Description
A Grade II listed stone under slate, four bedroom detached cottage with a garage and outbuildings, off street parking, and south-westerly facing gardens with views over open countryside. In the Northamptonshire village of Caldecote, Mops Cottage retains original features such as quarry tiled or flagstone floors, stone fireplaces, and exposed beams. It has approximately 1,249 sq. ft. of accommodation arranged over two floors. On the ground floor this comprises two separate reception rooms: sitting and a dining rooms, and there is a fitted kitchen/breakfast room. The inner hall accesses the cloakroom/utility room and the staircase, behind a door in the sitting room, leads to the first floor landing. Upstairs there are four bedrooms, an en suite shower room, and a family bathroom.
Three of the bedrooms are double rooms. Bedroom one has a three piece en suite with a W.C., a wash basin, and a shower cubicle and like bedroom three, overlooks the rear garden. Bedroom two is double aspect overlooking the front and side. The family bathroom has a three piece suite with a bath, shower screen and built-in shower over.
The property has oil fired central heating.
Ground Floor The sitting room has a quarry tiled floor and a stone chimney breast with a raised hearth and an inset wood burning stove. The dining room has a similar fireplace with a wood burning stove; both rooms have exposed ceiling beams. The kitchen/breakfast room has fitted units and an island, all with granite worksurfaces. There is an induction hob, a double oven (one a combination oven), an integrated dishwasher and fridge/freezer. The island has a breakfast bar at both ends seating four in total. There are a flagstone floor and another open fireplace, this time with a multi-fuel stove.
Outside To the side of the property is a driveway providing off street parking for two/three cars in front of the gate with further parking beyond, ahead of the single garage (which has an asbestos roof). The garden is south-westerly facing with lawned gardens and paved seating areas. The seating area at the rear of the garage directly overlooks the open countryside. In addition to the garage, they are two, part brick/part stone under slate sheds for storage.
Situation and Schooling The nearby market town of Towcester has many amenities including shops, bars and restaurants, doctor and dentist surgeries, a leisure centre, and primary and secondary schools. These local schools are Sponne School, Marie Weller Primary School and Towcester C of E Primary School in Towcester and the C of E Primary School in Tiffield. Other schools include Northampton High School, Northampton Boys School, Quinton House School, and Stowe School.
