Highfield House
  Flag Lane, Bretherton
  £589,995
   
 
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Date on the market: 6th Feb 2008
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A wonderful opportunity to acquire a spectacular Victorian Country house set in an acre of grounds. Offering three reception rooms, a good-sized family kitchen/dining room, two conservatories (one to the S/West elevation the other to the N/East), five bedrooms with en suite to master, family bathroom and scope to extend into the roof space.


An impressive sweeping gravelled driveway leads up to the house and continues to the generous double garage to the rear.
Complete with many original period features this house is priced to reflect it requires some TLC. It really must be seen to be appreciated.


 
   
 

Entrance:

Framed by dressed stone columns and lintel, the extra wide multi panelled timber door has a fan light above.

 

Entrance Hallway: 9.20m/30’0 long

With original ornate tiled flooring; original coving to the ceiling; dado rail; original plaster detailing to the arches; wonderful original feature double door with hand painted glass panels; staircase in polished wood with an ornately carved newell post and balustrading; original 15” skirting boards; two radiators; power points; useful coat rack with boot store underneath 

view from front door

 

Reception Room (Front):

4.85m x 4.60m/15’11 x 15’0 (into alcoves)

With views to the front garden and double timber French doors leading to the conservatory, this light and airy reception room is warmed by a real fire set on a marble hearth with an ornate timber surround; original coved ceiling and picture rail; original 15” skirting boards; original frieze between the picture rail and cornicing; original timber shutters to the front window with timber panelling below; power points; television aerial socket; wall to wall fitted carpeting; central heating radiator.

 

South West Conservatory:

5.14m x 3.30m/16’10 x 10’9

The conservatory has terrific open views onto the farmland and the West Lancashire Plain beyond; white uPVC double glazed panels on dwarf walls; pitched glass double glazed roof; French doors open onto the patio; flagged stone floor; power points. 

 

Second Reception Room (Front):

 5.10m x 4.49m/16’8 x 14’8 (into alcoves)

Currently used as a music room with lots of natural light provided by windows on two sides; original coved ceiling and picture rail; 15” skirting boards; real fire in an exposed stone chimney breast; power points; panelling to the window reveals; wall to wall fitted carpeting.

 

Third Reception Room (Rear):

7.60m x 4.61m/24’11 x 15’1

Serving as a games room; original cast iron cooking range inset into the chimney breast with original built-in alcove cupboards; stone flagged floor; large double uPVC French doors leading to the west patio and garden area; uPVC double glazed window to the rear; stone bar area; power points; radiator; doorway to WC and doorway to utility room; doorway to cellar rooms; doorway to rear entrance porch area and garage.

 

Downstairs WC:

Containing a close coupled WC and a marble effect vanity basin with shelving underneath; diamond leaded uPVC double glazed window; radiator.

 

Dining Area:

4.82m x 4.47m/15’9 x 14’8 (into alcoves)

Illuminated by a large uPVC double glazed diamond leaded window to the side; timber panelling and shuttering to the reveals; original coved ceiling and picture rail; Raeburn oil fired range set in exposed brick; beech effect laminate flooring; radiator;
Large opening (2.65m/8/8’) supported under an exposed timber beam leads into the kitchen area.

 

Kitchen Area:

4.36m x 2.71m/14’3 x 8’10

A modern fitted kitchen with a good range of wall and base units with off white finished doors with matching pelmets, & stainless steel handles; wonderful Corian post formed laminate worktops with glass sheet splashbacks; the twin Belfast sink with a chrome monobloc mixer tap sits under the rear window which overlooks the rear cobbled drive; under unit lighting; power points and light switch plates in polished chrome; integrated Siemens five burner gas hob sitting under the illuminated stainless steel and glass canopy extractor fan and hood; Siemens fan assisted double oven; integrated Siemens dishwasher; space for American style fridge freezer; Victorian style cast iron radiator; low voltage ceiling halogen downlighters; beech effect laminate flooring.
The Kitchen extends into the N/East conservatory and has a door into the utility.

 

Utility:

2.67m x 2.10m/8’9 x 6’10

Window looking into the rear porch area; ceramic Belfast sink with chrome monobloc mixer tap; plumbed for automatic washing machine; storage space; slate effect laminate flooring.

 

North East Conservatory:

2.69m x 2.50m/8’9 x 8’2

Glazed on three sides in white uPVC with a pitched double glazed roof; power points; beech effect laminate flooring and two French doors to gardens.. 

 

Cellar:

Accessed from the games room there are stone steps into the cellar; Baxi oil central heating boiler; coal store. 

 

First Floor

 

Half Landing:

With a large window illuminating the stairwell; dado rail; radiator.

 

Landing:

3.13m x 2.91m / 10’3 x 9’6

Original stripped panelled doors leading to all the bedrooms and bathroom

 

Master Bedroom (Rear):

4.60m x 4.06m/15’1 x 13’4

The measurements have been taken to the inside of the fitted wardrobes which have sliding mirrored doors; large window; coved ceiling; power points; television aerial socket; radiator.

 

En Suite Bathroom:

4.48m x 1.04m/14’8 x 3’5

A four piece suite in burgundy consisting of a shower, pedestal wash hand basin, close coupled WC and bidet; tiled from floor to ceiling; extractor fan; wall to wall fitted carpeting.

 

Bedroom Two (Front):

4.85m x 3.66m/15’10 x 12’0

Windows to two sides providing lots of light and giving terrific views of the open farmland and also to Harrock Hill; currently used as a study; picture rail; central heating radiator with thermostatic control; power points; computer point; wall to wall fitted carpeting.

 

Bedroom Three (Front):

5.11m x 3.49m/16’9 x 11’5 (into alcoves)

Windows to two sides providing lots of light with the east window looking out onto the side garden and trees and beyond that is a fishing lake and the West Pennine Moors; coved ceiling; central heating radiator with thermostatic control; power points; television aerial socket; Wall to wall fitted carpeting; built-in wardrobes in one corner with glass sliding doors. 

 

Bedroom Four (Rear):

4.81m x 3.36m/15’9 x 11’0

Large window to the side with views to the West Pennine Moors; central heating radiator with thermostatic control; power points; stairway leading to the loft area where there is scope for further accommodation and has windows fitted to the gable ends.

 

Bedroom Five (Front):

3.54m x 3.71m/12’1 x 11’7

Leaded uPVC double glazed window to the front; power points; central heating radiator with thermostatic control; wall to wall fitted carpeting.

 

Family Bathroom (Rear):

4.27m x 2.78m/13’11 x 9’1

Three windows provide lots of light; a newly installed white bathroom suite consisting of a free standing roll top bath with claw feet; close coupled WC; d-shaped shower cubicle with glass screens; pedestal wash hand basin with chrome designer taps; limestone effect tiled flooring with large limestone effect block tiles to the walls with a limestone mosaic frieze; useful airing cupboard containing the hot water cylinder and shelving above; two central heating radiators with thermostatic controls; designer ladder style towel rail/radiator in white. 

 

ATTIC ROOMS:

The attic space is partly boarded and has two uPVC double glazed windows to the gables.

 

OUTSIDE AREAS:

Sat in approximately one acre of grounds the house enjoys an elevated position, which commands spectacular views. Approached from two entrances, the ‘receiving entrance’ is to the south and consists of a part cobbled part gravelled sweeping driveway. This forms a lawned island to the front of the house and then continues to link up to the rear ‘tradesman’s’ entrance and generous sized double garage/work shop.
The gardens are mature and well established consisting mainly of lawns with trees and shrubs.
Hedges, shrubs, brick and timber fencing protects the property.
The West garden boasts a stone flagged patio area and feature pond easily accessed from the
South West conservatory. This then opens to further lawns.

South East Elevation

South West Garden with Vegetable Patch

South East Garden / Orchard

West Terrace