Gibson House, Priest Hutton, LA6 1JP

Tucked away in a private village setting and believed to have been sold in 1712 by a Richard Gibson as a barn and beast house, Gibson House is Grade II Listed and bursting with original period features (ceiling beams, boarded doors with Suffolk latches, six panelled doors, sash windows with panelled reveals and window seats, stone fireplaces with flag hearths, a slate slab in the half cellar, exposed floor boards and an oak staircase and window lintels).

Refurbished and extended since the current owners purchase in 2016, old and new sit beautifully side by side: planning and Listed Building consent (ref: 17/00656/FUL & 17/00657/LB) were granted in August 2017 for a single storey extension. This was implemented with the addition of a contemporary, light and bright living/dining kitchen to the rear.

Welcoming and instantly inviting the well proportioned accommodation is set over two floors, with a sociable flow of rooms and a gross internal area of 2890 sq ft (268.5 sq m) including the garage.

Let us walk you round...

Come on in through the gabled porch with quarry tiled floor into the dining room with open fireplace.

The good sized sitting room has twin sash windows overlooking the front garden.

The former kitchen is now a comfortable snug with stone fireplace and is open to the living/dining kitchen. Off the snug is a half cellar and the utility/laundry room with terracotta tiled floor, base units, pot sink and wooden work tops. There is also space for an undercounter washing machine and tumble drier. Off the utility room is a two piece cloakroom. Please note the access to the utility/laundry room and half cellar is limited height.

Perfect for modern day living... cook, eat and relax in the wonderful living dining kitchen - windows and two sets of bifolding doors frame the splendid views across the rear garden. There are also four skylight windows allowing natural light to flood in and a slate flag floor.

The kitchen is fitted with a range of units along with an island unit with breakfast bar with wood worktops, integral dishwasher, an electric oven and hob, space for an American style fridge/freezer and a blue two oven Rayburn set in a tiled recess. The dining and living area has glazing to two sides.

Off the kitchen is a boot room style entrance and access into an integral single garage with timber doors, power, light and cold and hot water taps.

The full return staircase leads off the dining room up to the first floor landing.

Here you'll find the principal en suite bedroom, two further doubles, a large single bedroom and the house bathroom.

The principal bedroom has painted floor boards and overlooks the front garden. The four piece en suite is dual aspect, open to the apex and can be accessed via a separate staircase off the kitchen. There is a free standing bath, a wash basin and a walk-in shower.

Bedroom 2 has twin sash windows, bedroom 3 has a built-in double wardrobe and shelved cupboard and a lovely outlook across the garden to fields to the rear.

The four piece house bathroom has a bath with shower over, console with glass circular wash basin, tiled walls and floor.

Outside space

Two private gravel drives provide access to the front with ample parking and turning for visiting family and friends. There are lawns, mature trees and shrubs.

To the rear are generous private and secluded gardens c. 0.6 acres (0.24 hectares) bordering open fields. A flag and gravel seating terrace wraps around the living dining kitchen - overlooking the garden, it's the perfect spot for outdoor entertaining. There's a large lawn, mature trees, well stocked borders and summerhouse.

Attached to the garage is a useful garden store c. 92 sq ft (8.6 sq m). The oil tank and bins are screened for the seating terrace.