BASSETTS AND BASSETTS BARN, CHIDDINGSTONE CAUSEWAY TONBRIDGE | KENT | TN11 8JX Penshurst Station 0.5 miles Tonbridge 6.3 miles Central London 29 miles BASSETTS, CHIDDINGSTONE CAUSEWAY, TONBRIDGE, KENT, TN11 8JX A unique unlisted period house and detached Kentish barn, with enormous scope for renovation and improvement, in a highly desirable situation on the edge of Chiddingstone Causeway. The property is offered for sale following nearly 150 years of continuous family ownership. Guide Price £650,000 SITUATION: Bassetts is situated on the western edge designed by the architect for Westminster Catholic Amenities & Industry - There are two excellent pubs – of the village of Chiddingstone Causeway. The village Cathedral, is a deservedly active congregation so there is the Brown Jug in the village and the Greyhound up the has a post office and village store, village hall and public really something for every day of the week. road at Charcott, past the old aerodrome used by the house. The village was built around Penshurst Station Americans in WW2. The Causeway Stores & Post Office which was created to serve Penshurst Place. The station You would not be out of place in lycra or jodhpurs; cyclists provides an ever-widening array of groceries. There has benefits from journey times to Tonbridge of 9 minutes love the area – particularly Toys Hill nearby and the 250- long been a history of trade in the village – beginning with and onward journeys from Tonbridge to London Charing year heritage of hunting with the West Kent pack is the making of cricket bats and balls – continued at the unbroken. For the arts, Tunbridge Wells acts as a Wisden factory in the adjacent industrial estate up to the Cross of 44 minutes. Extensive retail and leisure facilities magnet, including the Community Arts Centre and the 1980s. are available in Tonbridge, which lies approximately 6.3 famous Pantiles area of the town. miles to the east. Heritage - The beautiful Tudor village of Chiddingstone is There are beautiful walks nearby along the bank of the just up the road; continuing a theme, so too is the A flavour of village life River Eden to the south and the woods at Redleaf and childhood home of Anne Boleyn at Hever Castle and the Chiddingstone Causeway, known earlier as Penshurst The Grove – once part of Redleaf estate. Its recent former home of her husband, King Henry VIII at Station – evolved significantly due to its proximity to the heritage traces back nearly 150 years to the famous Penshurst Place. mainline railway. It has the best of rural Kent yet with chemist, Frank Hills and father to Arnold, founder of West easy connectivity to its towns, central London and Ham FC. Schooling - Excellent schooling is available from primary Hastings on the south coast - all within the hour. age in Chiddingston with secondary schools in Tunbridge Wells at Judd for Boys, Tonbridge Girls Grammar and Activities - There is something for everyone at the Skinners Boys Grammar or separately, the leading Causeway. The village green is used still for the ancient th independent school of Tonbridge. 15 century ancestor to cricket -Stoolball and the annual fete which brings the community together. The recently Chiddingstone Causeway offers the best of all worlds – rebuilt Village Hall hosts Pilates, ‘Am-dram’ with the accessibility, community and a sense of belonging. Causeway Capers or the iconic WI. At St Luke’s Church, DESCRIPTION: Bassetts is an unlisted period cottage of brick and tile hung PLANNING: It is understood that no planning history is available for Bassetts, as elevations, under a tiled roof. The house appears to be of mixed age and is partly timber little or no alternations have been made to the property over the last 65 years. framed with later brick and tile hung additions. EPC: The house has an EPC rating of F (24) A long standing residential tenant has recently vacated the property after a 65 year tenancy and the property would now benefit from complete refurbishment and NOTES TO PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS: improvement. The house retains extensive period features, including timber panelling, latch and brace doors, exposed beams and period fireplaces. 1. The vendors are retaining a strip of garden at the western end of the property. This may be required in the future to provide access to the field to the rear. Further On the ground floor, the accommodation comprises; sitting room, dining room, kitchen information is available from the selling agents. breakfast, walk in larder, downstairs cloakroom/wc and conservatory. On the first floor area three double bedrooms and a dated family bathroom. 2. The vendors’ preference would be to conclude a sale in a timely manner. With the exception of the conservatory, which is believed to have been built by the Preference will therefore be given to cash buyers in a position to proceed quickly. previous tenant approximately 15 years ago to replace an older structure, the house has been the subject of very minimal modernisation or alteration in the past 65 years. The house now offers potential purchasers a unique opportunity to renovate and extend, 3. A legal pack is available from the selling agents, which includes Title information, pre subject to obtaining all the necessary consents, to create a charming family home, in an -contract enquiries and a draft contract. It is anticipated that potential purchasers will enviable and highly accessible location. rely upon an indemnity policy in connection with searches, to avoid undue delay in relation to the sale. Externally the house sits within a well-proportioned plot with views over fields. The house is set back from the road, with a small lawned front garden and orchard area to one side. To the rear of the property is a further area of domestic garden, which is largely laid to 4. Services — mains electricity and water connections are in place. Heating in the lawn with mature trees and shrubs. On the eastern side of the house, is the driveway cottage is by way of electric night storage heaters, an open fire and wood and generous parking area, beyond which is situated the barn. burner. Drainage is to a dilapidated septic tank, situated in the field immediately to the rear of the boundary hedge. Rights in relation to the servicing and maintenance BASSETTS BARN: Bassetts Barn is a traditional timber framed Kentish barn, of of this sewage system, are contained in the registered Title for the property and weather boarded elevations under a peg tile roof. The barn consists of three separate adjoining land. stores on the ground floor, with a single open loft space over. It is rare to see barns in untouched original condition of this type and the property has retained period features, PARTICULARS, PLANS AND SCHEDULES: The particulars and acreages stated there- such as original brick floors and wooden mangers, with an additional lean to store to one in, together with the plans are believed but not guaranteed to be correct. They are given side. The ground floor of the barn extends to 653sq ft (60.7m²). The first floor of the barn by the Agents to assist viewers but are specifically excluded from any contract and extends to 526 sq ft (48.9m²) with skeiling roof line. The barn could be utilised by pur- prospective purchasers must satisfy themselves as to the information contained therein. chasers as a workshop or store and offers potential for conversion to home office, a resi- dential annex, or holiday let accommodation, subject to obtaining all necessary consents. ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING COMPLIANCE (AML): In accordance with Money Laundering Regulations, we are now required to obtain proof of identification for all vendors and purchasers. You will need to supply information required for us to complete VIEWING: Strictly by appointment with the agents Paddock Wood office on 01892 our identification checks which will include your date of birth, main residential address 832325. and a colour copy of your passport or photo driving licence. Lambert & Foster apologise for any inconvenience this may cause, but it is a legal requirement. Unfortunately, DIRECTIONS: The postcode for the property is TN11 8JX. From the centre of Lambert & Foster will not be able to conclude a sale on your behalf to any person or Chiddingstone Causeway, proceed west on the High Street. As you reach open people who are unable to provide confirmation of identification. countryside on the edge of the village, the property will be found on the left hand side. WHAT3WORDS: Using the What3words App, the entrance to the driveway is situated at trace.dollar.happy. IMPORTANT NOTICE: Lambert & Foster themselves and the vendors and/or lessors of this property whose agents they are, give notice that: The particulars are set out as a general outline only for guidance and do not constitute part of an offer or contract. All descriptions, dimensions, references to condition and necessary permissions for the use and occupation and other details are given in good faith and are believed to be correct but any intending purchasers/lessees should not rely on them as statements or presentations of fact but satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of them. If there are any points which are of particular importance to you, please contact the office and we will be pleased to check the information, particularly if you are travelling some distance to view the property. In accordance with the Property Misdescriptions Act 1991, we must advise that we have not tested any of the main services, various electrical or gas appliances and fixtures which may be referred to in these sales particulars. Any prospective purchasers are strongly advised to satisfy themselves that such are in working order.