Tabernacle Lane, Forncett St Peter (flexible home with enormous potential). NR16 1LE

The Old Trowel & Hammer, Tabernacle Lane, Forncett St Peter

A distinctive historic village property with flexible accommodation, generous gardens and extensive outbuildings

Guide Price £565,000

A rare opportunity to acquire the former Old Trowel & Hammer, a characterful historic village property offering generous and flexible accommodation, a private garden of approximately 0.25 acre and an extensive range of outbuildings, garage and workshop space.

Dating from the 19th century, the property has retained much of the character and individuality of its former life as a village public house, including exposed brickwork and inglenook fireplaces. It has subsequently been adapted as a substantial private residence, providing a combination of living, bedroom and ancillary accommodation that is unusually flexible for a property of this type.

The accommodation is currently arranged as a four-bedroom home, with additional study/dressing-room areas that provide scope for the layout to be adapted to suit individual requirements.

The accommodation

The ground floor centres around a particularly impressive vaulted kitchen and dining area, providing a generous space for everyday family life and entertaining.

There are also substantial reception rooms, offering flexibility for separate sitting, dining, family or home-working areas, together with utility facilities and a ground-floor bathroom.

On the first floor are four principal bedroom areas, together with additional study/dressing-room accommodation and a further bathroom.

The current arrangement is unconventional, and some rooms are interconnected. This provides an opportunity for a future owner to consider reconfiguring the accommodation to create a layout better suited to their individual requirements, potentially incorporating additional bedroom or en-suite accommodation, subject to any necessary consents.

Outside

The property occupies a generous plot of approximately 0.25 acre, with a private enclosed rear garden extending to approximately 70ft x 50ft.

The outside space is complemented by an unusually extensive range of ancillary buildings, including a garage/workshop, storage buildings, potting shed and car port.

There is parking for approximately four to six vehicles, while the combination of workshop, storage and outdoor space will appeal particularly to buyers with hobbies, home-working requirements or a need for additional ancillary accommodation.

A property with genuine individuality

The Old Trowel & Hammer is not a conventional modern four-bedroom house. Its appeal lies in the combination of historic character, generous accommodation, substantial outside space and the flexibility to adapt the property to suit its next owner's requirements.

It could suit a range of purchasers, including those looking for:

·       a characterful family home with generous living space;

·       a property suitable for multigenerational living;

·       substantial home-working, studio or workshop space;

·       additional guest or family accommodation; or

·       a home that can be progressively adapted and improved over time.

The property is situated in Forncett St Peter, within convenient reach of Wymondham, Long Stratton and Norwich, while retaining the character and setting of a rural Norfolk village.

Viewing is strongly recommended to appreciate the scale, character and flexibility of this unusual property.