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The HavenKilsby | Northamptonshire | CV23 8XQ

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THE HAVENThe Haven is a Grade II listed property situated in the centre of Kilsby, believed to have been constructed in the early 1600s of cob, with a later Georgian extension added of local stone. The main house has accommodation over 3 floors, with four bedrooms, two of which are en suite, also a family bathroom. The ground floor offers a snug, kitchen/dining room, play room, sitting room with inglenook fireplace and log burner, whilst there is also a laundry room which houses the original butcher’s wheel. As well as being the village butchers in the 19th century for a time, the house also housed the village post office during the 1850’s and 1860’s. The house itself has an abundance of period features and detail and ample off road parking beneath a gated archway. The plot has just over a third of an acre of gardens and situated within them is a modern detached annexe with bedroom, living space, kitchenette and shower room. The house has versatile accommodation and has been dramatically improved by the present owners during their time, with many areas of the home seeing modern improvements, without interfering with the integrity of a historical building. The annexe itself could also be used as ‘work from home’ offices, as the present owners do currently.

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THE HAVEN

The property has a panelled timber entrance door leading to a small quarry tiled porch with further latch door that leads to the sitting room, which has traditional windows to both the front and rear with attractive window seats and views of the garden. There is a beautiful inglenook fireplace with a recently fitted contemporary log burner with granite hearth and exposed brickwork. From the sitting room, there is a step and a stable-style door that leads to the kitchen/breakfast room, an under stairs storage cupboard and two further doors that lead to the snug and playroom. The snug is in the Georgian part of the building and has a small paned window to the side aspect with shutters, an original Georgian corner cabinet an exposed beam and a satellite TV point. The playroom has a window to the side and a leaded window overlooking the rear garden, original exposed timber framework and ceiling beam.

The kitchen/breakfast room has a large four oven Aga, whilst the refitted kitchen has a granite work surface and a variety of hand-built timber units and built-in dishwasher. There are two sinks, one main 1.5 undermounted sink with chrome pullout rinser tap and waste disposal and one 0.5 sink with chrome pullout rinser tap located next to the Aga for easy filling of kettles and pans and easy drainage. There is a quality Karndene floor and a step up to the dining area, which has paned window that overlooks the garden, a variety of exposed beams and LED ceiling lights. There is also a Fischer and Paykel upright plumbed fridge-freezer (to be included in the sale), wall-mounted alarm system and a door that leads to the archway and parking areas. Across the carport is the laundry room.

FIRST FLOOR

As you can imagine with such a period building there are various ‘nooks and crannies’, low beams and excellent storage areas, which are evident at the top of the landing. There is an attractive leaded niche window looking towards the front of the property. The first two bedrooms have a side aspect and exposed ceiling beam . A further step leads to the family bathroom, which has a leaded window to the rear, central-heated chrome towel radiator and separate electric wall heater and offers a fitted five-piece suite comprising a roll top bath with claw feet with mixer tap and shower attachment, a low-level WC, bidet and pedestal wash hand basin plus a large corner shower cubicle with electric shower. To the left of the chimney breast is a convenient storage area for linen and an electric shaver point. From the landing there is a latched door and a steep staircase leading to a further bedroom, whilst another latched door leads to the master suite. There is a dressing room with a variety of built in Hammond wardrobes and dressing table and a leaded window to the front. A further latched door leads to the bedroom area which has a leaded windows to the front and rear and three built-in double Hammond wardrobes plus attractive exposed ceiling beams. From here a further latched door leads to a secondary landing area, which houses an airing cupboard with a hot water cylinder and the pressurised water system.

A further latched door leads to the recently refitted en suite shower room with thermostatically controlled shower, wash basin with built-in vanity unit, electric shaver point, an enclosed low-level WC, central-heated chrome towel radiator, additional electric wall heater and a leaded window to the rear. The landing also leads to a large mezzanine which is versatile enough to offer a multitude of uses. It could be an excellent office space, reading room or library. The room is visually attractive with vaulted ceiling, a variety of exposed beams including a spectacular A-frame and paned window to the side aspect.

Given the house was the local butcher’s at one point, it remarkably still houses the large timber-built butchers wheel and pulley system, which the writer assumes was used for lifting carcasses. There are steps down into the ground floor utility room/laundry room which has further exposed beams, windows to the front, side and rear and a variety of built in cream units with adjoining work surfaces together with a double-sized, versatile sink and built-in under-counter fridge and freezer. There is also an automatic washing machine and tumble dryer, which are both included in the sale. From here, the door leads to the carport and parking areas.

SECOND FLOOR

As previously mentioned there is a latched door with steep stairs leading to a second floor bedroom suite that houses a large double bedroom running the length of the Georgian wing of the building, with small pane windows to the front and rear. It has a variety of exposed A-frames and amazing curved cut timbers, giving an indication of the craftsmanship involved and building techniques of the period. On the landing there are two further doors providing access to attic space . A further latched door that leads to the en suite shower room, which houses a shower cubicle with an electric shower over, pedestal wash hand basin with splash back, low level WC and a door through to the attic space. There is also a central-heated chrome towel radiator.

The annex has a glazed door leading into a small lobby with ceramic tiled floor. To the right there is a double bedroom which has satellite TV point and a glazed window to the front aspect and a door to the en suite, which has an electric shower with sliding door, a pedestal wash hand basin with splash back, low level WC and a central-heated chrome towel radiator. The lobby also provides access to the shower room and a further door leads to the living space which, at present, is used by the current owners as a work from home facility with a suite of excellent Hammonds built-in office furniture comprising three desks and a variety of contemporary cabinets . There are also two glazed windows, one looking over the rear garden and the one that overlooks the side aspect. Double doors open up into a small kitchenette which houses a stainless steel sink and drainer and a built-in double cupboard beneath, as well as a further eye level unit above. The annexe has its own electric central-heating throughout, as well as its own alarm system.

The Haven fronts onto Essen Lane and has electrically operated timber built double gates that lead to a paved carport which bisects both the laundry room and a door that leads to the kitchen, this leads to further expansive parking areas for at least four vehicles and paving that leads to the annex. The gardens measure a third of an acre and have a variety of intricate pathways that meander past the rear elevations. There is a raised terrace there and a variety of well-stocked rockery borders whilst a further pathway with timber-built pergola covered with wisteria, leads to the lawned side garden, bordered by a variety of mature trees and rose bushes. The lawn continues past the annex to the most expansive area of the garden, again with a variety of trees, shrubs and screening from other properties.

Rugby is a market town in Warwickshire, on the River Avon. The town is the second largest town in the county; 13 miles (21 km) east of Coventry, on the eastern edge of Warwickshire, near the borders with Northamptonshire and Leicestershire. The town is credited with being the birthplace of rugby football.

Rugby is most famous for the invention of rugby football, which is played throughout the world. The invention of the game is credited to William Webb Ellis whilst breaking the existing rules of a football match played in 1823 at Rugby School.

Rugby School is one of England’s oldest and most prestigious public schools, and was the setting of Thomas Hughes’s semi-autobiographical masterpiece Tom Brown’s Schooldays.

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Fine & Country Rugby Registered in England and Wales. Company Reg No. 04018410 VAT Reg No: 754062833Registered Office: Newman Property Services, 1 Regent Street, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 2PE

LocationKilsby is a medium-sized village situated approximately five miles from Rugby and Daventry just on the Warwickshire & Northamptonshire borders. The village itself has The Red Lion and The George public houses, a village preschool and primary school, post office and store, recreational field and many social activities. There are also grammar schools nearby in Rugby namely Lawrence Sheriff and Rugby High. The village has a typical mix of post-war properties as well as many attractive period houses, The Haven being one of the older period homes. Day-to-day shopping needs can be found in the local Post Office and store but there is good access to both Rugby and Daventry where there is a far wider range of shopping. Milton Keynes, Coventry, Birmingham and Leicester are all less than an hour away by car. The excellent road networks surrounding Kilsby give immediate access to the A5, A14, A361 as well as the extensive motorway network. There are train services from Long Buckby and Rugby where Virgin Trains provide a high-speed service into Euston in well under an hour.

ServicesThe property has mains electricity, oil fired central heating, broadband and mains water and drainage

Local AuthorityRugby Borough Council 01788 533533 Council Tax Band F

Viewing ArrangementsStrictly by the vendors sole agents on 01788 820062

Website AddressFor more information visit the property’s unique website address www.fineandcountry.com

Opening HoursMonday to Friday 9.00 am - 5.30 pmSaturday 9.00 am - 4.30 pm

Lounge3.95 x 3.75

12'11" x 12'3"

Dining Area3.59 x 4.06

11'9" x 13'3"

Lounge4.49 x 6.36

14'8" x 20'10"

Kitchen2.87 x 3.529'4" x 11'6"

Snug3.72 x 3.35

12'2" x 10'11"

Play Area4.01 x 5.11

13'1" x 16'9"

Courtyard5.69 x 4.28

18'8" x 14'0"

Workshop5.37 x 2.9017'7" x 9'6" Up

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Bedroom 26.36 x 4.01

20'10" x 13'1"

Attic Space4.42 x 2.5014'6" x 8'2"

Eaves Storage

Eaves Storage

Bedroom 33.25 x 4.34

10'7" x 14'2"

Bedroom 43.06 x 3.70

10'0" x 12'1"

Dressing Area2.30 x 4.107'6" x 13'5"

4.25 x 5.7313'11" x 18'9"Dn

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Ground Floor

Illustration For Identification Purposes Only,

Second Floor

First Floor Annexe

Total: 325.69 sq m / 3506 sq ft

Approximate Gross Internal Area

Measurements Are Approximate Only,

Main House: 288.52 sq m / 3106 sq ftAnnexe: 37.17 sq m / 400 sq ft

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Master Room5.38 x 3.40

17'6" x 11'1"

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Bedroom3.95 x 3.10

12'11" x 10'2"

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Agents notes: All measurements are approximate and quoted in metric with imperial equivalents and for general guidance only and whilst every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy, they must not be relied on. The fixtures, fittings and appliances referred to have not been tested and therefore no guarantee can be given that they are in working order. Internal photographs are reproduced for general information and it must not be inferred that any item shown is included with the property. For a free valuation, contact the numbers listed on the brochure. Printed

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