby, football and tennis clubs and all indoor sports.  Scenic walks abound.  Tavistock is approximately 15 miles from Plymouth where there is a civil airport offering regular internal and continental flights, a cross Channel ferry service to Roscoff, Brittany, and a British Rail Inter City service to London, Bristol and the North.

DESCRIPTION

The property is a Grade II Listed detached house built in the early to mid part of the 17th Century and re-built in the 19th Century.  It is constructed of solid masonry walls under a Delaware slate roof.   A copy of the listing and further description of the construction can be seen in the office Ward & Chowen.  It appears that the property was originally the poor house of the area, later the Sextons’ Cottage and now offers versatile family accommodation.  Set on two floors, there are four reception rooms on the ground floor as well as kitchen/breakfast room and cloakroom.  Two staircases lead to four bedrooms on the first floor, one of which has an en-suite shower room and there is also a family bathroom.   A great deal of character has been retained and the cottage has been sympathetically renovated and is beautifully presented.  There is a large granite fireplace in the living room and another in the dining room with a cloam oven and woodburner.   There are beautifully exposed beams in the sitting room and second bedroom, as well as there being another inglenook fireplace in this room.  

Outside is a detached garage with store room and workshop and there is also parking for several cars off-road.  Immediately to the front of the cottage there are sitting areas and steps then lead down to the gardens which are enclosed.   There are many shrubs and plants, and the boundary at this lower level is formed by a stream.  At the side is another large garden which has been used for chickens and goats in the past and this is enclosed by natural hedging.  The garden can be accessed by five bar gate if required.   Viewing is advised to appreciate the rural location and well presented accommodation.

 ACCOMMODATION

GROUND FLOOR

OPEN PORCH   Door with single pane leading to:

HALL    Tiled floor; radiator; stairs rising to first floor.

LIVING ROOM  14’3” x 11’4” (4.34m x 3.45m)  Window to the front; a wonderful fireplace with granite supports, timber lintel, slate hearth with large woodburner; radiator; two display alcoves; glazed door and step to:

SNUG  13’10” x 8’4” (4.22m x 2.54m)  Window to the front; alcove with shelves; radiator; wonderful beamed ceiling and high level shelf.

DINING ROOM  14’2” x 10’6”  (4.32m x 3.20m)  With a door leading from the hallway; window to the front; fireplace with woodburner on a slate hearth with cloam oven and timber lintel; alcoves to each side; radiator; telephone point; walk-in larder with shelf and light.

STUDY  21’1” x 4’11” (6.43m x 1.50m)  (including fitted cupboard)  Window to side and two double glazed velux ceiling windows; fitted cupboard with Grant oil fired boiler; radiator; door to:

BOOT ROOM   With door to gardens and window; water tap.

INNER HALL   Window to rear with coloured glass; tiled floor; stairs rising to first floor; door to:

KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM  17’1” x 11’9” (5.21m x 3.58m)   (including rear lobby)  Double aspect with windows to both front and side; fitted with a range of solid wood fronted base and wall units; roll top work surfaces incorporating one and a half bowl stainless steel sink unit and drainer with mixer taps over; fitted electric oven with hob and cooker hood; fitted fridge/freezer;  glass fronted display cabinets; built-in table and seating; inset ceiling lights as well as under unit lighting; tiled floor; glazed door to:

REAR LOBBY   Door to side with a tiled floor and door to:

WC   Window to rear with coloured glass; low level wc; pedestal wash hand basin; space for washing machine and tumble drier; radiator; tiled floor.

FIRST FLOOR

LANDING   Alcove with fitted shelves.

BEDROOM 1  11’4” x 10’3” (3.45m x 3.12m)  Window to front with a deep sill; alcove with hanging and shelf space; radiator; access to loft space.

EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM  6’7” x 6’7” (2m x 2m)  Tiled shower cubicle; low level; pedestal wash hand basin with tiled splashbacks; inset ceiling light.

BEDROOM 2  14’1” x 8’9” (4.29m x 2.67m) (to chimney breast)   Window to front with deep sill; wonderful fireplace with stone and granite; cloam oven, timber lintel; cupboard to one side with hanging space; radiator and beamed ceiling.

BATHROOM  14’0” x 10’11”  (4.27m x 3.32m)  Double aspect with windows to front and rear, deep sills; claw foot bath with Victorian shower attachment over; low level wc; pedestal wash hand basin; fitted airing cupboard with factory lagged hot water tank and shelves; radiator; inset lights.
 
SECONDARY LANDING   Leading from the inner hall; window with coloured glass to rear.

BEDROOM 3  11’10” x 9’2” (3.61m x 2.79m)  Window to front with deep sill; deep cupboard with hanging and shelf space; some exposed natural stone; radiator; loft access.

BEDROOM 4  8’9” x 7’8” (2.67m x 2.33m)  Window to front; radiator; shelf.

OUTSIDE
 

GARAGE  15’6” x 11’10” (4.72m x 3.61m)  With wooden doors to the front.  This garage is partly finished in stone and part rendered.   Storage in eaves; power and light.  Door to:

STORE ROOM  11’10” x 6’5”  (3.61m x 1.95m)  Power and light; Further door to:

WORKSHOP  11’10” x 11’10” (3.61m x 3.61m)  Door and window to gardens; power and light.

GARDENS   Immediately in front of the property there are paved seating areas and steps from here lead down to the lawned garden.   This is bounded to one side by a small stream and the gardens are mainly lawned and interspersed with various shrubs and plants.  It can be approached through a five bar gate to one side with the majority of the garden found to the far end and at one time chickens and goats were kept on this area.   This is enclosed within natural hedging.   From the whole of the garden and the cottage views can be seen over the valley.  There are 2 water taps within the garden.

SERVICES   Mains water, electricity and Private drainage.  Oil fired heating.

OUTGOINGS   We understand this property is in band ‘G’ for Council Tax purposes.

VIEWING   By appointment with Ward & Chowen.

property reference: WACH999000953