High Street, Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire.

A 3 Bedroom, 3 Reception Room Dwelling with Old Butchers Shop and 44.39 SQ M (478 SQ FT) 2 Storey Outbuilding for Renovation. Timber Barn. Parking. Yard.

DESCRIPTION
The land on which the house is built was sold in 1877, the same year as Baron Rothschild became lord of the manor. The Adams family owned the property since 1926, Ewart Newman having traded as the butcher there for a number of years prior, and the business closed in 1974.

The house is somewhat of a famous village landmark, the gabled elevation facing onto the road still bearing the Adams shop sign above a protruding hipped veranda and the old and untouched timber shop front, the only one of its type still remaining in the district.
To the rear of the plot sits a two-storey detached brick building, and also another outbuilding containing the former cold store. Both the house, including the shop, and the abattoir and stables, retain a great deal of their original elements and a provide a snapshot to a bygone era. The property now requires total refurbishment and the outbuilding perhaps could be converted to an annexe or substantial home office or studio, all of the aforementioned though subject of course to the necessary planning consents. And it should be mentioned that the property is grade II listed, the shop front in particular has been noted for its significance and heritage.

Internally number 17 is also relatively untouched, meaning the vast majority of the original features remain, and the accommodation offers the exciting opportunity for complete modernisation. The entrance to the living space is at the rear where the door opens into a lobby and facing you is the staircase. There are three reception rooms, the two larger rooms retain their fireplaces (possibly marble), and the third formerly the scullery has the old cooking and heating range and a quarry tiled floor. An extension and kitchen was added many years ago and offers some fitted and freestanding units. The former shop is a time capsule with panelled walls, the tiled work counters, cool cabinets, broad sash display window, and hanging hooks suspended from the ceiling. The old shop fronts onto the High Street and could be reinstated as a lovely business premise.
Upstairs are three double bedrooms, one with a walk-in closet, all with fireplaces. The bathroom provides a wc, wash basin, and a big cast iron and enamelled roll top bath.

OUTSIDE
The frontage is a parking space and immediately prior to the house is the black and terracotta apron where customers would have stood selecting their chosen fare. Picket fenced is a front garden.

A driveway runs down the side leading to gates and the yard. Off the end of the house is a covered area and an outdoor toilet sporting the authentic wooden facilities (planks of wood with a hole in the middle)

Within the courtyard are a timber barn (158 x 125) containing the cold store, and then the one-time abattoir and stabling. This abattoir and stabling building is two storeys in height and constructed of brick up to the first floor level, the rest is timber cladding. Its roof has clay tiles. Part of the upper floor was a hay loft, the door still in situ above the stable. There are three ground floor rooms, the stabling having conserved the feed troughs and the brick cobbles.

RIGHT OF WAY: A pedestrian right of way for the adjacent cottages exists down the edge of the drive.

AGENTS NOTES:
This delightful property presents a wonderful opportunity to create a wonderful period home with potentially an annexe or amazing studio and ancillary accommodation but will demand comprehensive renovation, so please consider this before arranging a viewing.

The property is sold as seen and will not be subject to any planning consents being obtained.

SERVICES
Mains Water, Electricity & Drainage.

VIEWING
Strictly through the vendors agent W. Humphries at Waddesdon

A chance to own a piece of history and a shop, house and possibly an annexe or studio. There is appeal here for everyone