Harford Cottage 25 Church Road | Church Lawford | Rugby | Warwickshire | CV23 9EG Harford Cottage Cover.indd 3 09/01/2020 15:27 HARFORD COTTAGE A charming four bedroom detached cottage with three versatile reception rooms, a superb refitted kitchen with four oven gas fired Aga and an attractive garden room set in beautifully maintained private gardens in a quiet lane in this popular village. Harford Cottage Cover.indd 4 09/01/2020 15:27 Harford Cottage Pages UPDATE.indd 1 09/01/2020 15:21 Ground Floor The recently fitted oak porch with tiled roof leads to the front door opening into the entrance hall with a solid oak floor and recently replaced bespoke oak staircase rising to the first floor with oak panelling and latch door to the understairs storage and cloaks cupboard. Exposed ceiling timbers and latch doors lead to the study and sitting room. The study has a window overlooking the garden room and exposed wall and ceiling timbers. The sitting room has a window to the front and large window overlooking the garden room, there are exposed ceiling timbers and a large inglenook fireplace with impressive beam over and brick fire surround housing a fire basket and custom made living flame gas fire and timber mantel. There is a glazed door to the rear rooms and a latch door to the third reception room, currently a library, with exposed ceiling timbers and window to the front and further window overlooking the garden room. A door opens to a second staircase which has an enclosed wine store under. The main hallway gives access to the large dining room with solid oak floor and dual aspect windows to front and side, a wide walkway leads through to the kitchen with a variety of custom made solid timber units including a fully fitted larder cupboard and island unit with breakfast bar. There are high quality built-in appliances including Neff double oven with Neff ceramic hob with concealed extractor fan over and Bosch dishwasher. The centre piece of the kitchen is the four over Aga. The kitchen is light and airy with two windows to the side and feature windows either side of the Aga. There are quartz work surfaces and a tumbled Travertine floor. The wide access from the kitchen to the garden room complements this attractive light and airy space making the three rooms ideal for families or entertaining. The garden room has large, low windows and double doors overlooking and leading to the terrace and gardens beyond as well as a vaulted ceiling with electronic Velux roof windows and flagstone floor. There is access from the extended rear of the garden room to the cloakroom which houses the central heating boiler, wash basin, low level WC and ceramic tiled floor. Neighbouring this is the convenient utility room with window overlooking the terrace, a Belfast sink, adjoining work surface, a variety of tall, base and wall mounted units, tiled floor and space and plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryer. There is access via a stable door close to the utility room and double glazed doors from the main garden room, to the terrace. Harford Cottage Pages UPDATE.indd 2 09/01/2020 15:22 Harford Cottage Pages UPDATE.indd 3 09/01/2020 15:22 Seller Insight Tucked away on a quiet no-through road in the delightful village of Church Lawford is Harford Cottage, a very characterful period home that is believed to date back to the 18th century. “We bought the house five years ago and as well as the fact that the location brought us much closer to family, it was the sheer size and character of the house that attracted us to it,” says the owner. “It began life as two farm labourer cottages, but at some point in the 1960s they were cleverly combined with a large outbuilding to form this lovely home, which is spacious, very comfortable and now contains a really nice blend of old styles and new.” “A previous owner had the property extended in a very tasteful way so it offered all the space we had been looking for, but over time we too have made some quite significant changes which have enhanced the house no end. The original kitchen was quite small and old fashioned so my wife had the brilliant idea of moving it into the much larger adjacent dining room, and we then took down the wall between those two rooms to create a much more open feel. We’ve also improved the electrics, refurbished the bathrooms and just six months ago we had one of the old staircases replaced, so the whole house is in really good order.” “The garden, which extends to around a third of an acre, was another feature that drew us to this property,” continues the owner. “The wife of the previous owner had very green fingers and so it was beautifully developed and very well established when we moved here. She designed it to change with the seasons so there’s always something lovely to look at, and it’s also very low maintenance, which has allowed us much more time to enjoy it.” “The garden room, which was added to the property by the previous owner, is where we tend to spend most of our time,” says the owner. “It’s spacious, light and bright and it allows us to enjoy our beautiful garden whatever the weather.” “Church Lawford is a wonderful village with a friendly and vibrant community, and we’re surrounded by some of the most stunning countryside so it’s an absolute walkers paradise,” says the owner. “We’re also just under four miles from Rugby town centre and around ten miles from Coventry, so all of our day- to-day needs are catered for, and we can hop on a train at Rugby station and be in London in under an hour. For us the location has been absolutely ideal.” “This is a house that definitely lends itself to entertaining,” says the owner. “We have a traditional dining room that can seat up to ten people so that’s a room that’s lovely for more formal occasions, and at Christmas we open up the whole house to friends and family for Champagne and mulled wine. We’ve had some splendid times here.” “If we could pick up this house and take it with us we really wouldn’t hesitate,” says the owner. “I’ll miss the warm atmosphere of the house, the space and the sheer peace and tranquillity of the garden. It’s been a wonderful home for the past five years.”* * These comments are the personal views of the current owner and are included as an insight into life at the property. They have not been independently verified, should not be relied on without verification and do not necessarily reflect the views of the agent. Harford Cottage Pages UPDATE.indd 4 09/01/2020 15:22 Harford Cottage Pages UPDATE.indd 5 09/01/2020 15:22 Harford Cottage Pages UPDATE.indd 6 09/01/2020 15:22 Harford Cottage Pages UPDATE.indd 7 09/01/2020 15:22 Harford Cottage Pages UPDATE.indd 8 09/01/2020 15:22 First Floor A wide window over the staircase gives natural light to the landing area which has the main part of the original timber A frame to one wall, the other half of which is in the family bathroom. Latch doors lead to the airing cupboard with linen shelves and the family bathroom which has recently been refitted with corner shower having rainforest style shower, a Neptune curved vanity unit with wash basin having marble surround, and low level WC. There is a dormer window overlooking the rear garden and the original timber floorboards thought to date back to the 18th Century. From the landing an archway leads to an inner landing area with latch doors to the master bedroom and bedroom four. The master bedroom is simply stunning with dormer window and sash window overlooking the rear garden, and a variety of high quality built-in wardrobes, ceiling fan and a latch door leading to the ensuite bathroom. This has a panelled bath with shower over and screen, low level WC and pedestal wash hand basin, ceramic tiled walls and a window to the side aspect. Bedroom four has windows to the front and side of the cottage. From the main landing a latch door leads to Bedroom three with windows to the front and rear overlooking the gardens, as well as a built in double wardrobe. A step up and door leads to Bedroom two, an ideal guest room as it also has its own access via a latch door leading to the second staircase from the library. This is a large double room with built in wardrobe and beautiful views of the garden from the rear window, as well as having a window to the front aspect, a further latch door leads to the refitted en suite shower room having windows overlooking the rear garden, a shower cubicle, ash basin, low level WC, heated towel rail and distressed wood effect flooring. Harford Cottage Pages UPDATE.indd 9 09/01/2020 15:22 Harford Cottage Pages UPDATE.indd 10 09/01/2020 15:22 Harford Cottage Pages UPDATE.indd 11 09/01/2020 15:22 OUTSIDE Frontage The cottage sits just off Church Road with a typically shallow colourful foregarden stocked with well-maintained privet, pyracantha and quince as well as beautifully trained wisteria and perennials. A picket gate leads to the Oak Porch and front entrance door.