Red Lane, Todber

A stone former school hall with huge character and tremendous scope to modernise and complete with attractive garden, 30' workshop and ample off-road parking.

The Dwelling - The Former School Hall is believed to date back to 1863 and is a semi-detached character house with internal accommodation arranged over two floors. Internally the main ground floor living space is the old hall, open plan with a kitchen area, sitting and dining area with a wood burning stove, stained glass windows, and beautiful bespoke dresser and bookshelves. On the first floor, accessed via a spiral staircase are two double bedrooms and a bathroom. There is plumbing in place for a ground floor shower room. The house has tremendous character, dual aspect principal room with wooden floors and open to full height in part. There are some lovely exposed beams, a wrought iron spiral staircase and galleried landing. The house now offers an incoming buyer huge scope to modernise and complete to their own tastes and standards and will make a superb characterful home.

Accommodation - See floorplan but in brief:
Ground floor - Sitting/dining/living room/kitchen, shower room (shower not connected).
First floor - two bedrooms, bathroom, galleried landing.

Outside - The property is approached from the road on to a private drive where there is parking and turning for two cars. The garden is at the front, laid to lawn, with some raised beds and hedge border. At the rear there is a gravel area, feature stone well and a fantastic stone and timber-clad 30' workshop with power and light and two adjoining stores.

Situation - Todber is a small rural village in the heart of the Blackmore Vale. Close by is Marnhull which is one of the largest villages in England with a thriving community life. It has two public houses, three churches, doctor's surgery, pharmacy, butcher, post office, hairdresser and beauty salon, many clubs and societies and is surrounded by beautiful countryside. There is a primary school in the village with secondary education at Sturminster Newton. There are a number of footpaths leading into the open countryside.

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Services - Mains water, electricity and drainage are connected to the property. Solid fuel heating via wood burner.

Material Information - Standard, superfast & ultrafast broadband is available.
There is mobile coverage in the area, please refer to Ofcom’s website for more details.
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Council Tax Band: D
Agents Notes: Approved planning permission for the redevelopment of the former quarry some 300m to the north west to relocate Bartlett Agricultural Contractors from their current site in Hinton St, Mary.