6 bedroom semi-detached house for sale

LONGBRIDGE HOUSE,
78 COWL STREET, SHEPTON MALLET, BA45EP

An historic Grade ll listed house in the heart of the old centre of Shepton Mallet together with a separate cottage, coach house and gardens.
The house dates from the 14th century with Georgian and later improvements. It includes a hall, cloakroom, sitting room, kitchen/living/dining room, conservatory, utility, 6 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms.
Single bedroom cottage. Coach house and gardens.



About the area
Shepton Mallet is a thriving, historic market town with a wide range of facilities, including interesting local shops and national (Tesco, Laura Ashley, Boots, etc) various inns and restaurants including Blostins and the internationally renowned Charlton House Hotel, both of which have featured in the Good Food Guide. There is fast road access to Bath, Bristol and Yeovil, and London Paddington is just 1 hour 40 minutes away on the mainline service from nearby Castle Cary. Shepton is regarded as the gateway to the Mendips, and there are superb country walks. Schooling for all ages is catered for within Shepton and independent schools including Millfield, Wells Cathedral, All Hallows and Downside are within a short drive as are the other historic towns of Wells and Glastonbury.For more information on this area in general and individual schools visit our website www.roderickthomas.co.uk locate this property by price order, open full details and click on “schools”.

Cowl Street is well away from busy roads and although it was once the centre of Shepton is now a residential area. Longbridge House is one of the principle properties of the area and has a fascinating history. It is perhaps best known as being where the Duke of Monmouth stayed before the Battle of Sedgemoor. It is an attractive semi detached building and internally the house retains many of its original Medieval features with later Georgian and Victorian additions. There are splendid beamed ceilings, carved architraves, flagstone floors, stone mullioned windows, original doors and mainly original door furniture believed to be of French origin. It includes - HALL with ceiling beams, flagstones, Georgian split front door and a Gothic style door to a courtyard, staircase, under stairs cupboard, radiator and double doors to a large shelved store cupboard. CLOAKROOM with hand basin, wc and radiator. SITTING ROOM with 14th century cross beamed ceiling, Georgian panelling, a wide stone mullioned window, flagstones, Doulting stone fireplace with an inset wood burning stove with a canopy above and radiator. KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM/LIVING ROOM a dual aspect room with ceiling beams, flagstones and a large Doulting stone fireplace. There is space for a dining table and chairs, sofas and the kitchen area has a bespoke fitted kitchen with a peninsular unit with tiled worktop, shelves, cupboards, drawers, 2 bowl sink unit,integral Zanussi oven and space and plumbing for a dishwasher. Within the large fireplace is a gas fired 2 oven aga cooker range and on the side work surface is a two-ring gas hob. CONSERVATORY with a slate tiled floor, doors to yard and into the UTILITY ROOM/LAUNDRY with a slate tiled floor, pine clad pitched ceiling, sink unit, radiator, gas wall mounted boiler and space and plumbing for washing machine. FIRST FLOOR. LANDING with store cupboard and wall lights. DOUBLE BEDROOM ONE a large dual aspect room with a stone mullioned window, window seat (with drawers below) and radiator. BATHROOM with stone mullioned window, radiator, roll edged freestanding bath on ball and claw feet, wc and an oval French hand basin with cupboard below. BEDROOM TWO with stone mullioned window, fireplace with coal effect gas fire, fitted alcove cupboard and radiator. BEDROOM THREE with 2 large stone mullioned windows (with window seats), Doulting stone fireplace, radiator and a Georgian alcove cupboard with part-glazed doors. SECOND FLOOR a staircase leads up from the main landing to the SECOND FLOOR. LANDING with beam and storage cupboards. BEDROOM FOUR with exposed ceiling beams, partly reduced headroom, stone mullioned window, radiator, small built in wardrobe and access to a large under eaves storage area. SHOWER ROOM with ceiling beams, hand basin, wc, tiled shower cubicle (with electric shower), vanity light, radiator, access to under eaves storage and Velux roof light with views of the rear garden and beyond.
A door on the first floor landing gives access to the secondary staircase which leads to a further area of the SECOND FLOOR with BEDROOM FIVE with ceiling beams, partly reduced headroom, Velux roof light and radiator. BEDROOM SIX OR STUDY with ceiling beams, Velux window, radiator, fitted store cupboard and access to large under eaves storage area.


A path leads to the FRONT DOOR with an arched stone architrave.

A drive leads in from the roadway providing parking space with high timber doors and a pedestrian door into a cobbled drive which leads through the garden to the COACH HOUSE of stone construction with a tiled roof and double doors. Internally there is space for a car and storage and doors lead through to a further WORKSHOP AREA. Planning Consent has previously been granted on this building but has lapsed. The courtyard is mainly cobbled with flagstones and high stonewalls. There is a circular lily pond and side shrub borders shaded by mature trees and shrubs.

The door from the hall opens into a flagstone courtyard with a well, flower borders, a yew tree and climbing jasmine and passion flowers. On the opposite side of the courtyard is the
STUDIO COTTAGE.
The accommodation includes a LARGE OPEN PLAN LIVING AREA & KITCHEN with a gallery above. There is a range of fitted kitchen units with work surfaces, integral oven and hob with extractor above, sink unit, tiled splash backs, wall cupboards, storage heater, space for a table, chairs and sofa and a spiral staircase. A door opens into the SHOWER ROOM with hand basin, wc and tiled shower with an electric shower. The spiral staircase leads to the GALLERIED BEDROOM with Velux window.

Steps lead to a very sunny south-facing garden. Immediately at the top of the steps is a lawned garden with a dining table and chairs and a timber garden shed. Beyond is a good-sized lawned orchard with mature fruit trees (pear, apples and soft fruit). A door in the rear wall leads to a service lane.
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