An elegant detached former rectory in need of further improvement and updating but offering spacious and well proportioned living accommodation including entrance hall, two reception rooms, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room, scullery, ground floor cloakroom, 7 bedrooms over two floors and a first floor bathroom together with a detached 2/3 bedroom single storey annexe and a detached double garage. All occupying gardens and grounds extending to approximately 2 acres (subject to survey) backing onto open farmland situated in the centre of this popular hamlet a short distance from the market town of Hadleigh.
Lindsey is a pretty village located about 4 miles from the market town of Hadleigh, 14 and 15 miles distance respectively form Ipswich and Colchester; each offering main line rail links with London´s Liverpool Street Station. The A14 & A12 trunk roads are within easy reach serving London, Cambridge and the Midlands.
Hadleigh can be found on the Essex/Suffolk border just ten miles from Ipswich, fifteen miles from Colchester and approximately seventy miles from London. The centre of the district is characterised by rural villages and historic market towns, such as Lavenham, Stoke By Nayland and Kersey, Hadleigh is maybe one of East Anglia´s best kept secrets. With its excellent nearby transport links to the A12 and A14, together with access to main line rail stations in Ipswich, Manningtree and Colchester. Hadleigh has become a desirable residential location for both local families and London commuters. Hadleigh proudly boasts over two hundred and fifty listed buildings. The character of the town is maintained by a wealth of independent shops lining the main High Street. There is a medium sized supermarket offering one-stop-shop convenience as well as a local farm shop stocking Suffolk produce. Most villages in this area are fortunate to have junior schools which are very highly regarded. The senior school of Hadleigh offers places to seven hundred and fifty pupils aged eleven to sixteen and is specialist science school with a strong presence in the Suffolk school league tables.
Of period origin yet not listed ´The Old Rectory´ presents a mixture of mellow brick and rendered and colour washed elevations under pitched roof clad with slates. It benefits from a wealth of original features and offers huge potential.
The accommodation is as follows:
ON THE GROUND FLOOR
Covered Porch With solid timber part glazed door to:
Entrance Hall 21ft 6ins x 9ft with large oak staircase rising to the first floor, doors to the principle reception rooms and rear hallway, deep shelved storage cupboard, 9ft ceiling height, three radiators and ceiling light point.
Drawing Room 16ft 2ins x 13ft 7ins with double sliding sash windows to front incorporating the original shutters, open fireplace with marble surround and tiled hearth, dado rail, 9ft ceiling height, radiator and ceiling light point.
Dining Room 16ft 3ins x 13ft 5ins with double sliding sash windows to front incorporating the original shutters, open fireplace, 9ft ceiling height, radiator and ceiling light point.
Rear Hallway With glazed door to rear, secondary staircase rising to the first floor and additional doors to the kitchen/breakfast room, utility room and scullery, radiator and ceiling light point.
Kitchen/Breakfast Room 16ft 4ins x 14ft 6ins with window overlooking the driveway and glazed door to conservatory, massive inglenook fireplace housing solid fuel ´Rayburn´ with deep cupboard to one side with window to side and floor mounted oil fired boiler serving domestic hot water and central heating, range of basic fitted kitchen units including stainless steel single drainer sink unit with cupboards under with additional pair of double floor mounted cupboards with work surface above and one pair of wall mounted storage cupboards, 11ft ceiling height, radiator and four ceiling light points. Door to:
Pantry With window to side and ceiling light point.
Conservatory Small timber frame conservatory glazed on three sides overlooking the driveway and gardens (in need of considerable improvement).
Utility Room L shaped measuring 12ft 6ins maximum x 10ft 2ins maximum with window overlooking the driveway, range of work surface with inset 1 ½ bowl stainless steel single drainer sink unit with cupboards under, range of wall mounted storage cupboards, exposed ceiling timbers, radiator, strip light and door to:
Cloakroom With window to rear and coloured suite comprising low level wc, washbasin with storage beneath, exposed ceiling timbers, wall light fitting.
Scullery 12ft 5ins x 7ft 5ins with window to side, some fitted shelving and ceiling light point.
Cellar Accessed externally via a doorway immediately outside the utility room, approximately the size of the utility room and pantry together with a limited head height.
ON THE FIRST FLOOR
Galleried Landing With staircases rising to the second floor, secondary staircase to ground floor, window to side, radiator, ceiling light point, doors to the bedrooms, bathroom and cloakroom.
Bedroom 1 16ft x 14ft 1in with double sliding sash windows to front, open fireplace with original built-in storage to either side, radiator and ceiling light point.
Bedroom 2 16ft 6ins x 14ft 2ins with double sliding sash windows to front, open fireplace, radiator and ceiling light point.
Bedroom 3 18ft 2ins x 16ft 5ins with sliding sash window overlooking the grounds, open fireplace, access to the roof space, radiator and ceiling light point.
Bedroom 4 10ft 4ins x 9ft 3ins with sliding sash window to front, radiator, ceiling light point and adjoining door to bedroom 1.
Bedroom 5 10ft 4ins x 8ft 7ins with dual aspect windows to the rear and side, radiator and ceiling light point.
Bathroom 8ft 9ins x 6ft 2ins with window to side, coloured suite comprising low level wc, pedestal washbasin with tiled splash back, panelled bath with tiled surround, radiator and ceiling light point.
Cloakroom With window to side, low level wc and ceiling light point.
ON THE SECOND FLOOR
Staircase to:
Landing 14ft 5ins x 8ft 5ins with window to front offering far reaching views, doors to bedroom 6 & 7, access to the roof space and ceiling light point.
Bedroom 6 17ft 5ins x 14ft 11ins into eaves with window to front offering far reaching views, open fireplace, exposed timbers, radiator and ceiling light point.
Bedroom 7 16ft 7ins x 14ft 3ins into eaves with window to front offering far reaching views across the surrounding countryside, open fireplace, exposed timbers, radiator and ceiling light point.
ANNEXE A detached 2/3 bedroom annexe of part solid wall and part cavity wall construction presenting brick elevations under a pitched roofs clad with slates, independent oil fired radiator heating, soft wood timber framed sealed unit double glazing and the accommodation is as follows:
Part glazed door with adjacent glazed side panel door to:
Entrance Hall 18ft 8ins x 9ft maximum with doors to the sitting room, kitchen/breakfast Room, two bedrooms and bathroom, access to the roof space, deep shelved storage cupboard, radiator and ceiling light point.
Sitting Room 18ft 8ins x 11ft 1in with glazed French doors with adjacent side panels overlooking and leading to the gardens, additional velux roof light, brick fireplace housing wood burning stove, two radiators and two ceiling light points. Door to:
Dining Room/Bedroom 3 11ft 9ins x 11ft 2ins with window to side, door returning to kitchen, radiator and ceiling light point.
Kitchen/Breakfast Room 13ft 4ins x 11ft with window overlooking the driveway, archway to inner lobby with additional window to side, recess for refrigerator and cloaks and door to dining room/bedroom 3. The kitchen itself comprises a range of modern units including an inset 1 ½ bowl single drainer sink unit with matching mixer and cupboard under, range of work surfaces with cupboards and drawers under, space and point for an electric oven, space and plumbing for a washing machine, space for an upright fridge/freezer, space and plumbing for a dishwasher, floor mounted oil fired boiler serving domestic hot water and central heating, range of wall mounted storage cupboards, part tiled walls, radiator and ceiling light point.
Bedroom 1 13ft 3ins x 13ft 7ins narrowing at either end with window overlooking the driveway, radiator and ceiling light point.
Bedroom 2 12ft 10ins x 8ft 9ins with window overlooking the gardens, radiator and ceiling light point.
Bathroom With window to side, coloured suite comprising low level wc, pedestal washbasin, panelled bath with tiled surround, radiator and ceiling light point and shelved linen cupboard with radiator.
OUTSIDE
Outbuildings
Detached Double Garage Presenting rendered elevations under a pitched roof clad with slates with sliding steel up and over door, personal door and window, light and power connected.
Timber Field Shelter
Timber Garden Shed
Gardens & Grounds ´The Old Rectory´ sits back from the minor road that runs through to the centre of the village within gardens and grounds extending to approximately 2 acres (subject to survey). A long gravelled driveway winds its way through the grounds providing ample parking and access to the double garage and annexe courtyard. The formal gardens are laid mainly to lawn with a number of mature and semi-mature specimen trees and a gate from the formal gardens provides access to a small fenced paddock which adjoins open farmland and offers far reaching views across the same.
2 x Oil storage tanks
Services We understand mains electricity and water services are connected. 2 x Private drainage systems; one for ´The Old Rectory´ and an independent one for the Annexe.
Viewing Strictly by prior appointment with the vendors agents.
