The Old Brick Works, Top O' Th' Bank, Thurstonland, HD4

A BEAUTIFULLY LOCATED, LARGE, FOUR BEDROOMED, FAMILY HOME WITH GOOD SIZED GARDENS, DOUBLE GARAGE AND AN ACCOMMODATION THAT IS SURE TO SURPRISE AND PLEASE.  IN A POSITION JUST A SHORT WALK AWAY FROM THE VILLAGE CENTRE, THERE IS A SMALL CLUSTER OF SIMILAR, HIGH-QUALITY HOMES.  THIS FAMILY HOME HAS DELIGHTFUL GARDENS, A GOOD-SIZED DRIVEWAY, DETACHED DOUBLE GARAGE AND A PARTICULARLY PLEASING AND STYLISH ACCOMMODATION. 

The accommodation includes a large dining/entrance hallway, downstairs WC, spacious sitting room with beautiful fireplace and twin arched windows with glazed door to super, enclosed, rear gardens, dining/living kitchen, utility room, four bedrooms, two of which are double, one with en suite, house bathroom, superb access to wonderful, countryside walks and just a short distance away from the village with its many amenities including pub, church, cricket ground and last, but by no means least, delightful village school.

EPC Rating: C

DINING HALL (4.27m x 5.61m)

A beautiful, period-style timber door with inset glazing gives access through to the incredibly dining hallway, this with beautiful timber flooring, has inset spot lighting to the ceiling and features the fabulous spindle balustraded staircase. The room, as the photograph suggests is of a particularly good size and has four windows, giving a good amount of natural light and views out to the front. There is a useful, understairs cupboard, further cloaks cupboard and a doorway gives access to the downstairs WC.

DOWNSTAIRS W.C

This is a continuation of the timber flooring with low level WC, vanity unit with storage cupboard beneath and wash hand basin. There is inset spot lighting and an extractor fan.

SITTING ROOM (5.08m x 6.3m)

As the photograph and floor layout plan indicate, this is a particularly large room. It has two fabulous, arched windows providing a huge amount of natural light and delightful outlook over the property’s gardens and beyond. There is inset spot lighting to the ceiling, a glazed door out to the enclosed, rear gardens, a further pair of windows giving a pleasant outlook over the rear gardens, high ceiling height and fabulous, broad fireplace with raised, stone-flagged hearth, antique brick backcloth and multi-fuel burning cast iron stove with glazed door. The fireplace also has integrated spot lighting.

DINING/LIVING KITCHEN (4.8m x 5.18m)

Across the impressive hallway, a doorway leads through to the dining/living kitchen, with a broad bank of glazing with centrally located glazed doors giving access out over the enclosed rear gardens and six windows in total, giving a lovely view out over the property’s gardens and beyond. This room has, once again, a particularly high ceiling height, fabulously polished timber floor and a range of units at both the high and low level with attractive working surfaces and splashbacks. There is a Belfast-style sink with mixer tap above, range oven in stainless steel with glazed frontage of Smeg manufacture. This range-style oven has a five-ring gas hob and a broad extractor fan above. There is an integrated fridge and freezer. There is also an integrated dishwasher and island/breakfast bar unit to the centre. The living area/dining area has, once again, the glazed door out to the delightfully enclosed rear gardens.

UTILITY ROOM

Positioned to one corner of the room, the utility room has working surfaces, cupboards at both the high and low level, space for an automatic washing and space for a dryer, inset spot lighting and extractor fan.

STAIRCASE

The staircase, as previously mentioned, rises from the entrance hallway. This has beautiful spindle balustrading up to the partially galleried first floor landing.

FIRST FLOOR LANDING

This, with large Velux-style window to the high roofline and window giving a pleasant outlook to the rear of the property. The first-floor landing has inset spot lighting to the ceiling and a good-sized storage cupboard which is also home to the property’s gas-fired central heating boiler.

BEDROOM ONE (3.73m x 5.08m)

A lovely double bedroom with an astonishing view to two sides out over the property’s garden areas to the front and long-distance views towards Thurstonland church spire and down towards Honley Moor, courtesy of two further windows. The room benefits from built-in wardrobes, inset spot lighting to the ceiling, provision for a wall-mounted TV and a doorway leads to the en suite.

ENSUITE (1.75m x 2.18m)

This en suite is fitted with polished timber boarded flooring, inset spot lighting to the ceiling, extractor fan, low level WC, vanity unit with stylish wash hand basin and mixer tap above, shower cubicle with chrome fittings, combination centrally heated radiator with heated towel rail in chrome and twin windows.

BEDROOM TWO (3.66m x 4.27m)

Yet again, a good-sized bedroom with five windows in total, giving pleasant views and a good amount of natural light, inset spot lighting to the ceiling and walk-in wardrobe with two downlights.

BEDROOM THREE (3.84m x 4.75m)

Once again, a lovely double bedroom with a bank of four windows giving a pleasant outlook to the front, inset spot lighting to the ceiling, a bank of in-built robes with further storage cupboards above.

BEDROOM FOUR (2.44m x 4.11m)

A delightful room, once again and a pleasant outlook to the front via a bank of mullioned windows. There is inset spot lighting to the ceiling and a loft access point with fold-away ladder giving a good amount of storage space. Please note there is a further loft area at the other end of the home.

HOUSE BATHROOM (1.78m x 3.43m)

The property’s bathroom is fitted with a four-piece suite that comprises of high specification shower, double-ended ball and claw foot style bath with Victorian style hand-held mixer tap and shower unit over, low level WC, vanity unit with a Certini circular wash handbasin with mixer tap above, stylish tiling, polished timber boarded floor and twin, obscure glazed windows. There is inset spot lighting to the ceiling and an extractor fan.

Garden

The property occupies a remarkable location in a small group of properties, just a short walk away from the village through impressive gates, a select number of properties can be found off a shared driveway. This driveway, which is of a high-quality tarmacadam surface, gives access to the property’s individual, private driveway which provides parking for three/four vehicles and gives access to the detached, double garage.

Front Garden

The property has three garden areas, adjacent to the driveway and garage is a beautiful garden and sitting out space, principally to lawn with well-established boundaries. This good sized, lawned garden is currently used by the vendor’s children for football and playing out space. Immediately to the front of the home, enclosed by hedging and attractive walling, there are, once again, lawns with well stocked, shrubbed borders.

Rear Garden

To the rear, a delightful, enclosed garden with superb cobbles and flagstones and well-established, stylish fencing provides a stunning sitting out space. It also has a pedestrian gate to the side providing easy access. This garden area is particularly beautiful and is best described by the photographs attached within this brochure.