2 Bedrooms Semi-detached house for sale in Greaves Drive, Lancaster LA1 | £ 235,000

Property Description

Character, character, character. 'greaves cottage' offering tremendous character as one of the oldest houses in lancaster, grade 2 listed, formerly part of the original greaves estate built circa 1640. Larger than average mature gardens and off road parking. Internally A wealth of exposed beams including A cruck truss in the attic room and thick walls. The accommodation comprises Front Entrance, 'L' shaped Lounge / Dining Room, fitted Kitchen, on the first floor 2 Double Bedrooms, en suite Dressing Room, Bathroom/wc, on the second floor Attic Room. Gas central heating and double glazing. Large mature gardens with off road parking. A very rare opportunity to purchase A genuine cottage, so viewing absolutely essential.

Ground Floor

Front Entrance

Large 'l' Shaped Living Room / Dining Room (5.935m x 3.126m plus 2.512m x 2.517m (19'5" x 10'3)

Overall measurement including spindled staircase leading off and understairs storage, real character room with exposed beams and rafters, feature dressed stone mantlepiece to fireplace with inset stone and multifuel stove, double glazed front windows with deep stone window seats, radiator.

Kitchen (3.388m x 2.442m (11'1" x 8'0"))

Character 'shaker' style kitchen with granite worktops, belfast sink, good range of fitted wall and floor units, Fired Earth tiled splashback, Rangemaster range cooker with cooker hood above, plumbing for washer, exposed beam and rafters, inset ceiling lighting, tiled flooring with underfloor heating, double glazed rear windows with deep stone window sills.

First Floor

Galleried Landing

Paddle staircase leading off to second floor, fitted bookshelving.

Bedroom 1 (3.276m x 2.836m (10'8" x 9'3"))

Double glazed front window with deep window sill, opening to en suite Dressing Room, radiator.

En Suite Dressing Room (2.477m x 1.855m (8'1" x 6'1"))

Overall measurement including good range of fitted wardrobes and storage, double glazed front window with deep window sill.

Bedroom 2 (3.317m x 2.796m (10'10" x 9'2"))

Double glazed french doors leading to a juliette balcony overlooking the rear garden, double glazed rear window with deep window sill, radiator.

Bathroom/W.C. (2.447m x 1.869m (8'0" x 6'1"))

Double ended bath with shower unit over, wash basin, toilet with pull flush, fully tiled walls, panelled ceiling, double glazed rear window with tiled window sill, radiator.

Second Floor

Attic Room (5.834m x 2.071m (19'1" x 6'9"))

Overall through measurement including feature cruck truss and exposed beams plus the open eaves areas and built in store cupboard, extremely useful extra room, concealed gas boiler, Velux double glazed windows, radiator.

Exterior

Gardens

Most attractive larger than average mature gardens to front and rear. The property is well set back to the front with mature trees and shrubs, bulbs and flowering borders. Off road car drive in parking. Enclosed rear garden, again with mature trees, shrubs, bulbs and flowering borders, screen fencing and garden shed. Additional paved patio/sitting/barbecue area. Delightful gardens.

Property History

Built around 1640, Greaves Cottage is one of the oldest houses in Lancaster. This Grade II listed building is constructed around a cruck frame, with metre-thick sandstone walls. It’s possible the impressive stone fireplace was upcycled from an even older house, perhaps from the Tudor era. Other glimpses of a building that once was are visible in the kitchen window, which was once mullioned, the beautifully crafted chamfered beams, and the wide stone lintel above the back door which suggests the building, described as a ‘Dairy and Outhouse’ in the 1903 deeds, would have been home to a modest milking concern. In the attic, the beams appear to have had their pitch lowered to support slate as now adorns the roof; a steeper pitch would have suited thatch as was the more popular choice in Stuart-period Lancaster. Downstairs there are traces of the old wattle and daub engrained into the massive beam.
The engraving shows Greaves Cottage in 1829, surrounded by gardens and fields, and with a backdrop of Lancaster Castle.

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