Windermere Road, Barnsley, S71

THIS GRAND VICTORIAN STONE HOME WAS A FORMER PIT MANAGER’S HOME AND HAS BEEN IN THE FAMILY FOR SEVERAL GENERATIONS. RETAINING MANY OF ITS ORIGINAL FEATURES, “BLEAK HOUSE” IS SUITABLE FOR SOMEONE LOOKING FOR SPACE AS IT HAS GENEROUS SIZED RECEPTION ROOMS, OUTDOOR SPACE AND OFF STREET PARKING. WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE TO TOWN AND ACCESS TO COMMUTER LINKS, THIS SIX BEDROOM PROPERTY IS SUITABLE AS A FAMILY HOME. 

The accommodation briefly compromises of entrance hall, lounge, dining room, kitchen diner and cellar access. To the first floor, there are 4 bedrooms and a bathroom. To the second floor, there are a further two bedrooms and a bathroom. Externally there is a lawn, patio area and off street parking. 

EPC Rating: E

ENTRANCE HALLWAY

Entrance is gained via a wooden door into the entrance hallway with a ceiling light, original tiled floor, central heating radiator, wooden framed sash window and staircase rises to first floor. From here we gain access to the following rooms.

LIVING ROOM

A spacious reception room with the main focal point of the room being a cast iron fire fireplace with tiles and wooden mantle. There is a ceiling light with ceiling rose, coving to the ceiling, wooden floor, two central heating radiators and three wooden framed sash windows.

SIDE PORCH

The side porch provides access to the kitchen / diner and has a slate roof, stone floor and double glazing.

DINING ROOM

A well sized dining room with coving to the ceiling, ceiling light with ceiling rose, cast iron fireplace with tiled surround and stone hearth, wooden flooring, two central heating radiators and three wooden framed sash windows.

DINING KITCHEN

A large spacious dining kitchen divided into two areas. The kitchen itself has a range of wall and base units in a shaker style with wood effect laminate worktops over with matching upstands. There is an Integrated electric oven with five ring burner with stainless steel chimney style extractor fan over and one and half bowl stainless steel sink with chrome mixer tap over. The room has two ceiling lights, Velux skylight, central heating radiator, slate effect laminate flooring and obscure uPVC double glazed window.

DINING KITCHEN

The dining section has a island seating bar with shaker style base units and wood effect laminate worktop. The room has the original butler cupboards, central heating radiator, feature fireplace with flame effect electric fire, wooden framed sash window, wall light, wooden door leading to the side of the property and access to the cellar.

FIRST FLOOR LANDING

From the entrance hall a staircase rises and turns to first floor with spindle balustrade, wooden flooring, ceiling light and central heating radiator. This landing has a built in cupboard. From this landing we gain access to the following rooms

BEDROOM ONE

A spacious double bedroom with ceiling light, coving to the ceiling, built in cupboard, two central heating radiators, wooden floor, wooden framed sash windows and the focal point of the room being a cast iron fireplace with slate surround and stone hearth.

BEDROOM TWO

A further spacious double bedroom with coving to the ceiling, ceiling light, wooden floor, two central heating radiators, built in storage cupboard, wooden framed sash windows and a cast iron fireplace with slate surround and stone hearth. The room also has a built in cupboard.

BEDROOM FOUR

A spacious room with ceiling light, wooden floor, access to loft via a hatch central heating radiator and Velux window.

BEDROOM FIVE

The room has coving to the ceiling, ceiling light, wooden flooring, central heating radiator and wooden framed sash windows to two elevations.

BEDROOM SIX

Currently being utilised as a study but could accommodate bedroom furniture. The room has coving to the ceiling, ceiling light, central heating radiator and wooden framed sash window.

HOUSE BATHROOM

Comprising of a three-piece suite in the form of; low flush W.C, pedestal hand basin with chrome taps over, and bath with handheld shower attachment. There is part tiling to walls, shaver socket, inset spotlights, extractor fan, central heating radiator and obscured glazed window.

SECOND FLOOR

From the first floor landing a curved staircase rises to the second floor landing with ceiling light, central heating radiator, skylight, wooden floor and exposed beams. From here we gain access to the following rooms.

BEDROOM THREE

A further double bedroom with ceiling light, wooden floor, central heating radiator access to loft via a hatch and wooden framed sash window.

BATHROOM

Comprising of a four-piece suite in the form of; close coupled W.C, pedestal basin with mixer taps over, shower cubicle with Triton electric shower within and a roll top bath with handheld shower attachment and chrome mixer taps over. The room has a ceiling light, central heating radiator, part tiling to walls, shaver socket, extractor fan, exposed beams and Velux skylight.

Garden

Accessed off Windermere Road through a pedestrian gate. To the front of the property there is a small yard area. To the side elevation there is a large lawned garden with well stocked borders, plentiful off-road parking and patio.