Church Cottage, Shotwick, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 6HX

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Description
On the instructions of Trustees.

Church Cottage is a particularly attractive period home, understood to date in part from the late 17th century, and built in brick beneath a pitched slate roof of character and is attached to a brick barns with later additions in more recent years. Now in need complete modernization and having scope to be greatly improved and extended.

The ground floor currently centers around a well-proportioned sitting room, with a kitchen and upstairs the house provides three bedrooms and a shower room arranged off a generous landing adjoining garden room to the rear. There are a number of additional spaces including a boiler room, store rooms and direct access into the workshop and barn.

The attached outbuildings include a sizeable barn and workshop space, along with further storage, and offer clear scope for alternative uses, subject to the necessary consents. The adjoining barn / garage includes a useful first floor area.

Taken as a whole, the layout feels flexible and, combined with the outbuildings, offers genuine potential for reconfiguration or enlargement, depending on gaining the relevant listed and planning permissions.

Church Cottage enjoys a lovely position within the village, with a large but very overgrown garden.

Accommodation
Ground floor: Entrance hall Sitting room Kitchen Garden room Boiler/utility area Workshop Barn Storage rooms Attached outbuildings
First floor: Landing Principal bedroom Two further bedrooms Shower room
Gardens and grounds: Enclosed cottage garden Yard areas Extensive attached outbuildings including barn, workshop and garage with loft space

Areas (approximate)
Main house including workshop - 1,846 sq ft
Garage - 432 sq ft
Site - 0.31 acres

Services
We understand mains electricity and water is connected. There is private drainage that fails to comply with the binding regulations and will be the responsibility of the purchaser to install a new system.

Local Authority
Cheshire West and Chester

Directions
From Chester, proceed north west towards the A550 (Welsh Road). Continue before turning into Shotwick Lane and follow the road into the village. The property will be found within the central cluster of period buildings.
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* Wednesday 1st July: 10:00am - 11:00am
* Sunday 5th July: 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Location
Church Cottage sits within the heart of Shotwick, a small and historic village close to the EnglandWales border and the banks of the River Dee. The village is widely regarded as one of the best preserved in West Cheshire, with a collection of period houses arranged around St Michael's Church and surrounded by open countryside.

Despite its peaceful and tucked away feel, the property is well placed for access to Chester, which offers an excellent range of shopping, schooling, and leisure facilities. Road links are good, with connections to the A55, M53 and wider motorway network, while nearby stations provide rail services.

Distances (approximate)
Chester 5.5 miles, Ellesmere Port 6 miles, Wrexham 10 miles, Liverpool 20 miles.

Occupancy
Vacant

Tenure
Freehold

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Auction Details
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