The Old Vicarage, Church Lane, Frosterley,

A fine Victorian vicarage standing in over two acres of mature private walled gardens and including a grazing paddock. The substantial stone built detached house has been thoughtfully restored and enjoys a wonderful outlook towards the distant fells on the south side of . EPC Rating: E.

 Four reception rooms plus conservatory  Farm house style kitchen with Aga  Master bed with dressing room and en-suite  Four further double bedrooms  Family bathroom and washroom  Double garage and stores  Extensive grounds and gardens  In all 2.35 acres or thereabouts including optional paddock

Guide Price: £499,500

Wolsingham 3 miles; Stanhope 3 miles; Lanchester 12.5 miles; Durham City 19 miles; Hexham 22 miles; 27 miles

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DESCRIPTION The old vicarage has been appointed to and excellent standard with warm roof insulation, supplementary solar panel system and partial under floor heating (extending below the Victorian style tiled hall ways).

Accommodation extends to include at least four ground floor reception rooms together with a conservatory, Farm House style kitchen with Aga range and a large pantry. There is also a substantial utility/laundry room and further ancillary storage space associated with the attached double garage. A spacious central landing provides access to a master bedroom suite with dressing room and full separate en-suite bathroom together with four other double bedrooms, family bathroom, wash room and access to a substantial loft space.

The property is approached along a private roadway leading up from Front Street and passing the entrance to St Michaels Church. The double gated entrance with stone pillars leads onto a large blocked paved driveway extending to the west and north side of the house and leading up to the entrance porch with covered portico and solid mahogany entrance door leading into:

ACCOMMODATION The substantial stone Entrance Porch1.82m x 2.25m (5’11” x 7’4”) with Victorian style floor tiles and internal double doors leads into the main Reception Hall 8.21m x 2.51m (26’11” x 8’2” including staircase up to the first floor with coat and storage cupboard below, Victorian style floor tiling with underfloor heating, ceiling cornice and traditional panelled entrance doors leading into the library, sitting room, dining room and rear hallway.

The Library 5.94m x 4.72m (19’6” x 15’6”) is south facing through a double shuttered window overlooking the garden terrace and is centred on an attractive fire place with living flame gas fire. Magnificent view over the private gardens and distant countryside.

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Next door lies the Sitting Room 5.42m x 4.80m (17’9” X 15’8”) centred on an ornate mahogany fire surround with multi fuel stove and with French doors with shutters leading through to the conservatory. Ceiling cornice and side window overlooking the orchard garden. The Conservatory 4.57m x 3.96m (15’0” x 13’0”) is a double glazed Victorian lantern style conservatory built over a stone base and with double doors leading out onto the garden terrace. Tiled floors and extensive views over the gardens and distant countryside. To the rear of the entrance hall is the Dining Room 4.49m x 4.23m (14’8” X 13’10”) with ceiling cornice and solid oak floor together with large double door alcove crockery cupboard.

The farmhouse style Kitchen 5.02m x 4.13m (16’ 5” X 13’6”) overlooks the east garden, features a large four door Aga range and is extensively fitted with oak fronted base and wall units with roll top work surfacing and oak alcove shelving. Equipped with gas hob, NEFF integrated dishwasher and double stainless sink unit. A door leads off to the Pantry 2.85m x 1.84m (9’4” X 6’0”) situated directly off the kitchen and fitted with a range of matching base and wall units including wine rack and roll top worksurfacing. Stable style door leading out to the breakfast patio and east garden.

To the rear of the hallway lies the Utility Room 4.98m x 3.79m (16’3” x 12’5”) a substantial utility/laundry room providing excellent ancillary accommodation to the main kitchen. Equipped with Belfast sink and plumbing for automatic washing machine wood work surfaces and extensive storage cupboards. Victorian style floor tiles with underfloor heating. Painted stone inglenook fireplace inset with storage and wood work surfacing. Back staircase leading up to the first floor landing.

Rear Lobby 2.44m x 1.07m (8’0” x 3’6”) with Victorian style floor tiles and door leading out to the block paved driveway close to the garage.

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Study 4.62m x 2.30m (extending to 2.95m (9’8”) (15’1” x 7’6”) The main Bathroom 4.33m x 2.80m (14’2” x 9’2”) contains a with two large windows overlooking the courtyard. Shower suite with double ended bath with mahogany panel, separate room/WC 2.06m x 2.03m (6’9” x 6’8”) with Victorian style floor corner shower cubicle, pedestal wash basin and close couple tiles and full wall tiling together with heated towel rail, close WC. Shuttered window, heated towel rail and spot lights. coupled WC, pedestal wash handbasin and shower cubicle. There is a further Washroom 3.35m x 1.68m max (11’0” x 5’6”) with access to the roof space and equipped with pedestal A wide balustrade staircase leads up from the reception wash handbasin, WC and heated towel rail. hall via half landing, with large stain glass window with fitted shutters, to the first floor accommodation. OUTSIDE Landing 3.66m x 2.44m (12’0” x 8’0”) galleried landing overlooking the stairwell and stain glass window and with Garage access to the master bedroom, bathroom and rear hallway Double garage with remote control insulated door situated off leading off to the ancillary bedroom accommodation. the back of the blocked paved courtyard. In addition there are three garden stores, one providing wide access for the ride on The Master Suite Double Bedroom 4.78m x 4.19m (15’8” x lawn mower and one of the others presently utilised as fuel 13’8”) is a spacious room featuring a white painted fire store. surround with arched cast iron insert and window overlooking the private gardens and countryside beyond. A large storage Gardens cupboard and open archway lead through to the Dressing A principal feature of this magnificent property the walled Room 4.77m x 2.72m (15’7” x 8’11”) which includes an gardens surrounding The Old Vicarage extend to impressive oak lined shoe cupboard and further archway approximately 1 acre including a central lawn area to the leading to a fitted wardrobe area extending to 4.04m x 1.58m south and east of the house. The west boundary is lined with with oak lined wardrobe fitments and doorway leading through large holly, laburnum and yew trees with a small woodland to the en-suite Bathroom 3.99m x 2.60m (13’1” x 8’6”) which walk. There is a well maintained beech hedge separating the is superbly equipped with steam room/shower, spa bath, WC lawn garden and orchard and a further stone wall separating with concealed cistern, oval washbasin with infinity mirror, the garden from the larger paddock/glebe area to the east. shaver point, heated towel rails, fitted cupboards and draw units. Grounds and Paddock A stand for large sycamore trees dissect the centre of the Bedroom No. 2 4.52m x 4.27 (14’10” x 14’0”) enjoys fine paddock and approximately 10 years ago a woodland area views towards St Michael’s Church and includes a large was planted along the southern boundary containing silver alcove cupboard with stripped pine doors. Bedroom No. 3 birch, rowan, oak, red sycamore et al. A blackthorn hedge 5.03m x 3.96m (16’6” x 13’9”) affords views over the orchard has been planted along the public footpath which skirts garden and paddock and is equipped with vanity unit with through the southern edge of the paddock in order to provide wash basin and two cupboards, one housing the hot water additional privacy and land extends beyond this to a further cisterns and solar panel control and the other providing 0.15 acres running down toward the Wear Valley railway. shelved storage space. Bedroom No. 4 4.54m x 2.72m There is a separate access to the glebe land/paddock off (14’10” x 8’11”) overlooks the courtyard and Bedroom No. 5 Western Hill. 4.16m x 3.26m (13’7” x 10’8”) includes a useful shelved alcove.

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SERVICES LOCATION OFFICE REF Mains electricity, water, gas and drainage are connected. From Lanchester: Follow the B6296 from Lanchester to the LN00000069 A68. Turn right and immediately left rejoining the B6296 and HEATING continue for 3 miles to . Turn right onto the A689 DETAILS PREPARED: An advanced system of dual gas and solar heating which also and continue to the centre of Frosterley. Turn left into Church October 2013 provides for domestic hot water. In addition the property has Lane and directly ahead to the property. the benefit of Warm roof insulation (with 25 years guarantee) PROPERTY MISDESCRIPTIONS ACT 1991 and a 10 year guarantee for timber treatment. Solar panels From Corbridge (Styford roundabout A68/A69): Head south We endeavour to make our sales particulars accurate and supply warm water to two large cistern tanks and a 60,000 on A68 for just over 8 miles and turn right at Caterwayheads. reliable. They should be considered as general guidance only BTU boiler situated in the boiler house serves a system of Turn right again and follow the B6278 for approximately 9 miles and do not constitute all or any part of a contract. Prospective panelled radiators. An underfloor heating system operates in to Stanhope. Turn right onto the A689 and continue to the buyers and their advisers should satisfy themselves to the halls and utility room downstairs, in the lounge is a dual wood centre of Frosterley. Turn right into Church Lane and directly facts, and before arranging an inspection. Further information and solid fuel boiler. ahead to the property. on points of particular importance can be provided. Services, . fittings and equipment have not been tested. Room sizes TENURE COUNCIL TAX BAND: should not be considered exact. Freehold Council Tax Band F

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