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Chapel Lane Barrowden | Rutland | LE15

KEY FEATURES

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A Grade II Listed, Double Fronted, Georgian Home

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Located in a Premium Rutland Stone Village

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Skilfully Extended and Wonderfully Presented Property

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Glass and Oak Reception Room with Views of the Garden

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Sitting Room, Dining Room, Study, Kitchen, Utility and Entrance Hall

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Four Bedrooms, A Dressing Room, an En Suite and a Family Bathroom

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Beautifully Presented Walled Garden with Patio Terracing

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Total Accommodation Extends to 2087 Sq.Ft.

The most charming, Grade II listed, stone house with adjoining Victorian, brick, former post office, stands on Chapel Lane in a slightly elevated position in the popular Rutland village of Barrowden. With four reception rooms and four bedrooms all set over three floors, and a delightful spacious, walled rear garden, this is a highly desirable property in a much sought after location. As carved in the stone surround of the tall, central, arched window, the main part of the house was built in 1823 and the brick post office, with its pretty bargeboard on the gable end, added to one side in the late 1880s. Under a Colleyweston roof with a delightful facade, set well back and approached up stone steps, the house has three front entrances whilst a little iron gate leads down the side to the garden and the back door. Inside, full of charm and character, the house is light and airy thanks to its many windows, in particular the sizeable, triple sashes to the front reaching almost to the floor, as well as the recent addition of a very impressive oakframed garden room, with its abundance of glazing directed over the back garden. Even the single-storey, rear sitting room has four windows, two of them arched ones flanking the fireplace.

Being built on a slight gradient, the dual aspect kitchen receiving

At the far end of the sitting room, you find the new garden

morning and afternoon sun, is down steps in the old post

room which is also accessed from the main entrance to the

office part. An over 17 foot long room, it is lined with bespoke

house through a spacious hall with built in storage cupboards.

timber units, with a mix of granite and timber worktops, that

The splendid new space, 19 foot long, with its visible chunky oak

incorporate a double Belfast sink under a wide, south facing

frame and vaulted ceiling is a triumph and “where we seem to

window. Two separate Bosch ovens, a Neff gas hob and a

live most of the time,” remark the owners. Underfloor heating

dishwasher are integrated.With plenty of room for a dining table

has been laid beneath the oak flooring and the views onto the

and chairs, it lends a French farmhouse feel. A once external,

garden are wonderful. A wall of glazing stretches right up into

now internal Georgian sash window links with the dining room

the gable on the eastern end whilst modern French doors open

whilst a door at the end opens into an inner hall where you find

onto the terrace on the south side for the perfect connection

the downstairs WC and, down a step, a good sized utility room.

with the outdoors. As the owners attest, “The downstairs is an excellent entertaining space particularly in the summer when

The two front rooms, though the same size, have their own

parties can spread out onto the terrace as well.”

characteristics. The dining room has a decorative, cast iron, hob grate in the brick fireplace and the likely original, York stone

Upstairs, the long, triple aspect, master bedroom with its en

floor, whilst the other front reception room, used as a study,

suite shower room occupies the Victorian part where new oak

features a marble fireplace with an Art Nouveau grate with tiled

flooring has been laid throughout.The second bedroom with its

surround and a parquet floor. “This fireplace can be an open

period fireplace is in the original part, so too a spacious dressing

fire with a flap to seal off the chimney when not in use,” say the

room that leads to the bathroom at the back fitted with a

owners.The rear sitting room has timber floorboards and a log-

contemporary bath and a separate shower. Behind the central

burner nestling in a stone fireplace; the external chimney breast

front window, the original timber staircase rises to the attic

is a charming feature seen from the garden.

bedrooms, enchanting spaces with vaulted ceilings and painted white roof timbers that enhance the brightness of each room.

The sunny and barely overlooked garden is deceptively

activities for everyone, a thriving village shop and village hall

large as it turns the corner at the back into a more secret,

and access to a branch of the GP surgery plus an excellent

secluded area. With plenty of places to sit in the sun or

pub.”

shade, the garden retains structure all year round with box balls, hedging and topiary. The owners enthuse, “We value

This pub, The Exeter Arms, has undergone a superb

living in the centre of such a beautiful village surrounded by

refurbishment and overlooks Barrowden’s village green and

Collyweston roofs, trees and enjoying our secluded walled

duck pond at the centre of the pretty village. Everything the

garden.”

village offers is within walking distance of 20 Chapel Lane whilst the attractive towns of Stamford and Oakham are

The owner brought up three children here and reflects,

only about a fifteen minute drive and Uppingham just ten

“The house had lots of space for everyone and the freedom

minutes, all with very good schools. Rutland Water with a

to ride bikes in the village with access to the rec for football

multitude of outdoor leisure pursuits, and the A1, are also

and cricket and go further for woods and fields. The village

nearby. Peterborough is around a half hour drive where

is very peaceful and quiet but that disguises a vibrant

fast trains to London Kings Cross take approximately fifty

community with people from all sorts of professions either

minutes whereas Corby has hourly trains to London which

retired, working from home with the excellent broadband

serve more stations and take 1 hour and 11minutes, making

or commuting to London and elsewhere. There are

this a good location if commuting.

Agents notes: The floor plans are for illustration purposes only. All measurements: walls, doors, window fittings and appliances and their sizes and locations are shown conventionally and are approximate only and cannot be regarded as being a representation either by the seller or his agent. © Unauthorised reproduction prohibited.

LOCAL AUTHORITY: Rutland County Council SERVICES: Mains Electricity, Water and Drainage, Gas Central Heating TENURE: Freehold

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These particulars, whilst believed to be accurate, are set out as a general outline only for guidance and do not constitute any part of an offer or contract. Intending purchasers should not rely on them as statements of representation of fact, but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to their accuracy. No person in the employment of Fine & Country or Rutland Country Properties has the authority to make or give any representation or warranty in respect of the property. We would also point out that we have not tested any of the appliances and purchasers should make their own enquiries to the relevant authorities regarding the connection of any services.

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