The Property

Accommodation

Inside

Ground Floor
Panelled timber door with two inset glass panes opens into the hall with original flagstone flooring and doors to the bathroom and sitting room. The sitting room has a bay window with paned glass and a leaded light inlay that overlooks the frontage and the street. There are exposed stone walls and ceiling beams and an inglenook fireplace with Bressumer beam and stone seat and hearth. Also from the sitting room, stairs rise to the first floor and there is a paned glass door to the garden and stable door to the kitchen.
The kitchen enjoys a double aspect with paned glass window with seat under to side and further windows with deep sills overlooking the sun terrace to the opposite side. There are exposed ceiling beams and a stone fireplace with Bressumer beam and wood burning stove. It is fitted with a rang of freestanding units with stainless steel sink and work surfaces plus space for a cooker and fridge/freezer as well as space and plumbing for a washing machine. An original style timber stable door opening to the sun terrace and garden.
Also on the ground floor is a spacious bathroom with a paned glass window and deep sill to the front elevation. It is fitted with a suite consisting of a pedestal wash hand basin with tiled splash back and shaver light and point over, tiled shower cubicle with electric shower, low level WC and bath with wood panelled side. There is also the airing cupboard housing the hot water cylinder.

First Floor
The staircase with exposed stone walls, curves up to the landing where there is access to three good sized bedrooms and a useful cloakroom. The main bedroom enjoys a double outlook with windows overlooking the sun terrace and rear garden - both with deep sills. There are exposed ceiling beams and the walls are slightly curved. A door from the landing opens into a small hall with door to the cloakroom and opening into the bedroom two, which has a leaded light window and deep sill to the front and exposed ceiling beams and floorboards. The third bedroom also has a window with leaded light inlay plus a seat under to the street side and exposed ceiling beams. The cloakroom is fitted with a low level WC and wall mounted wash hand basin.

Outside

The property is approached via a wrought iron gate onto a flagstone path leading to the front door. The remainder of the frontage is partly laid to flagstone and small flower beds and enclosed by vertically set flagstones. To one side of the cottage there are double timber gates opening to a covered storage area which opens to a paved sun terrace. There are two storage cupboards, one housing the gas fired central heating boiler. Flagstone steps with a well underneath rise to the main body of the garden. This is laid to lawn and edged by shrub and flower beds. A path leads to the top of the garden where there is the old outhouse. The garden is of a good size, enclosed by stone walls and has good privacy enjoying a sunny aspect.

Useful Information

Energy Efficiency Rating ' Exempt ' - Grade II Listed
Council Tax Band D
Paned Glass Windows
Gas Fired Central Heating
Mains Drainage
Freehold
No Onward Chain

Directions

From the Sturminster Newton

Leave Sturminster via Bridge Street at the traffic lights go over the bridge and turn right onto the A357. Continue on this road for approximately 5 miles turning left where Stalbridge is signposted. On entering the town go through the single lane onto the High Street and turn left at the Cross onto Gold Street. Proceed to almost the top of the hill where the cottage will be found on the right hand side. Postcode DT10 2LX