Cartway, Bridgnorth

Steeped in history, this four storey, three bedroom end of terrace home is quintessential Bridgnorth, dating from 1580 it must be one of the oldest properties in the town and has a wealth of period features.

Grade II Listed Bridgend Cottage offers most spacious accommodation of 105 sq meters arranged over four floors, the front door is ancient and gives a clue to the character of property within. The ground floor full width reception room has a heavily beamed ceiling, multi-pane windows and a typically Shropshire corner fireplace, off the reception room is access to cellar storage and a cloakroom with w.c., a staircase to the rear of the reception room opens to the first floor landing off which are double opening glazed doors to the first floor living room and a door to the kitchen, fitted with cream coloured cabinetry and a Aga range cooker, off the kitchen is a lobby with access to the bathroom fitted with a white suite comprising panel bath with shower over, pedestal wash hand basin and low flush w.c., a door from the kitchen leads to the garden. The first floor living room is a period delight, the focal point of which is an inglenook fireplace with heavy beam over, fitted multifuel stove set on a quarry tiled hearth, the fire back has herringbone brickwork, an inscription in the plasterwork over and above the fire place gives the date that the property was built, the ceiling is heavily beamed as are ceilings throughout. Up a step off the living room is the dining room, facing out over historic Cartway it features a corner fireplace and has a turning staircase to the second floor where there are two double bedrooms. The principal full width double bedroom at the front has a dormer window overlooking Cartway, the second bedroom has a turning staircase to the attic bedroom, currently utilised as an office with a skylight window to the rear. Outside the kitchen door is a private and enclosed brick paved patio sitting out area off which stairs lead up to a decked sitting out area with a surprisingly large low maintenance rear garden gravelled and paved with shrubs to the side and providing views towards the River Severn.

Bridgend Cottage was built when Queen Elizabeth 1, last of the Tudors, and daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn was on the throne, the cottage survived the siege of the town by Parliamentary forces during the English Civil War of 1643 when much of the town was ravaged by fire and the castle was largely destroyed, today the remains of castle keep lean at an angle greater than that of the leaning tower of Pisa. Cartway is an ancient and notable street in the town, it was originally cobbled and the route for donkeys hauling goods up the winding street into the town from the quayside.

The aspirational market town of Bridgnorth has a wide variety of amenities including well regarded schools for children of all ages, a doctors surgery, a selection of supermarkets, local and high street shops, pharmacies, opticians, traditional public houses, restaurants, a characterful theatre and petrol stations at vantage points, the nearby Cliff Railway, the steepest inland railway in the country is a unique route into the town centre.

Car Parking
Car parking permits are available at £50 per annum per car for parking at the riverside, a short relatively level walk from the premises.

Tenure
We understand that the property is freehold

Services
All mains services are connected

Council Tax
Local authority is Shropshire. The property is in Council Tax Band C, Local Authority Reference Number 000

EPC Rating
The property has an Energy Performance Certificate number 9222-3906-1200-1267-6204 valid until 18th October 2033 and a rating of E

Viewings
All viewings are to be arranged via the vendors sole agents Nick Tart or

We are required by law to conduct anti-money laundering checks on all those selling or buying a property. Whilst we retain responsibility for ensuring checks and any ongoing monitoring are carried out correctly, the initial checks are carried out on our behalf by Lifetime Legal who will contact you once you have agreed to instruct us in your sale or had an offer accepted on a property you wish to buy. The cost of these checks is £45 (incl. VAT), which covers the cost of obtaining relevant data and any manual checks and monitoring which might be required. This fee will need to be paid by you in advance of us publishing your property (in the case of a vendor) or issuing a memorandum of sale (in the case of a buyer), directly to Lifetime Legal, and is non-refundable. We do not receive any of the fee taken by Lifetime Legal for its role in the provision of these checks.

Important
We take every care in preparing our sales details. They are carefully checked, however we do not guarantee appliances, alarms, electrical fittings, plumbing, showers, etc. Photographs are a guide and do not represent items included in the sale. Room sizes are approximate. Do not use them to buy carpets or furniture. Floor plans are for guidance only and not to scale. We cannot verify the tenure as we do not have access to the legal title. We cannot guarantee boundaries, rights of way or compliance with local authority planning or building regulation control. You must take advice of your legal representative. Reference to adjoining land uses, i.e. farmland, open fields, etc does not guarantee the continued use in the future. You must make local enquiries and searches.