Cautherly Lane, Great Amwell, Near Ware

A beautifully presented Grade II Listed character cottage with attractively landscaped gardens in the heart of this much sought-after village.

Overall Description - Filmer Cottage, named after the earliest known owner Susan Filmer, is a beautifully presented Grade II Listed detached property in the heart of the sought-after village of Great Amwell, just a short drive from Ware. The property has been lovingly updated by its current owners over the last 22 years and it has a long and interesting history dating back to 1711, possibly earlier. Following which it was comprehensively re-modelled by the illustrious Victorian architect, geologist and civil engineer Robert W Mylne in 1887 as part of the celebrations for Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. The property has a great deal of character and charm but despite being called a cottage, has surprisingly good-sized rooms, with an unexpected but gratifying sense of light and space, particularly in the main sitting room, kitchen/dining room, bedrooms and bathroom. The property also has a snug in what was formerly a hayloft, a downstairs shower-room and steps down to a lower level with office/occasional fourth bedroom, utility and cellar. The mature cottage style gardens are a real feature of this property, attractively landscaped and on three sides. There is a separate outbuilding, originally Rose Cottage, but now a double garage with gym and store room above. Next to this is the private driveway with ample parking. If you are looking for something beautifully unique in a desirable village location, then we would strongly recommend coming to see this delightful period home. We have an Open House booked from 10am to 11am on Saturday 12th July so please call to book to come and look around.

Location - This charming property is located at the heart of the picturesque and sought-after village of Great Amwell, just a mile and a half outside of Ware, at the northern end of the Lea Valley in East Hertfordshire. The village has a church (St John the Baptist - next door), excellent school (St John the Baptist CE Primary School), pre-school (Little-uns), well regarded pub/restaurant (George IV - just across the road) and Parish Hall which hosts the Amwell Society. The house is in the catchment for the village Primary school and Presdales in Ware and there are other excellent schools locally including Haileybury in Hertford Heath. The village is perfect for walking and cycling with the Amwell Nature Reserve just a short walk away, a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and a wetland site of international importance. There are excellent travel links close-by with train stations at Ware, St Margarets and Broxbourne with regular services to London. The A10 is just a few minutes drive away and leads to the M25 in around 20 minutes.

Accommodation - A wrought iron gate leads to a path across the garden to the wooden front door into the:

Hall - 1.93m x 1.40m (6'4 x 4'7) - Period-style radiator. Open-plan into the:

Sitting Room - 7.19m x 4.95m (23'7 x 16'3) - Window to front and rear. Bay window to side. Inglenook fireplace with brick surround and tiled hearth. Exposed beams. Two period-style radiators. Stairs to first floor with under-stairs cupboard. French doors out to the back garden.

Kitchen/Dining Room - 5.00m x 4.34m (16'5 x 14'3) - Window to front and rear. Bespoke hand-built kitchen units with wooden work-tops and a ceramic sink. Inglenook with tiled surround housing an electric range oven with gas hob. Two fitted fridges and dishwasher. Deep larder with shelving. Exposed beams. Wood-effect Amtico flooring. Telephone point. Radiator.

Snug - 5.05m x 2.18m (16'7 x 7'2) - Formerly the hay-loft but now used as a TV room/snug. Three windows to side. Telephone point. Steps down to the cabin.

Shower Room - 2.97m x 2.18m (9'9 x 7'2) - Window to side and circular window to rear. Double fitted shower cubicle with travatine tiled surround and glass shower screen. Vanity unit with wash-hand basin and cupboard beneath. Low-level WC. Modern heated towel-rail and underfloor heating. Tiled walls and floor.

Office/Occasional Bedroom 4 - 4.78m x 2.01m (15'8 x 6'7) - Called the "Cabin" and accessed down steep steps from the Snug above. Window to front. Exposed brickwork. Fitted double wardrobe and shelving. Cupboard housing the electric meter. Wall-mounted electric heater. Pine floorboards.

Laundry Room - 2.62m x 2.03m (8'7 x 6'8) - Space and plumbing for washing-machine and tumble-drier. Deep fitted cupboards. Tiled floor. Cupboard with hot water cylinder. Cupboard housing central-heating boiler. Door to steps leading up past the cellar to the garden.

First Floor - 3.25m x 2.11m (10'8 x 6'11) - From the sitting room stairs lead up to the first floor landing. Window to rear.

Bedroom One - 6.15m x 3.28m (20'2 x 10'9) - Window to front and bay window to side. Exposed roof timbers. Pine floorboards. Period-style radiator.

Bathroom - 3.56m x 1.78m (11'8 x 5'10) - Window to rear. Raised plinth with roll-top bath. Low-level WC. Wash-hand basin. Wooden flooring. Period-style radiator.

Bedroom Two - 5.11m x 2.74m (16'9 x 9') - Window to front. Victorian cast-iron fireplace. Period-style radiator.

Bedroom Three - 3.86m x 2.31m (12'8 x 7'7) - Window to side with far-reaching countryside view. Victorian cast-iron fireplace. Period-style radiator.

Outside - The gardens for this property are a real delight, accessed at the front through a wrought-iron gate and extending around three sides of the house. There is a further right-of-way up a neighbouring drive to a second wrought-iron gate into the front garden. The front and rear gardens are separated by low iron railings and another gate with the back garden having well-stocked raised flower beds, a raised pond with water-fall feature and a sunny decking area. To the side of the house is the private driveway with space for 3/4 cars and a POTTING SHED. At the end of the drive is the BRICK OUTBUILDING (formerly Rose Cottage) divided into a double garage, gym and store. GARAGE: (20'9 x 15'7) with double garage door, electric light and power, storage cupboard and steps up both sides to a STORE ROOM (11'6 x 7'11) and GYM (10' x 9'7). A door leads from the garage to steps leading up the the back garden by the decking.

Services And Other Information - Mains water, drainage, gas and electricity. Gas central-heating. Sky TV aerial. Telephone connected. Council Tax Band G. Grade II Listed.