The Street, Rayne, Braintree

Located in the popular village of Rayne is this four bedroom, grade II listed, 16th century detached family home, The property has an abundance period features including original fireplaces and timbers throughout. With accommodation over two floors, the ground floor provides: entrance hall, dining room, living room, reading room, kitchen and a shower room. The first floor houses four bedrooms, and a family bathroom. Externally the property benefits from driveway parking for numerous vehicles and a large rear garden including an allotment area, greenhouse, a folly and three brick built out buildings.

According to records Turners was sold for £100 in 1616 to the parents of John Bridge, who in 1632 sailed on The Lion, a sister ship of The Mayflower where he founded a school that later became Harvard, much of the information on Turners comes from Eliza Vaughan, author, historian and suffragette who lived at Turners from 1895-1949.

Entrance Hall - 6.3m x 3.0m (20'8" x 9'10") - Entrance via original solid timber door with single glazed window overhead, partially glazed original timber door to rear aspect, carpet tread stairs to first floor landing, under stairs storage, wall mounted radiator, carpeted flooring, wall mounted light fixtures, various power points. Doors to: Kitchen, Bathroom, Dining Room, Living Room.

Kitchen - 4.7m x 3.4m (15'5" x 11'1") - Single glazed windows with secondary glazing, to rear and side aspects, access to pantry cupboard, various base and eye level units with worksurfaces over, single unit stainless steel sink with drainer units either side and mixer tap, space for fridge freezer, space for low level fridge/freezer, space for washing machine, space for dish washer, space for freestanding oven & extractor fan, splashback tilling, brick built inglenook feature fireplace, stone footing and timber lintel, wall mounted radiator, exposed timbers, original brick flooring, ceiling mounted light fixtures, kick board heater, various power points.

Shower Room - Single glazed timber window to rear aspect, three-piece suite, low level WC. wall mounted wash hand basin with splashback tiling and separate taps, shower, access to gas boiler, exposed timbers, tiled flooring, wall mounted light fixtures.

Dining Room - 4.6m x 3.8m (15'1" x 12'5") - Single glazed timber bay window to front aspect with secondary glazing, marble façade surrounding brick built fireplace with polished tile hearth, wall mounted radiator, original timber flooring, ceiling mounted light fixture, various power points.

Living Room - 6.0m x 4.2m (19'8" x 13'9") - Single glazed timber bay window to front aspect with secondary glazing, single glazed timber window with secondary glazing to side aspect, central brick built flued fireplace with brick hearth and a gas feature fireplace, range of exposed timber and brick work, wall mounted radiator, carpeted flooring, ceiling mounted light fixture, various power points. Open studwork to the Reading Room.

Reading Room - 3.9m x 2.1m (12'9" x 6'10") - Timber built skylight, timber single glazed windows to dual aspects with secondary glazing, access to storage area, wall mounted radiator, carpeted flooring, wall mounted light fixture, various power points.

First Floor Landing - Single glazed window with secondary glazing to front aspect, post and rail timber banister & balustrade, wall mounted radiator, carpeted flooring, ceiling mounted light fixture. Doors to: Principal Bedroom, Bedroom Two, Bedroom, Three and access to the Inner Hallway.

Principal Bedroom - 6.1m x 4.1m (20'0" x 13'5") - Single glazed timber windows to multiple aspects with secondary glazing, original cast iron fireplace with timber mantel and hearth, wall mounted radiator, carpeted flooring, ceiling mounted light fixture, wall mounted light fixtures, various power points.

Bedroom Two - 5.1m x 3.7m (16'8" x 12'1") - Single glazed timber windows to dual aspect with secondary glazing, access to airing cupboard and further storage cupboards, brick built fireplace with timber mantel, wall mounted radiator, timber flooring, ceiling mounted light fixture, various power points.

Bedroom Three - 4.7m x 3.9m (15'5" x 12'9") - Single glazed timber window to front aspect with secondary glazing, wall mounted radiator, exposed timbers, timber flooring, ceiling mounted light fixture, various power points.

Inner Hallway - 2.0m x 1.4m (6'6" x 4'7") - Stairway, timber flooring, wall mounted light fixture. Doors to: Family Bathroom, Bedroom Four.

Family Bathroom - Single glazed timber window with secondary glazing to rear aspect, three-piece suite, low level WC, pedestal wash hand basin with separate taps, timber panel enclosed bath with mixer tap and shower attachment, wall mounted heated towel rail, wall mounted radiator, exposed timbers, carpeted flooring, partially tiled walls, inset spotlights, extractor fan.

Bedroom Four/Study - 3.5m x 3.2m (11'5" x 10'5") - Single glazed timber window with secondary glazing to rear aspect, access to inbuilt storage, access to loft, cast iron fireplace with timber mantel and hearth, exposed timbers, wall mounted radiator, carpeted flooring, ceiling mounted light fixture, various power points.

Driveway Parking - To the side aspect is a stone shingle driveway granting access to the rear; with undercover storage for one vehicle, and numerous additional parking spaces.

Gardens - To the front aspect a low level cast iron gate grants access to a hedge line enclosed front garden with raise brick retained lawns, stone shingle pathways to front door and side aspect. Following the drive to the rear aspect you're greeted by a patio area with various mature bushes with expansive remainder lawns with seating areas, mature trees, flower beds, and flora. The gardens are partitioned into a primary garden, secluded seating area, storage area, and allotment area benefiting from a greenhouse, vegetable patches, and various mature fruit and nut trees and flower beds. Two external brick built storage builds are present: a folly with underneath storage and stairs to an elevated room; and a triple storage block with additional storage to the rear. The plot is enclosed by mixture of brick walls, bushes, and timber panel fencing.

Additional Information - Grade II listed, grounds partially in curtilage of conservation area (excluding allotment area), glow-worm gas boiler installed early 2024, gas central heating system, mains waste water drainage, internet provisioning working from home.