Description
A Grade II listed Victorian five bedroom detached former school house and headmasters cottage with annexe potential. The property dates from 1870 and has many period features such as vaulted ceilings with exposed beams and timbers, traditional fireplaces and exposed brick facing to some walls. The former Headmaster's Cottage adjoins the house and provides potential for a self contained annexe.
Ground Floor An entrance vestibule with a vaulted ceiling leads to the entrance hall which has exposed brick faced walls, exposed timbers, ceramic tiled flooring and the original door to the sitting/dining room. The sitting area has a fireplace housing a log burning stove, and the hexagonal shaped dining area has a vaulted ceiling detailed with exposed timbers and a Gothic style window overlooking the garden. The family room has a timber and glazed rear porch with double doors to the rear terrace. The kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with a range of maple fronted units with granite work surfaces and a breakfast bar. Integrated appliances include a fridge/freezer and extractor and there is space and plumbing for a range style oven, dishwasher and American style fridge/freezer. Ceramic floor tiles continue to the cloakroom. The utility room is fitted with a range of units and has space and plumbing for a washing machine and tumble dryer. There is an exposed brick fireplace and panelled walls incorporating storage cupboards. The utility room, shower room and study form the Headmaster's Cottage, with a staircase leading to bedroom four and five on the first floor. A door from the study leads outside for independent access should this be made into an annexe.
First Floor An enclosed galleried area looks down to the sitting/dining room and has a vaulted ceiling detailed with exposed beams and timbers. Bedrooms one, two and three are double bedrooms with Velux windows. Bedroom one has a mezzanine storage area, bedroom two has a built-in wardrobe, and bedroom three has a circular window to the front. The dressing room/bedroom six has built-in storage cupboards. There is a family bathroom with bath and sink, and a shower room with WC. Bedroom four has a fireplace and bedroom five has a built-in wardrobe. These two rooms can only be accessed from the utility room and form part of the Headmaster's Cottage.
Outside A gravel driveway provides off street parking for three cars and a paved courtyard leads to the entrance door. The rear garden has a shaped terrace area leading to an elevated lawn with established borders. There is a timber garden shed and the garden is enclosed by timber fencing.
Shefford Shefford is a market town with a variety of local amenities that includes shops and public houses. Rail links can be found in the neighbouring towns of Biggleswade, Bedford, Hitchin and Arlesey.
