An elegant Grade 2 listed, four bedroom, two bathroom, former Grosvenor Estate school building with outbuilding and attractive gardens in a stunning conservation area location with far-reaching rural views towards the Welsh hills.
Properties constructed by the Grosvenor Estate are rare entries to the Chester property market, in this particular example is an especially attractive house with its classic Victorian architectural style, as well as its stunning rural location, which at the same time is convenient for access to the historic Roman city of Chester as well as the wider north west road communications network via a nearby junctions with the A483 Expressway as well as the A55 Expressway. Acquired from the Grosvenor Estate by the present owners in the 1970s, The Old School House has had numerous subsequent improvement works and is now a fully-fledged residential dwelling, which has the particular advantages of attractive gardens, stunning views to the west, a first floor drawing room with railed balcony, York stone laid patio area, slate shaled driveway, a double garage with inspection pit and loft space, In addition to all of these features, the building also has the benefit of some sealed unit double-glazed windows and some secondary glazed windows, an oil-fired central heating system, an electronic alarm system, a private drainage system, stone mullioned windows, diamond patterned windows, connections to mains water and mains electricity, and the following accommodation which is described in detail below.
- Entrance Hall
18 ft x 5 ft 10
With shelved storage cupboard, radiator, solid timber main front entrance door, and a pitch pine staircase leading to the first floor accommo
- Ground Floor Sitting Room
6.05m x 4.10m (19'10" x 13'5")
L-shaped with double-glazed sliding patio windows to the rear elevation, dado rails, ceiling timbers, wall light, telephone point, television point, exposed brick and slate fireplace, convector style radiator, and inner doorway leading to the kitchen.
- Kitchen
3.66m x 2.97m (12'0" x 9'9")
With aspects to the rear, slate window sill, fitted range of wall units, floor cupboards, and drawers, work surfaces, tiled splashbacks, stainless steel one and three quarter bowl single drainer sink unit with mixer tap, fitted four ring electric hob with hood above, separate electric double oven/grill, ceiling timbers, corner shelved pantry cupboard, quarry tiled flooring, points and space for a dishwasher and refrigerator, and inner doorway leading to the rear porch/boiler room.
- Rear Porch/Boiler Room
3.02m x 1.35m (9'11" x 4'5")
With quarry tiled flooring, inner and outer diamond patterned windows, floor-mounted oil fired central heating boiler, ceiling void access hatch, electricity circuit breaker control panel, electronic alarm control panel, external side door, and points and space for a refrigerator/freezer.
- Ground Floor Bedroom One
4.27m x 4.20m (14'0" x 13'9")
With ceiling timbers, wall light, exposed timber flooring, slate window sill, radiator, recessed mirror sliding door fronted wardrobes/storage cupboard, and inner doorway leading to the dressing room and
- Dressing Room
2.24m x 1.57m (7'4" x 5'2")
With slate window sill, ceiling timbers, and inner doorway leading to the ensuite shower roo
- Ensuite Shower Room
2.24m x 1.80m (7'4" x 5'11")
With coloured suite comprising corner shower cubicle with fitted electric shower unit, wash hand basin, WC, part tiled walls, ceiling timbers, fan, and radiator with towel rail above.
- Ground Floor Bedroom Two
5.30m x 3.20m (17'5" x 10'6")
With revealed timber flooring, recessed wash hand basin with facing mirror and storage cupboard beneath, wall lights, ceiling timbers, built-in sliding door fronted wardrobe/storage cupboard, slate window sill, and double-glazed sliding patio windo
- Ground Floor Bedroom Four/Snug
4.60m x 3.68m (15'1" x 12'1")
With herringbone patterned wood block flooring, double radiator, diamond patterned window to the front elevation, picture rails, television point, inner diamond patterned window, and open grate fireplace with slate hearth.
- First Floor Landing
4.45m x 1.78m (14'7" x 5'10")
With solid pitch pine staircase leading from the ground floor entrance hall, diamond patterned window, loft access hatch, and walk-in airing cupboard housing an insulated hot water cylinder.
- First Floor Drawing Room
8.23m x 5.50m (27'0" x 18'1")
An impressive and very well-proportioned dual aspect room with vaulted ceiling with the original cross trust and cast iron strapped timber beams, school bell, diamond patterned windows, skirting board radiators, central heating thermostat control, and sliding patio style diamond pattern window leading to the external balcony, taking full advantage of superb vie
- First Floor Bedroom Three
4.60m x 3.68m (15'1" x 12'1")
With diamond patterned window, wall lights, and double radiator.
- First Floor Bathroom
3.30m x 2.64m (10'10" x 8'8")
With coloured suite comprising panelled bath, tiled shower cubicle with fitted electric shower unit, wash hand basin, WC, radiator, wall lights, fan, shaver point, and diamond patterned window with superb views to the west.
- Outside
The ground to the Old School House is of particular feature, being extensive, very attractively presented, and made up of various sections as follows.The Old School House is accessed from Straight Mile via the gated pathway as well as a gated and slate shaled driveway which leads to the double garage. To the front of the property there is a lawned garden which leads in a clockwise direction to the side lawned garden, a detached garage, and then there is a side lawned and York stone flagged area with very well-stocked flower border external lighting, access to the brick-built workshop/store and then a further section of York stone patio/seating area to the rear. This then leads to the main lawned garden to the north west which has further well-stocked shrubbery/flower areas, boundary hedging, numerous mature deciduous trees, further external lighting, and an oil storage tank. Proceeding to the south west and to rear of the rear of the workshop/store there is another area of York Stone seating.
- Store/Workshop/Potential Home Office
8.81m x 3.10m (28'11" x 10'2")
With inner and outer sections, power point, lighting, and inner and outer external doors.
- External WC/Utility Room
3.07m x 1.68m (10'1" x 5'6")
With stainless steel single drainer sink unit, cold water tap, quarry tiled flooring, WC, power point, lighting, and points and space for a washing machine
- Double Detached Garage
6.55m x 6.00m (21'6" x 19'8")
With two vehicular up and over entrance doors, side door, inspection pit, power point, lighting, and access to a useful first floor storage space.
- Directions
From the agents offices proceed down Lower Bridge Street over the Old Dee Bridge and into Handbridge. Proceed up Handbridge and to the right, then turning left into Eaton Road. Continue along Eaton Road for some distance and upon reaching Eccleston Village, turn right and continue along Rake Lane to the end and a T-junction with the Pulford/Belgrave Road. Turn left at this point and proceed towards Pulford and past Belgrave, taking the left hand turning signposted for Poulton and The Straight Mile. Continue along The Straight Mile for almost it’s entire length, but after 0.9 of a mile, The Old School House itself will be observed on the right hand side.
- Council Tax Band - G
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