Rendells Estate Agents - Property for Sale and Rent in Chagford, Exeter, Newton Abbot, Totnes, Devon

Summary

A delightful historic grade II listed detached granite cottage, benefitting from a recent full renovation, set in a sheltered location amongst Dartmoor's foothills

Accommodation

Sitting Room with Inglenook fireplace, Dining Room, Kitchen with Rayburn, Utility Porch, 3 Double Bedrooms, Study, Bathroom, Garage, Garden with Summerhouse.

Description

Langstone Cottage is a delightful traditional detached Dartmoor property with a glorious outlook across the pastoral countryside of the Wrey Valley to the heights of Pepperdon and Mardon Downs on the skyline. Built of stone beneath a newly rethatched roof, the cottage is bright and well presented following a recently completed full renovation to provide a very comfortable historic home. It is believed that the property originated from about 1500 and smoke blackened thatch and roof timbers indicate that it was originally a hall house with the interior open to the thatch. The current interior layout dates from the changes made in the 17th and 18th centuries. The full text of the English Heritage listing can be seen online at http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=84966&resourceID=5

The location is truly rural on the quiet lane between North Bovey, just over a mile away and where the Ring Of Bells Inn has gained a fine reputation amongst local people for its food and hospitality, and Manaton, also about a mile away. The A38 dual carriageway is about 9 miles away with Newton Abbot about 3 miles further on. Footpaths, bridleways and open moorland at Easdon Tor are all close by as are the well known beauty spots of Lustleigh Cleave and Becky Falls.

The accommodation with approximate measurements comprises:-

Ground Floor

Timber ledger door with glazed light and ancient hinges to

Dining Room 15'1 x 12'4 (4.6m x 3.76m)
Exposed ceiling timber. Painted exposed stone walls. Oak boarded floor. Window to front elevation. Telephone point. Night storage heater. Doorway with wide side opening having ancient timbers to Kitchen. Ancient door with oval glazed light to Rear Utility Porch.

Kitchen 15'1 x 7'3 (4.6m x 2.21m)
Window to front elevation. Oil fired Rayburn providing cooking facilities and domestic hot water plus one radiator. Tiled floor. Ample storage and working space with a range of wood fronted kitchen units to two sides. Inset double bowl, single drainer sink with mixer tap. Painted exposed stone walls. Exposed ceiling timber. Space for fridge/freezer. Built-in Neff dishwasher with door panel to match units. Inset four burner Stoves LPG hob. Built-in Stoves electric fan-assisted oven/grill beneath. High level storage shelving.

From the Dining Room, timber ledger door to:

Sitting Room 15'5 x 14'4 (4.7m x 4.37m)
Dual aspect with window and window seat to front elevation and window to rear elevation. Exposed granite inglenook fireplace with heavy timber bressemer over and slabbed hearth with freestanding Efel cast iron room heating stove. Log cupboard beside. Night storage heater. Two wall light points. T.V. aerial and telephone connection points. Satellite T.V. connection point. Timber ledger door with enclosed turning staircase to first floor.

Rear Utility Porch 6'10 x 6'5 (2.08m x 1.96m)
Dual aspect with glazed windows on dwarf walls to two sides. Part glazed door to garden. Tiled floor. Painted exposed stone walling. Plumbing for automatic washing machine. Coat rack.

Bathroom 13'6 x 5'7 (4.11m x 1.7m)
Window to gable elevation. Pine boarded floor. Recently upgraded with white three piece suite comprising enamelled and panelled bath, pedestal hand basin with tiled splashback and close coupled W.C. Shaver light. Fully tiled double size shower cubicle with Mira Sport shower. Combination light/extraction fan. Radiator heated via Rayburn.

First Floor Landing Access hatch to roof space. Built-in triple wardrobe cupboard. Telephone point. Exposed roof timbers

Cloakroom with low level W.C. and corner hand basin.

Bedroom 1 14'5 x 10'1 (4.39m x 3.07m)
Window with window seat to front elevation. Exposed roof and ceiling timbers. Night storage heater. Wall light point.

From the landing an ancient timber ledger and brace door with wide planks to
Study
Exposed roof timbers. Telephone point. Doors to Bedroom 2 and Bedroom 3.

Bedroom 2 9'10 x 9'3 (3m x 2.82m)
Window with window seat to front elevation. Exposed roof timber. Access hatch to insulated loft space. Night storage heater. Two wall light points.

Bedroom 3 15'3 max x 11'3 (4.65m max x 3.43m)
Ancient window with deep window sill and secondary glazing to gable elevation. Three wall light points. Traditional timber panelled ceiling and wall panelling. Painted exposed stone walls. Built-in cupboard containing water tanks and slatted linen shelving.

Outside
The cottage is set back from the lane behind a small front garden the majority of which is enclosed by granite walling and gravelled. Granite cobbled path to front door. Small concrete paved area believed to have been the site of a milk churn stand in times past. Beside the house a wide timber five bar gate leads to a gravelled parking area with adjacent timber built single Garage 16'9 x 8'10 (5.11m x 2.69m) internal measurement. Double timber doors and natural light by window in opposite end and concrete floor. Timber built Garden Shed. Concrete and stone paved path with steps leads down to the door of the rear Utility Porch. The garden is enclosed by evergreen hedges and is principally laid to lawn. A concrete slabbed path leads past the house to timber built Summer House 11'10 x 11'10 (3.61m x 3.61m) with double opening glazed doors and four glazed windows. Electric power and light laid on. In the lower part of the garden there are two kitchen garden areas enclosed by wire meshing. From the Summer House and all of the garden and from the rear living room window there is a fine view out over the Dartmoor foothills. The distant skyline includes the hills to the east of the Wrey Valley with Pepperdon and Mardon Downs and Cranbrook castle away to the north. At the rear of the Garage there is an open-fronted log store.

Services
Mains electric. Mains water. Private drainage. A 20 year timber treatment warranty dating from 2004 applies to the property. The domestic electric installations and wiring were inspected, upgraded and certificated in 2008.

VIEWING:
By telephone appointment through Rendells Estate Agents, 01647 432277
dartmoor@rendells.co.uk