Norfolk Street, Coventry, CV1

With impressive, sympathetic and quite beautifully presented accommodation throughout, this unique "Watchmakers Cottage" offers a most delightful ambiance throughout. Much loved for almost four decades, this lovely home offers well balanced accommodation with three first floor bedrooms and a family bathroom, an original top floor bedroom (and dressing room!) and no less than four ground floor reception rooms.

What a welcome! The hallway, like the two front receptions rooms, still retains the original quarry tiled flooring. Both the sitting room and lounge find original fireplaces, coving and picture rails. The kitchen, well fitted with plentiful floor and wall mounted storage, presents direct access to the garden as well as a spacious dining room beyond. A cloakroom is neatly situated to the original rear of the house and also houses the boiler.

Beyond the dining room a bright and substantial garden room provides space to read and relax whilst also providing direct access to the landscaped, tiered gardens.

Upon the first floor, two of the three bedrooms are complimented by a family bathroom whilst the original "Top Shop" has been converted into a substantial ensuite bedroom with plentiful fitted storage.

The original top floor, always living accommodation, presents a large double bedroom and a dressing room.

A personal owners testimonial:

"Here are a few of my thoughts and experiences of living in this house, in this neighbourhood.

My late husband and I have lived here for thirty four years. It has always been a pleasure. The neighbourhood is generally very quiet and particularly so, in the back garden. We are lucky to have a backdrop of trees and good neighbours. A few years ago we were tempted to move to Earlsdon, where many of our friends live but we could not find a house that would be as spacious and as lovely as the one we lived in.

We would have needed to pay far more than the sale of this house could offer us, to find the equivalent.

Also, we were mindful of how noisy Earlsdon can be at night with its lively cafes, restaurants and bars - all part of the charm of Earlsdon, of course. So we ‘fell in love’ with our house again and decided to stay.

This house has a rich history as a ‘watchmaker’s cottage and the Top Shop is where watch cases were made. The first resident recorded was a gardener, 1875, who rented it from a ‘gentleman’ in London.

The ground floor of the house is cool in the summer due to its solid, tiled floor. The thick, shared walls retain their coolness and their heat. They are also very good noise insulators.

My reason for selling is that I am going to relocate to Shropshire, to be with my family"


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THE LOCATION

Situated within easy reach of the City centre, Coundon, Coventry Train Station and Coventry University, this spacious home is also within walking distance of Bablake School and all of the local amenities on the Holyhead Road.

Known as both Spon End and also Lower Coundon, Naul's Mill is a conservation area, full of historical interest and Victorian architecture, presents an array of homes of all proportions.

Local and well regarded schooling at both primary and secondary level can be found less than half a mile from the address. St Osburgs, Spon Gate and Moseley Primary School are within 0.5 miles and Barrs Hill Secondary School is also within close proximity.