WIGTON 13 High Street , CA7 9NJ

T: 016973 43641 F: 016973 43743 E: [email protected] W: www.hopesauction.co.uk

LAUREL HOUSE, ABBEYTOWN, WIGTON, CA7 4RL

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Price Guide £149,750 Laurel House, Abbeytown, Wigton, CA7 4RL

GENERAL DESCRIPTION ACCOMMODATION Probably dating from the mid Victorian era Laurel House is a delightful and indeed most deceptive Ground Floor link/terraced providing 3 reception rooms, 3, possibly 4 bedrooms and, crucially, an attractive rear garden with separate vehicular access. Vestibule with original entrance door and fanlight above, The house retains much of its period character stripped pine door and matching side screens with stripped woodwork, fireplaces, plasterwork leading into:- and the original astragal fan light over the entrance door. Hallway with original arch and wood corbels, stripped Although requiring a little upgrading Laurel House skirtings, architraves and doors. provides an ideal opportunity for a family-style home in this popular and indeed well supported village. Front Sitting Room 12'3 x 12' (3.73m x 3.66m) Abbeytown lies equidistant between Wigton and having pine chimney piece inset with astride the B5302 and also within easy reproduction Victorian cast iron and tiled reach of both the Lake District and the Solway fireplace, and laminate floor. Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. (M6 and mainline railway station) is Rear Living Room within easy commuting distance, around 16 miles 14'6 x 14' (4.42m x 4.27m) to the east. Abbeytown boasts the historic Abbey having exposed stained floorboards, original of Holme Cultram (recently restored after a cornice and marble/cast iron and tiled fireplace. disastrous fire), as well as a modern primary school, shop/post office, refurbished inn and a new sports field. Silloth and Wigton cater well for Kitchen everyday needs with numerous sports clubs, 12' x 12' (3.66m x 3.66m) general shops and supermarkets, secondary with full range of oak fronted wall and floor schools, bus and rail services and, at Silloth, a cupboards, units and drawers, worksurfaces, tiled championship golf links. splashbacks, double oven, gas hob and extractor fan, fridge and freezer, plumbing for automatic Directions washing machine, stainless sink unit and From Wigton take the B5302 for Silloth and after laminate tiled floor. 5 miles Abbeytown is reached. Proceed around the sharp left hand bend in the centre of the Rear Family Room village and on the right the shop/post office can 19'7 x 8'2 (5.97m x 2.49m) be seen. Laurel House stands in the very next with patio door/screen (attention needed) leading turning on the right, in effect a courtyard, adjoining the former methodist chapel. out to the rear garden. A For Sale board has been erected for identification purposes. Enclosed Passage and Rear Lobbys with Worcester central heating boiler, plumbing for washing machine and outer door.

Basement Stairs from the rear passageway lead down to:-

Two Cellar Rooms and Storage Area and with the original stone steps now boarded over. First Floor SALE DETAILS

Central Landing Services from left to right are:- Mains water, electricity and drainage, no mains gas but LPG fuels the central heating system; Rear Office/Single Bedroom sealed unit double glazing; telephone line installed; loft insulated. 10' x 5'4 (3.05m x 1.63m) Please note that none of the services has been tested. Bathroom 14'1 x 8'10 (4.29m x 2.69m) Tenure still with the original fireplace and wooden floor, and now with three piece suite as well as shower Understood to be Freehold. cubicle, the double ended bath having a side mixer tap/shower attachment, and extractor fan. Council Tax Band C Front Double Bedroom 12' x 12' (3.66m x 3.66m) Viewing Strictly by appointment through Hopes Estate Front Double Bedroom Agents, 016973 43641 16' x 12'3 (4.88m x 3.73m) having built in cupboards and both front and side windows.

Rear Double Bedroom 14'2 x 8'1 (4.32m x 2.46m) with ladder access to insulated loft space.

Outside

Forecourt with flowering shrubs and bushes.

Excellent Rear Garden with lower level yard area, upper lawn, 3 brick-built stores, WC, greenhouse, wendy house, shrubs and bushes, yew trees, LPG tank, vegetable bed and, along the side of the adjoining methodist chapel, a driveway leading back to the main road. . .

FRONT SITTING ROOM KITCHEN

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LANDING FRONT DOUBLE BEDROOM

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REAR DOUBLE BEDROOM FRONT DOUBLE BEDROOM .

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BATHROOM VESTIBULE

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REAR ENTRANCE GARDEN .

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Whilst these particulars are prepared with care and are believed to be accurate neither the Selling Agents nor the vendors warrant the accuracy of the information contained herein and intending purchasers will be held to have satisfied themselves that the information given is correct.

ESTATE AGENTS AUCTIONEERS VALUERS LAND AGENTS Hopes Auction Company Limited Registered Office: Syke Road, Wigton, Cumbria CA7 9NS - Registered in : 052362 - VAT Registration No. 256 4393 42 Directors: B Walton (Chairman), J T Brockbank (Vice Chairman), J J Dixon, J Hope, R E Jackson, K Jarman, S Robertson, J T Wilson. Company Secretary: S Robertson