Church Street, Eye, IP23

An eye catching period town cottage, Listed Grade II and with two car parking spaces to the rear. Three first floor bedrooms combine with dressing room and bathroom. Downstairs, three reception room spaces incorporate a social kitchen and good facilities.

47-49 Church Street until 2015 had been separate properties under a single ownership of many years standing. Upon death the properties were sold at Public Auction with both finding new owners. It was in 2016, with works well underway at No.47 the owners took the opportunity to acquire No. 49 from their fellow Auction buyer who himself had just completed his own programme of works next door. As a result the two properties have been combined and they really do work well together. Listed as being of Architectural and Historic Interest Grade II, the Georgian appearance of the front belies a timbered interior of great character. The owners have by bringing both cottages together formed a handsome front elevation with reception room spaces either side of the now central chimney stack. The long room across the rear of the ground floor is lovely and full of character being beamed and laid with pamment tiles. It links the sitting room to the dining room which contains kitchen space along with workstation through open studwork beyond. Upstairs the central staircase, retained from No.47, rises to a landing serving all four rooms and bathroom. The principle bedroom not only offers a walk-in closet alongside the chimney but also a room to the rear forming a perfect dressing room. Conveniently, this space connects back to the landing creating a circular flow. Outside, the two garden spaces now form a super backdrop for a town property and one worthy of featuring in the annual Eye Open Gardens weekend. A verandah and decking create a sheltered spot to sit and enjoy the prettily planted space where a Summerhouse acts as a bolt-hole from the cottage. Importantly, the driveway at the side leads to two car parking spaces provided to the property by the Title of No.41-43 Church Street.

Location

47-49 Church Street sits towards our historic church described by Nicklaus Pevsner in his renowned set of works, The Buildings of England, as "one of the wonders of Suffolk, 101ft tall....". Still a lovely setting with the town, those fortunate enough to live here have both the town and countryside on the doorstep in either direction. Close at hand is the well stocked delicatessen Beards with further along the start of the main town shops with Co Op Supermarket butcher, David Dunnett and his team along with Melissa Gooderham and her greengrocery and flowers business. Church Street is marked at either end by two notable timbered buildings, by the Church the Guildhall and to the other, the impressive timbered section of the town Chemist shop. Just along the street towards the Church is the Primary School which complements Hartismere High and Sixth Form enabling town children to stay in the town for their education. Eye is well placed within the region nicely central between Ipswich, Norwich, Bury St Edmunds and the Coast. The principle roads within the region are within easy reach along with a mainline rail station at Diss with services between London Liverpool Street and Norwich.

Direction

The cottage is easily found towards the Church and can be approached from either direction as the town centre is on a loop - a consequence of our motte & bailey castle history.