5 Ship Cottages, Blaxhall, Woodbridge, Suffolk. IP12 2DY PRICE £235,000 This part of Suffolk is a haven for artists, writers and 5 Ship Cottages, Blaxhall, musicians. Blaxhall is a pretty rural village with a well docu- Woodbridge, Suffolk. IP12 2DY mented social history which has been recorded in recent years by its own residents and published in an excellent book which features a number of photographs from the early 20th century An enchanting 19th century brick cottage which lies at the very heart of including Corner Cottage. The village’s rural history was cele- brated by the writer and village resident George Ewart Evans the pretty and sought after Suffolk village of Blaxhall. The property which is at the who published a number of books in the 1960s and 1970s end of a small row, lies within a very short walk of the excellent village pub and is ide- including: The Horse in the Furrow, The Farm and the Village ally situated for access to Blaxhall Common, Tunstall Forest, Iken Cliff, Snape Maltings and Ask the Fellows who cut the Hay. His interviews with local and Orford Castle. The accommodation has been sympathetically modernised and re- villagers in and around Blaxhall have provided us with an tains its Victorian character and charm. There is a well-proportioned sitting room, a cot- important historical record of life in rural Suffolk at the time of the Great War and during the last days of working horses on tage kitchen/dining room and a ground floor shower room. Upstairs there is a double the land. This cottage is typical of the sort of property Evan’s master bedroom and a second bedroom which was formerly a landing/bedroom that subjects lived in and the construction using materials often has been partitioned for privacy. There is a lovely fireplace in the sitting room with a gleaned from the land is a reminder of just how hard rural life wood burner *. The cottage benefits from partial double glazing. The rear garden is was for most people until the 1970s. Blaxhall has an excellent a notable feature of the cottage. It is laid to lawn with established trees and has a use- pub and is ideally located for access to Orford, Wood- bridge, Aldeburgh and the neighbouring village of Snape. ful secure shed (2.29m x 1.72) with electricity, plus a fabulous, purpose-built studio/ Snape Maltings is home to the Aldeburgh Festival. There are summer house (Measuring 2.62m x 2.28) with west-facing bi-folding doors. As cottages wonderful walks across Blaxhall Common and through Tunstall of this nature become increasingly hard to find, we most strongly recommend an early Forest with cycle routes through the village and on to Iken and appointment to view. * The wood burner has a crack and may need to be replaced. Orford. The nearest railway station is just two villages away at Campsea Ashe where there is a connecting service to Lon- don, Cambridge and Norwich via Ipswich.
VIEWING By appointment with Jennie Jones Estate Agents 01728 605511 saxmundham@jennie-jones.com www.jennie-jones.com
LOCAL AUTHORITY Suffolk Coastal District Council, East Suffolk House, Station Road, Melton Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 1RTTel: 01394 383789
SERVICES Mains water, electricity, and drainage. There is a pedestrian right of way in favour of the neighbouring cottage.
Items depicted in the photographs are not necessarily included in the sale. Measurements and details are for guidance purposes only and their accuracy should be checked by an intending purchaser. Where applicable, central heating systems, gas/electrical installations, plumbing etc, have not been checked by this office Distance London 102 miles Ipswich 21 miles Saxmundham 5 miles Woodbridge 10 miles Orford 6.4 miles
Schools Snape C of E aided Primary School Church Road. IP17 1QG Telephone: 01728 688373
Saxmundham High School Seaman Avenue. IP17 1DZ Telephone 01728 633910
Railway Station Campsea Ashe (Wickham Market)
Doctor’s surgery Lambsale Meadow Saxmundham IP17 1DY Telephone 01728 602022
Supermarkets Tesco Saxmundham Waitrose Saxmundham
Sports centre Leiston Leisure Centre (pool) Red House Lane. IP16 4LS
EPC G SOUTHWOLD SAXMUNDHAM T: 01502722065 T: 01728 605511 www.jennie-jones.com E: [email protected] E: [email protected]