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STONE STREET, WESTENHANGER, HYTHE - Guide Price £450,000 Freehold

GROUND FLOOR:  ENTRANCE PORCH, RECEPTION HALL, DRAWING ROOM, DINING ROOM, KITCHEN, REAR LOBBY, CLOAKROOM/UTILITY

FIRST FLOOR:  LANDING, 3 BEDROOMS, BATHROOM

2ND FLOOR:  ATTIC (REACHED VIA TURNED STAIRCASE FROM 1ST FLOOR)

OIL-FIRED CENTRAL HEATING, SOME uPVC DOUBLE GLAZING

GARDENS, GARAGE & CAR PORT, OPEN COUNTRY VIEWS

    SITUATION

The property is situated approximately 2 miles from Hythe, in the hamlet of Westenhanger.   

The area is fortunate in having particularly good communications:- 

 Mainline railway station at Saltwood (Sandling), 2 miles M20 motorway (Junction 11), 2 miles,

Channel Tunnel Terminal, 4 miles       Ashford International Passenger Terminal with Eurostar services to the Continent, 10 miles

 Ferry port of Dover, 12 miles,  Cathedral City of Canterbury, with its excellent shopping facilities, 15 miles. 

(Note:  all distances are approximate)

  DESCRIPTION

This attractive, period, yeoman’s farmhouse, formerly known as Tin Chimney Farm, is on the market for the first time in many years and it is sure to attract a great deal of attention.  Dating back to 1719 and earlier, with an interesting history, the property has many attractive features, including an inglenook fireplace and a wealth of exposed beams.    There is a welcoming reception hall with a brick chimney and open fireplace, a drawing room with a door to the terrace and garden and a double aspect dining room.  The galley-style kitchen has a larder and an adjacent rear lobby and there is a good size cloakroom/utility room off the hall.  Internal doors are mostly ledged with latches.

The winding staircase from the drawing room leads to a split-level landing where there are three bedrooms and a bathroom, together with another staircase leading to the attic where there is potential to provide further accommodation, subject to the necessary permissions.

Outside, there is a five-bar gate leading to a driveway with a detached block built garage with pitched roof, sliding door and adjacent car port.  The delightful gardens surround the house with old brick pathways, wonderful vegetable garden area, lawns with borders and beds and a profusion of trees and shrubs.  There are two separate sheds, a covered log store and oil storage tank.

Ground Floor: Entrance Porch, Reception Hall 15'7" x 10'5" (4.76 x 3.18m), Cloakroom/Utility, Drawing Room 16'3" x 14'6" (4.97 x 4.43m), Dining Room 15'9" x 14' (4.81 x 4.25m), Kitchen 19'9" x 5'5" (6.03 x 1.65m), Rear Lobby 8'5" x 5'5" (2.58 x 1.65m).

First Floor: Landing, Bedroom 18'2" max x 13'10" (5.56 x 4.23m), Bedroom 14'4" x 11'2" (4.38 x 3.42m), Bedroom 10'3" x 9' (3.13 x 2.76m), Bathroom

Second Floor: Attic

NB All measurements are approximate.

     

 

          

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