Topcroft Street, Topcroft, Bungay Guide Price £495,000 Freehold Energy Efficiency Rating : 49 Former Chapel Conversion Impressive Arched Window Stunning Original Features Three Reception Areas Fully Renovated & Modernised Three Bedrooms Re-Wired & Re-Plumbed Professionally Landscaped Gardens To arrange an accompanied viewing please call our Centralised Hub on 01603 336116 Originally built in 1898, this FORMER CHAPEL CONVERSION The larger village of Hempnall lies approximately 1.5 miles was designed by Edward Boardman & Sons of Norwich, and away and has a public house, village school and village built by Brock & Sons of Aldeburgh. Built to seat a shop/post office. The charming Waveney Valley market town congregation of 100, fast forwarding over 120 years, and you of Bungay is about 3 miles to the south and has good local will find the property has UNDERGONE a COMPREHENSIVE amenities. Norwich, the regional centre is about 12 miles to PROGRAMME of REFURBISHMENT to create a truly STYLISH the north, and offers excellent shopping and schooling, and home, which draws out the original CHARACTER and also has an airport catering for both domestic and CHARM. Original features such as the PARQUET FLOORING international destinations. There is also a main line railway and LEADED WINDOWS have been retained and refurbished station at Diss (15 miles) with a direct service to London by local craftsmen, with any additions being Liverpool Street of approximately 90 minutes. The SYMPATHETICALLY added. Various features have been picturesque coastal town of Southwold is just 25 miles to the included in the renovation, including CAST IRON East. RADIATORS, bespoke carpentry, and the restoration of the IMPRESSIVE ORIGINAL ARCHED WINDOW. The chapel has DIRECTIONS been extensively rewired and the plumbing renewed, You may wish to use your Sat-Nav (NR35 2BL), but to help including a new boiler. In brief, there are three reception you...Leave Norwich heading south via the A140, Ipswich areas, kitchen, three bedrooms, bathroom and shower room. Road. Follow this road through Tasburgh, then at the The gardens have been LANDSCAPED, with PLANTING, crossroads turn right onto the B1527 as signed Bungay and PATIO and a summer house. Hempnall. Continue through Hempnall and after leaving the village take the third right hand turning to Oxnead Lane, LOCATION which becomes Mill Road, and Church Road. At the t- Topcroft is a rural village in South Norfolk which has a junction, turn right onto The Street, where the property can thriving community who organise events throughout the be found on the left hand side, indicated by our For Sale year. These include Easter and Lent events, Open Gardens board. weekend in May, Summer Country Day, Summer Ball, Harvest events and Christmas Carol singing, to name but a few. The AGENTS NOTE village community centre and cricket club provides the The property uses a sewage treatment plant. perfect venue for many of these events. It is reputed to be the village where the first ever Valentines Day card was written in 1477, by Margery Brewse who lived in Topcroft Hall. There is a thriving cricket club in the village, well renowned for training aspiring cricketers from a wide surrounding area. The property is set back from the road, with landscaped KITCHEN lawned gardens and attractive wrought iron fencing. A 12' 2" x 9' 10" (3.71m x 3m) Offering a bespoke finished shingle driveway provides parking, with various storage fitted range of base level units with granite work surfaces, sheds, and open aspect to the side gardens. and inset ceramic sink and drainer unit with mixer tap, granite up-stands, inset electric induction hob and built-in Original arched double doors to: electric oven, stripped wood flooring, high level storage shelving, integrated fridge, freezer and washing machine, VESTIBULE leaded window to side, cast iron radiator, smooth ceiling. Tiled flooring, cast iron radiator, leaded windows to front and rear, built-in storage cupboard, double doors to: DOUBLE BEDROOM 10' 2" x 9' 9" (3.1m x 2.97m) Stripped wood flooring, cast VAULTED SITTING/DINING ROOM iron radiator, wood panelling, obscure leaded window to 23' 5" x 15' 4" (7.14m x 4.67m) This bright and inviting room side, smooth ceiling. is set under a vaulted ceiling with the stunning original arched and leaded window to front - which has been fully DOUBLE BEDROOM renovated. Flooded with natural light, the décor has been 9' 9" x 9' 5" Max. (2.97m x 2.87m) Stripped wood flooring, kept sympathetic to the original chapel. The 'Parquet' cast iron style radiator, high level storage shelving, telephone flooring has been laid in a herringbone style with further point, obscure leaded window to side, smooth ceiling. wood block flooring adjacent, attractive wood panelling borders the room, with further leaded windows to front, and SHOWER ROOM obscure leaded windows to side x2. A feature natural stone Modern white three piece suite comprising low level W.C, fireplace with an inset cast iron wood burner creates a hand wash basin set within vanity unit with storage cupboard wonderful snug section to the sitting room, whilst stairs lead under and mixer tap, double shower cubicle with to the first floor, and the room offers a television point, cast thermostatically controlled twin head shower, tiled splash iron radiator x2, ceiling fan and exposed beams, and opening backs and flooring, cast iron radiator, obscure leaded to: window to side, extractor fan, smooth ceiling with recessed spot lights. INNER HALL Leading from the main sitting room with continued 'Parquet' flooring, bespoke fitted glazed display cabinet, attractive tiled flooring, wood panelling, smooth ceiling, doors to: THE VESTRY FAMILY BATHROOM 9' 10" x 7' 10" (3m x 2.39m) Originally the Ministers Vestry, Finished in a period style, offering a three piece suite this flexible space offers an ideal study, boot room, or comprising low level W.C, hand wash basin set upon a vanity reading room. Finished with tiled flooring, a feature original unit with mixer tap, free standing rolled top bath with claw decorative open fire place with tiled hearth, leaded windows feet and mixer shower tap, tiled splash backs, white oak to side x2, door to side, cast iron radiator, smooth ceiling engineered wood flooring, cast iron radiator, smooth ceiling with recessed spot lights and timber beam. with recessed spotlights, timber beams and skylight to side. There is a large, fully insulated loft, running the full length of STAIRS TO FIRST FLOOR GALLERIED LANDING the chapel, with a usable area of approximately 35ft by 10ft. With a painted staircase and hand crafted banister rails of It is fully boarded with the benefit of lighting. timber and wrought iron construction, open plan to: OUTSIDE REAR GALLERY The Chapel offers gardens to all sides, firstly starting with the 22' 10" x 13' 9" Mas. Some Restricted Height. (6.96m x formal garden close to the main entrance, which is laid out 4.19m) Offering a beautiful aspect over the sitting/dining as a Knot Garden with a formal layout, and mature planting. room and the main original leaded window. Finished with Various timber sheds offer storage, whilst the patio wraps white oak engineered wood flooring, smooth ceiling with around to a large seating and entertaining space. Two brick exposed timber beams and iron work, skylight to side, loft sheds offer storage, and one the floor standing oil fired access hatch with retractable ladder, doors to: boiler. Further lawned gardens which are screened with mature planting can be found to the other side. Steps lead DOUBLE BEDROOM to the raised lawn with a pathway to both sides, flower beds 22' 10" x 9' 4" Some Restricted Height. (6.96m x 2.84m) and numerous fruit trees, along with a useful timber built Continued white oak engineered wood flooring, double studio/summer house, and bespoke wildlife wall. glazed windows to rear x2, smooth ceiling with exposed timber beams. Agents Note: Whilst every care has been taken to prepare these sales particulars, they are for guidance purposes only. All measurements are approximate are for general guidance purposes only and whilst every care has been taken to ensure their accuracy, th ey should not be relied upon and potential buyers are advised to recheck the measurements Awaiting EPC Rating .