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" PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: A characterful two-bedroom cottage enjoying Grade II listed status, centrally positioned within the historic village of Nayland. Located on the SuffolkEssex border and within the Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the property offers a wealth of individual charm, character and notable period features throughout including extensive timbers and studwork, an inglenook fireplace, stripped oak flooring, sash windows and a traditional, cottage style shaker kitchen with oak preparation surfaces. Ideally suited as either a principal residence, additionalweekend property or holiday cottage, the property further benefits from useful external store and landscaped gardens with external studiosummer house.  

Timbered door opening to:  

SITTING ROOM: 15‘ 9" x 11‘ 9" into fireplace (4.81m x 3.59m into fireplace) Afforded a wealth of exposed timbers and studwork, stripped oak flooring and red brick inglenook fireplace with grey brick hearth, inset wood burning stove and oak bressummer beam over. Recess either side of fireplace providing useful storage space and timbered archway to: 

SNUGSTUDY: 9‘ 6" x 9‘ 1" (2.91m x 2.77m) A versatile room situated off the sitting room with sash window to front, stripped oak flooring and wealth of exposed timbers and studwork. 

KITCHENDINING ROOM: 12‘ 4" x 11‘ 11" (3.77m x 3.65m) A charming cottage style kitchen fitted with a matching range of shaker style base and wall units with oak preparation surfaces over and tiling above. Ceramic butler sink unit with mixer tap over, wooden window to rear and further window to side. Space for appliances including a two-door Rangemaster oven with four-ring hob over, slimline dishwasher and space for American style fridgefreezer. Opening to: 

PANTRY: With lighting.  

FAMILY BATHROOM: 6‘ 4" x 5‘ 11" (1.95m x 1.81m) Fitted with ceramic WC, wash handbasin built into an oak topped unit with tongue-and-groove panelling above and wooden fronted base units. Bath with hand-held chrome shower attachment and tongue-and-groove panelling over. A wealth of exposed timberwork and obscured glass window to rear. 

First-floor  

LANDING: Door with Suffolk latch opening to: 

BEDROOM 1: 15‘ 11" x 12‘ 8" (4.87m x 3.88m) With leaded light casement window to front, wealth of exposed timberwork and central chimney stack with useful storage space either side.  

BEDROOM 2: 15‘ 11" x 7‘ 1" (4.87m x 2.16m) With leaded light casement window to front, exposed timber work and useful storage recess to rear. 

Outside Centrally positioned on the much sought-after Bear Street, the property is positioned in the midst of a picturesque street scene comprising an array of individual listed buildings. Located within walking distance of The Anchor public house, post office, interior design shop and Ofsted ‘outstanding‘ rated Nayland village primary school, with unrestricted on-street parking located on Bear Street.

Set adjacent to the stable door leading outside from the kitchendining room, is a: 

UTILITY ROOM: With space and plumbing for a washing machine and dryer, range of useful fitted shelving.
 

GARDEN:
The gardens are one of the properties most attractive attributes with a sunken brick terrace providing an ideal seating and entertaining area with brick flanked steps rising to a central expanse of lawn with stone paved walkway, array of both perennial and evergreen border plants, both fledgling and mature trees having been lovingly developed and enhanced over many decades.

Set on a gently rising gradient, a detached studiosummer house of timber framed construction with light and power connected, oak topped storage to rear and shelving, provides an ideal setting for home workingstudio.

A further area of lawn with additional timber framed external store is set behind the studio with raised fence line border.  

SERVICES: Mains water, drainage and electricity are connected. LPG fired heating. NOTE: None of these services have been tested by the agent.  "