The Dale, DE4

DESCRIPTION
Situated towards the foot of The Dale and within the town's central conservation area, this delightful period cottage presents a rare opportunity for those seeking an individual yet easily managed home. Extensive remedial work to the fabric of the building and services has created a home fit for the C21st whilst individual touches and attention to detail sympathetically finish this period stone cottage with a rare quality. Examples include revealed beams and lintels, oak boards to the ground floor and restored lime ash floors upstairs and the use of glass delicate handcrafted ironwork to the stairs.

The internal accommodation spans four floors, including a dry lined cellar, kitchen and open living and studio space, two good bedrooms and bathroom on the upper floors. Complementing the house are expertly designed and stocked gardens, packed with interest and colour which present a surprising oasis within the town central conservation area.

Wirksworth is a small historic market town surrounded by the delights of the rolling Derbyshire Dales countryside. The Dale is set back from the town centre, where an assortment of interesting buildings and local independent traders thrive and benefit from a vibrant local art scene.

ACCOMMODATION
A panelled and part glazed front door opens directly to the...

Breakfast kitchen - 4.18m x 3.44m (13' 9" x 11' 4") featuring modern oak plank floor, a solid fuel stove set within the period stone fireplace, and being fitted with a range of cupboards, drawers and Corian work surfaces which incorporate a sink unit and electric hob. There is an undercounter oven, position for a slimline dishwasher and to one corner a utility area with oak top and plumbing and space for white goods beneath. Being an excellent hub of the house, there are stairs which rise to the first floor and a flight of stone steps, which descend to the cellar, with glass balustrade above.

Cellar - 3.66m x 3.20m (12' x 10' 6") maximum, dry lined to create a useful hobby or utility space. The brickwork is exposed to the side of the stone steps, there is a cold water supply, electric meter, plus stone and tiled plinths providing useful storage options.

Off the kitchen, an open doorway, with treated period lintel and stone and timber features, leads to the...

Garden room / studio - 4.15m x 3.84m (13' 7" x 12' 7") an extension to the original house, providing a delightful sitting or work area. A full width glazed roof lies adjacent to the house, the remaining room of flat roof construction and with the benefit of broad glazing and central French doors leading to and allow views across the delightful cottage gardens at the rear. There is a contemporary vertical hung radiator, painted architectural steel and pillar support and a continuation of the oak flooring from the kitchen.

From the kitchen, stairs, with craftsmen made iron banister, rise to the first floor landing which retains the solid lime-ash floor. A modern oak ledged and braced door encloses the landing from the head of the stairs, and similar doors open to bedroom 1 and the bathroom.

Bedroom 1 - 3.44m x 2.33m (11' 4" x 7' 8") maximum, with front facing single glazed windows and a range of full height oak fronted wardrobing to one side.

Bathroom - imaginatively designed to fit a three piece suite including a panelled bath with mixer shower above, WC and a broad wash hand basin with storage beneath. Exposed brickwork and former fire to the chimney breast, ceramic tiled floor.

From the landing, stairs rise again to the second floor...

Bedroom 2 - 4.36m x 4.02m (14' 4" x 13' 2") the principal bedroom spanning the full width of the house and featuring period oak purlins to the vaulted ceiling, contemporary lighting, lime-ash floor and windows to the front and rear, together with additional natural light through a Velux roof light. Exposed brickwork with a chimney breast and former fireplace, together with additional revealed timbers.

OUTSIDE & PARKING
Further enhancing the property is a truly delightful cottage garden. Expertly landscaped, designed and planted, the garden plays host to both evergreen and deciduous shrubs and specimen trees which provide year round interest. Sitting areas sit within the planting. Enjoying a fair degree of privacy for such a central location and it is clear the garden has been loved and tended. A central pathway and seating areas, lead through well stocked beds and borders, the garden taking full advantage of a south facing aspect.

The front entrance opens directly from The Dale, and to the side of the house an enclosed passage leading to the rear gardens.

As with many town centre properties. the house does not have private parking, although Residents Parking Permit is available to purchase from the local council for parking in Wright's Yard, close to the cottage. (Cost per car £372 in 2024. Current price to be confirmed)

TENURE - Freehold.

SERVICES - All mains services are available to the property, which enjoys the benefit of gas fired central heating. No specific test has been made on the services or their distribution.

EPC RATING - to be confirmed

COUNCIL TAX - Band A

FIXTURES & FITTINGS - Only the fixtures and fittings mentioned in these sales particulars are included in the sale. Certain other items may be taken at valuation if required. No specific test has been made on any appliance either included or available by negotiation.

DIRECTIONS - From Matlock, take the A6 Dale Road travelling south through Matlock Bath and to Cromford. Turn right at the crossroads and proceed up The Hill on continue on into Wirksworth. On entering the town centre, The Dale can be located by turning right just before the first parade of shops on the right (Market Place). Turn first left on to The Dale and No 10 is found on the left hand side.

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VIEWING - Strictly by prior arrangement with the Matlock office .

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