Sleepy Hollow, 458 Croston Rd
  Farrington Moss
  £476,500 - part ex considered
   
 
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Date on the market: 6th Feb 2008
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Front Entrance:

Accrington brick bay fronted  under a pitched slate bay; with the roof continuing to provide a canopy porch over the large double front door which is double glazed with stained  leaded detailing with a brick arch and lovely brick features; stone lintels and window sills; security lights to the side.

 

Generous Hallway:   

4.37m x 1.97m        (14’4 x 6’5)

Coved ceiling; dado rail; open balustraded stairs with the original polished stripped handrail leading to the first floor; central heating radiator; useful built in under stairs cupboard with plenty of shelving and containing the utility meters; power points and light switches with polished brass cover plates; stripped wood skirting and architraving; polished stripped timber flooring; half glazed panelled door leading to the:-

 

Front Reception Room;       

4.64m   x 3.95m           (15’2 x 12’11)

Currently being used as a formal dining room.
The measurements have been taken into the bay window and alcoves,  a wonderful bay window which has been sympathetically made following the original stained leaded detailing and is now made in wood effect uPVC; central heating radiator with thermostatic control; original cornice ceiling; feature fireplace consisting of a marble hearth and back with a painted timber surround and a coal flame effect gas fire in a polished brass surround; 7” stripped wood skirtings; stripped polished floor.

 

Kitchen/Breakfast Area:  

 

Breakfast Room:             

2.72m x 2.98m             ( 8’11 x  9’9)

Double glazed timber framed window to the side; central heating radiator with thermostatic control; down lighting; dado rail; 7” stripped wood skirtings; stripped polished architraving;  built in glass display cabinet; peninsular divider.

 

Kitchen:   

3.02m x 3.01m               (9’11 x 9’10)

A good range of wall and base units with painted timber doors with the wall units having timber cornicing and pelmets; contrasting granite effect work surface; under lighting to the units illuminating the work surfaces; limestone splash backs; large archway lined in limestone tiling leads to the:-

 

Rear Reception Room            

5.68m x 3.83m      (18’7 x 12’6)

A light and airy room thanks to two Velux windows in the pitched roof; timber framed wall to the side; multi fuel glass fronted stove with black cast metal which provides terrific heat; exposed timber beams to the vaulted ceiling; central heating radiators; television point; power points; wall lights; dado rail; stripped timber floor leading to the: rear porch area; patio sliding doors leading to the:-

 

Conservatory

3.85m x 2.78m         (12’7 x 9’1)

uPVC double glazed units on two walls on dwarf brick walls; on the other wall are windows at head height in uPVC double glazing on a brick wall; double hipped polycarbonate roof; central heating radiator with thermostatic control; two French doors open to the rear terrace; single French door opens to the side terrace; limestone effect tiled flooring; polished brass cover plated power points and light fittings.

 

Rear Porch Area:

Illuminated by a Velux window; stable type door with a glass panel leading to the rear; terracotta tiling;  recently installed Potterton Promax HE Plus central heating boiler and controls and a huge pressure water tank supplying hot water to the property; doorway leading to the:-

 

Cloakroom/WC

Consisting of a white close coupled WC; hand basin with chrome taps; obscured glass window to the side; central heating radiator with thermostatic control; fully tiled walls; terracotta tiling;

 

Equestrian Areas

 

Sand Paddock and Grass Paddock

 

 

The paddocks are to the rear of the property and the grass paddock measures 35 metres long x 25 metres

   

3 Stable Blocks;

4.31m x 3.17m                              (14’1  x 10’4)

 

 

3.17m  x 2.88m                               (10’4 x 9’5))

 

 

4.31m x 3.17m                                (14’1 x 10’4)

Power and water; on a port concrete floor; timber storage shed on a flagged floor for storing straw and equipment; steel roof;  locked timber shed.
The paddocks are to the rear of the property and are 35 metres long x 25 metres.

 

Timber Shed   

5.32m    x 5.18m      (17’5 x 16’11)

Open fronted timber shed under a steel roof;

 

Front Garden:

Set back off the road with a five barred gate supported on brick pillars with ample parking to the front; macaddamed driveway to the side with cobbled detailing. Parking to the front for 3 vehicles and parking to the side for a further 6 vehicles.  To the side of the house is a farmer’s field with sheep grazing. Protected from the farmers field behind a hawthorn hedge and from the neighbours to the right protected by a privet hedge.
Double Width Driveway leading to:-

 

Garage

Paved track leads to the equestrian area with metal gated sand paddock and timber gated grass paddock with flood lighting, sand paddock area.

 

Rear Garden:

Entered from the back door or from the French doors from the conservatory which opens up into a raised paved patio area which then drops down onto a lawned area which is bordered by shrubs and plants, a mature garden; a further patio area to the bottom of the garden by the equestrian area; the property is protected from the neighbouring property behind timber panelled fencing and from the farmers fields by a hawthorn hedge.

 

Detached Brick Built Garage     

7.6m x 3.79m     (24’11 x 12’5)

Under a pitched slated roof; up and over sectional steel door; two double glazed diamond leaded windows to the side in a hardwood frame; sky light; electricity and plumbing;  sink .  trussed roof which has been lined with plaster boarding; concrete flooring; shelving and storage space.
Currently being used as a laundry room.