Keepers Cottage, with 3.3 acres of paddock and garden, is believed to have originally been built in the 19thcentury and was the gamekeeper’s residence to Howden Dene. The property has a fabulous location within the heart of Corbridge, situated along Spoutwell Lane, a private lane linking to a number of impressive houses. The drive leads to a gated entrance and connects into the private gardens and grounds of Keepers Cottage, with an open gravelled courtyard and a newly built double garage.
Keepers Cottage, with 3.3 acres of paddock and garden, is believed to have originally been built in the 19thcentury and was the gamekeeper’s residence to Howden Dene. The property has a fabulous location within the heart of Corbridge, situated along Spoutwell Lane, a private lane linking to a number of impressive houses. The drive leads to a gated entrance and connects into the private gardens and grounds of Keepers Cottage, with an open gravelled courtyard and a newly built double garage.
The cottage has a great deal of style and character and is a lovely private detached residence. It has attractive slate roofing and architectural detailing, as well as beautiful sash windows and fabulous views over the Tyne Valley. The cottage has the further benefit of an adjacent grazing paddock.
To the front elevation of the house is a stone flagged terrace and patio. The property was extended in 2009 with a large sitting room and lounge with stone fireplace.
The entrance hall leads from the northern elevation and connects onto a cloakroom/wc, as well as an electrical store cupboard.
The hall connects to a large kitchen and dining room which has a lantern skylight, cream painted cabinets, built-in appliances and a large Aga. The kitchen leads on to a utility & laundry room. The main sitting room enjoys fabulous views over the Tyne Valley.
From the passageway access is gained to three double bedrooms; the master bedroom having an en-suite bathroom/wc. The remaining two bedrooms have access to the family shower room.
The property has oil fired central heating and external halogen lighting.
The gardens are set out with a lawned area and attractive floral gardens and the paddock is fully fenced.
A lovely country cottage in a beautiful area of Corbridge.
The property comprises:
The main entrance into the property is from its northern elevation, with a panelled and part glazed door to the:
ENTRANCE HALL
With terracotta floor tiling, central heating radiator, burglar alarm control panel, cloak pegs, infra red alarm sensor and door to:
SEPARATE WC
Comprising close coupled wc, Victorian style wash hand basin with wood cabinet furniture beneath and marble surround, period style radiator, spotlighting and Expelair unit.
From the hall there is also a door to an electrical cupboard housing the electric circuit breaker control panel.
An internal panelled and glazed door leads through to the:
KITCHEN & DINING ROOM (rear facing)
22’8 x 12’6 (6.91m x 3.81m)
A very impressive room which has a fabulous lantern skylight with glazed apex roof above giving good natural light to the dining area beneath. The kitchen is well equipped and fitted with cream fronted base, wall and drawer cabinets with wood door handles and contrasting wood and marble worktop surfaces incorporating a Belfast sink unit with plate rack display unit above, as well as glazed display cabinets and a dresser unit. The base units incorporate a built-in Bosch dishwasher and separate built-in refrigerator and freezer to the dresser unit. The focal point of the kitchen is the Aga, which is electric fired with two ovens, and two hot plates. Further features include stripped wood floor boarding, period style radiator, spotlighting to the ceiling and a door to a:
UTILITY & LAUNDRY ROOM (rear facing)
With work bench and spacing beneath for an automatic washing machine and tumble dryer, ceramic tiled flooring, window looking onto the rear approach of the property and Worcester oil fired central heating boiler for central heating and domestic hot water to the house.
The kitchen and dining area has an open archway with two steps leading down to the:
FAMILY SITTING ROOM & LOUNGE (south & east facing)
20’4 x 23’1 (6.2m x 7.05m)
A fabulous extension to the house which was built in 2009. It has sash style double glazed windows in wood frames enjoying tremendous views over the Tyne Valley and the gardens and glazed double doors leading out to the stone flagged terrace. The focal point of the room is the feature stone work to one wall and the stone chimney breast, with a large wooden mantle and stone recess, ideal for log and coal burning fires. Further features include pine stripped wood flooring, two period style radiators, TV aerial point and power points.
Returning to the kitchen, a passageway with central heating radiator and access into the roof void for storage leads on to the bedroom accommodation.
SHOWER ROOM
Well appointed with a large shower cubicle with Aqua Lisa shower, drying area and glazed screen surround, close coupled wc, vanity wash hand basin with circular bowl on a wood upstand, heated chrome towel rail, Expelair unit, ceramic tiled flooring with under floor heating and spotlighting to the ceiling.
MASTER BEDROOM (east facing)
14’11 x 14’0 (4.55m x 4.26m)
Enjoying a pleasant aspect over the garden from the two double glazed sash windows set into wood frames, period style radiator, spotlighting, TV aerial point and power points.
EN-SUITE BATHROOM
Comprising a Victorian tub bath with exposed claw feet and side mounted mono bloc tap with handheld shower unit, pedestal wash hand basin, close coupled wc, under floor heating, ceramic tiling, central heating radiator and Expelair unit.
BEDROOM TWO (south facing)
14’11 x 10’0 (4.56m x 3.04m)
Enjoying tremendous views over the Tyne Valley from its two sash windows, period style radiator, spotlighting, infra red alarm sensor and TV aerial point.
BEDROOM THREE (south facing)
10’2 x 14’10 (3.09m x 4.52m)
Enjoying tremendous views over the paddock and the Tyne Valley from its two sash windows, period style radiator, stone fireplace surround with recess and stone hearth, spotlighting, TV aerial point and infra red alarm sensor.
EXTERNALLY
The entrance to Keepers Cottage is along a private road which is owned by a local neighbour and for which Keepers Cottage has access. The gated entrance gives its own privacy and leads into a gravelled drive and courtyard with parking for many cars. The property has recently benefited from the construction of a detached double garage, built in stone and completed in June 2011.
DOUBLE GARAGE
With pitched slate roof, electrically operated up and over door, attractive lighting to the side, internal power and lighting, two windows to the rear and a separate pedestrian door to the side.
The gardens of the cottage are surrounded with fence boundaries, an attractive open lawned area and a stone flagged terrace and patio. The foreground of the cottage is surrounded by beautiful climbing plants, honeysuckle and roses and gives natural colour to the exterior of the property.
The property has the further benefit of a large grazing paddock which extends to 3.3 acres, including the garden. The paddock is surrounded by tall mature trees, an external oil tank and enjoys fabulous views over the adjacent Tyne Valley.
Agents Note
There is an opportunity within permitted development to increase the size and there are images showing the possibilities.
Indicative 3D computer generated images show the owners proposed plans for a bedroom extension to the cottage under the permitted development guidelines.
