GUIDE PRICE £250,000 - £270,000 DECEPTIVELY SPACIOUS GRADE II LISTED stone-built cottage offering 3/4 bedrooms, family bathroom, dining sitting room with log burner, large breakfast kitchen, study + utility. Patio garden. Corner of historic North Street. Pubs, shops, Primary school, train station.
45 THE HILL, CROMFORD, DE4 3RF 'Corner Cottage' is a DECEPTIVELY SPACIOUS, charming and characterful Grade II listed stone-built period property ideally located at the centre of the popular village of Cromford, on the corner of historic North Street. This appealing historic building has in the past been a public house, tea room, gallery and now provides an exceptionally spacious cottage style family home. The accommodation offers three/four bedrooms, family bathroom, spacious dining sitting room, large breakfast kitchen, study/family room and utility room. There is an attractive small rear patio with an open porch and storage cellar. The majority of the furnishings and kitchen appliances are available by separate negotiation.
Cromford is a small village with a lot of historical interest being the site of the first successful water powered cotton mill in the country. The village grew up around the mill with the majority of the houses being built by the mill owner Richard Arkwright (founder of the English sewing Cotton Company). Today the village is part of the Valley Mills World Heritage Site and offers good local amenities with easy access to the nearby towns of Wirksworth (1.8 miles), Matlock (2.6 miles) and Belper (7.8 miles) and is within commuting distance of Derby and Nottingham and having easy access to the M1 Motorway via the A38 trunk road. There is a branch line train station with a regular service to Derby and Nottingham.
Entering the property via a panelled entrance door which opens to:
ENTRANCE HALLWAY 5'5 x 4'4 (1.65m x 1.32m) Having original red and cream quarry tiles laid to the floor, which are laid throughout the entire ground floor of the property, and a panelled stable style door opening to:
FAMILY ROOM / STUDY 10'1 x 8'7 (3.07m x 2.62m) Having sliding sash windows with fitted secondary glazing overlooking Cromford hill. The room has quarry tiles to the floor following through from the hallway and a feature fire opening with a cast iron surround. Concealed within a cupboard is the combination gas fired boiler which provides hot water and central heating to the property. This room would make an ideal fourth bedroom if required.
From the hallway a batten door with Suffolk thumb latch opens to:
BREAKFAST KITCHEN 14'4 x 14'1 (4.37m x 4.29m) A spacious room having a side aspect sliding sash window, quarry tiles to the floor following through from the hallway and an original exposed beam to the ceiling. The kitchen is fitted with a good range of units in a hand painted finish with cupboards and drawers set beneath a solid oak worksurface with a matching upstand. There are inset wall cupboards and open display shelves. To the centre of the room is an island unit with an over sailing oak top creating a breakfast table. Set within the worksurface is a one and half bowl porcelain sink with mixer tap. Beneath the worksurface there is space and connection for a dishwasher. Sited within the kitchen is a Rangemaster 110 dual fuel cooker with a five-burner gas hob, electric hot plate, double ovens and grill. There is space within the kitchen for a fridge freezer. A batten door with Suffolk thumb latch opens to:
SITTING DINING ROOM DINING AREA 10'4 x 5' (3.15m x 1.52m) Having a side aspect sliding sash window overlooking historic North Street. The room has quarry tiles to the floor following through from the kitchen, central heating radiator with thermostatic valve and a broad opening leading to:
SITTING AREA 14'2 x 11'6 (4.32m x 3.5m) A spacious room with a side aspect window again overlooking North Street and having a central stone mullion. There is an original exposed beam to the ceiling and a fine feature fire opening with a dressed stone surround and raised hearth housing a multi-fuel stove. The room has original built-in pot cupboards and open display shelves. There is a central heating radiator and television aerial point.
From the dining area a batten door with thumb latch opens to:
UTILITY ROOM 5'4 x 4'7 (1.63m x 1.39m) Having a stable style entrance door opening to the rear porch/patio, quarry tiles to the floor and a solid oak worksurface beneath which there is space and connection for an automatic washing machine and tumble dryer. The entrance door has a bull's eye pane and opens to:
OPEN PORCH 5'9 x 4'6 (1.75m x 1.37m) The porch is open to a small patio area which has access over a neighbouring property and enjoys views over the wooded hills that surround the village. A door opens to a stone staircase which descends to:
STORAGE CELLAR 13'9 x 9' (4.19m x 2.74m) Having a stone barrel vault ceiling, power and lighting.
From the dining kitchen a half-glazed panelled door opens to a staircase which rises via a half landing to:
FIRST FLOOR LANDING 10'4 x 6'8 (3.15m x 2.03m) Having a side aspect casement window set within an exposed stone surround overlooking the rear yards. On the half landing there are open display shelves. From the first floor landing broad original plank and batten doors with thumb latches open to:
BEDROOM ONE 14'4 x 13'11 (4.37m x 4.24m) With a side aspect sliding sash window with fitted secondary glazing overlooking North Street. The SPACIOUS room has a central heating radiator with thermostatic valve and a good range of built-in wardrobes with mirrored doors providing hanging space and storage shelving.
BEDROOM TWO 10'4 x 6'11 (3.15m x 2.1m) Again with a side aspect sliding sash window with fitted secondary glazing and central heating radiator with thermostatic valve.
BEDROOM THREE 11'11 x 6'10 (3.63m x 2.08m) 10'11 x 3'7 (3.32m x 1.09m)
An L-shaped room with casement windows set within exposed stone mullions and having fitted secondary glazing. The room has a central heating radiator with thermostatic valve and a niche with open display shelves.
FAMILY BATHROOM 7'8 x 6'9 (2.33m x 2.05m) With side aspect casement windows with obscured glass, suite with panelled bath; contemporary wall hung wash hand basin with storage drawers beneath and illuminated mirror fronted cabinet over; close coupled WC and tiled quadrant shower cubicle with mixer shower having overhead and hand held shower sprays. The room is illuminated by downlight spotlights and there is a ladder style towel radiator.
SERVICES AND GENERAL INFORMATION All mains services are connected to the property. The vendor of the property is an employee of Sally Botham Estates Ltd.
COUNCIL TAX BAND (C)
TENURE Freehold
DIRECTIONS Leaving Matlock along the A6 towards Derby, after passing through Matlock Bath at the traffic lights turn right into Cromford Village, as you start to climb the Hill the property can be found on the left hand side immediately before the turn into North Street.
Disclaimer All measurements in these details are approximate. None of the fixed appliances or services have been tested and no warranty can be given to their condition. The deeds have not been inspected by the writers of these details. These particulars are produced in good faith with the approval of the vendor but they should not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact and they do not constitute any part of an offer or contract.
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