Detached house for sale in Cirencester GL7, 5 Bedroom

Summary
Allen & Harris offer this period farm house situated in Cerney wick backing on the Cotswolds Sailing Club lake. Dating back to the 1600's This large stone build cottage accessed through a gated driveway is a must view.

Description
Bakers Farm House is one of the oldest buildings in Cerney Wick ( a Wick is old English for a dairy farm and Cerney refers to its location on the adjacent River Churn, a tributary of the Thames). Externally it is 300 to 400 years old and it has Grade II listed features. It became a family home when the farm land was sold for gravel and the adjacent stone barn and the farm buildings were demolished for three adjacent modern houses. It owes its shape and orientation within a plot of one third acre to this evolution.

Access to the property is now off Cerney Wick lane although formerly it was accessed through the adjacent farmyard from which it is now separated by a substantial and attractive Cotswold stone wall containing much stone from the old stone barn. The generous modern shingle driveway provides off-street parking for two/three cars and access to a double concrete garage. In the driveway is the 1700L bunded fuel oil tank. The driveway is guarded by a huge willow tree on its north side and complemented by a mature Liquidambar tree on the south and this provides autumn colour. There are several staddle stones in the garden to complement the historic links to farming.

Entrance Reception 14' 9" x 9' 9" ( 4.50m x 2.97m )
Main access is from the drive into the main reception room past the old semi circular bake oven. Radiator. Access to a downstairs bathroom with bath/shower, toilet and hand basin and radiator. Door to dining room. Ample storage.

Bathroom 8' x 6' 3" plus recess ( 2.44m x 1.91m plus recess )
Two velux windows. Bath with shower over. Wash hand basin. W.C. Radiator.

Formal Dining Room 20' 9" x 14' 3" + recess ( 6.32m x 4.34m + recess )
Open hearth containing a multi-fuel stove. The floor is of natural stone slabs. There are two radiators, a window seat and a full-glazed door opening onto the patio, The dining room gives access to the lounge and to the kitchen and also has the main staircase. (before the main staircase was installed, access to the upper stores was via two spiral staircases. Traces of one remain in the corner of the dining room). There is an under-stair broom cupboard.

Living Room 22' x 15' 6" + recess ( 6.71m x 4.72m + recess )
There is an exposed beam and an inglenook fireplace with a wood burning stove. There are three radiators. There is a single french window with fixed side pane giving access to the rear garden. There is a recess formed from a disused doorway and the charming circular staircase that accesses the upstairs landing. Feature stone wall.

Farmhouse Kitchen / Breakfast 14' 4" + recess x 14' 11" ( 4.37m + recess x 4.55m )
This is a large family room modelled on a traditional farmhouse kitchen but with modern conveniences. There is a double sink with cutlery drainage. There is an electric hob inset into a marble slab work top. There is an inbuilt double oven with one fan unit and inbuilt grill. There is an inbuilt refrigerator and there is space for a microwave with power point. There are adequate work surfaces and plentiful storage - much concealed. A large farmhouse kitchen table. There is a matching bespoke Welsh Dresser for visual harmony. Concealed wall lighting supplemented by dimmable table-focused top lights. Door to boot room.

Boot Room / Inner Lobby 6' 4" x 5' 9" ( 1.93m x 1.75m )
door to utility room. Door to cloakroom. Door to kitchen. Door to side garden. Tiled floor.

Cloakroom 5' 7" x 5' 5" ( 1.70m x 1.65m )
W.C. Wash hand basin. Space for tumble dryer with external venting.

Utility Room 12' x 8' 8" ( 3.66m x 2.64m )
Water softener, adjacent to a plumbed space for a washing machine, a double sink with mixer taps, cupboards, plumber space for a dish washer, sockets for fridge /freezers, oil fired central heating boiler, and traditional ceiling mounted clothes drying rack.

First Floor

Landing
doors to 4 bedrooms, bathroom, w.C. And large storage cupboard. Further cupboard housing hot water tank. Door providing access to stairway to second floor landing. Exposed beams. Radiator.

Office Space Off Landing
Space for use of study. Pull down ladder providing access to boarded loft space for further storage.

Bedroom 2 14' 11" x 12' 9" ( 4.55m x 3.89m )
Window. Exposed beams. Radiator.

Bedroom 3 12' 5" x 11' 10" ( 3.78m x 3.61m )
Window. Radiator. Feature fireplace.

Bedroom 4 15' 9" x 8' 1" ( 4.80m x 2.46m )
Window. Exposed beams. Radiator.

Bedroom 5 15' 9" x 8' 1" ( 4.80m x 2.46m )
2 Windows. Storage. Radiator. Exposed beams.

Bathroom 11' x 7' 4" ( 3.35m x 2.24m )
Window. Bath with shower over. Radiator. Wash hand basin. Radiator.

W.C. 5' 8" x 3' 9" ( 1.73m x 1.14m )
w.C. Wash hand basin.

Second Floor

Bedroom 1 / Loft Room 24' 4" x 13' ( 7.42m x 3.96m )
Large space with stunning exposed beams and would equally be suitable for an entertainment space or large play area for those with a young family. Pre wired for storage heaters.

Outside

Double Garage 18' 10" x 16' ( 5.74m x 4.88m )
Barn doors to front. Pedestrian door to side.

Gated Driveway
Ample driveway parking for numerous vehicles.

Gardens
Sitting on a 1/3 acre plot. Paved patio with planting boxes running past the kitchen and dining room toward the back garden and lake views. On the way there one passes the wood store comprising a walled area and pergola and spice garden. A beech hedge separates a grassed area from the former vegetable garden which was cleared, a membrane laid, and cotswold gravel laid to form a barbecue area. There is an elevated decked area giving commanding views of the sailing lake and frequent spectacular sunsets. There is a wooden storage hut for storage of bbq and garden equipment. There is a wrought iron gate giving access to a service track past the property and leading to a paddock. The grassed area is where a sewage treatment plant is located. This was renewed with new soak-aways two years ago. There is a magnificent white flowering cherry on the back lawn. Green house and a new Yardmaster metal garden store 10 x 8 ft on a concrete base.

Main Roads
The property sits with in easy access to the A419, A420, M4 and M5.

Internet
WiFi router which is the termination of a GigaClear Fibre-optic service which was recently installed in the village under the Faster Broadband initiative (not all homes subscribed to this service locally. Supports eg BT Whole Home network solution for the whole home.

Measurements
Being stone walls all rooms are slightly irregular in shape.

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