Wigland Hall, Malpas

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West Barn, Wigland Hall, Wigland Lane, Malpas, Cheshire, SY14 7JW

A stunning four bedroom barn conversion situated in a tranquil rural location surrounded by outstanding open countryside, but only a few minutes from the popular village of Malpas.

Accommodation comprises Porch, Dining Hall, high quality Breakfast Kitchen/Living Room, Utility, 21ft Sitting Room, Study, Games Room/Workshop/Home Office, Master Bedroom with beautiful En-suite Bathroom, three further Double Bedrooms and a Family Bath Room.

Well established gardens and grounds, paddock extending to 1.65 acres.

SITUATION
West Barn enjoys an enviable location surrounded by outstanding countryside with magificant views in all directions, but particularly towards the Welsh Hills. The popular village of Malpas is only a few minutes away offering a wide range of local shops and services including highly regarded primary and secondary schools. Chester is only 17 miles away, while Wrexham is 14 miles distance.

THE PROPERTY
West Barn represents a superb conversion of a Georgian farm building to create excellent family accommodation while retaining much of the original character of the building. The building is listed as Grade II and retains many interesting features including some superb oak trusses and beams which provide a striking balance with the high quality contemporary fixtures and finishes. The attractive kitchen units are hand made by the Cheshire Furniture Company of Aldford and incorporate an oil fired Aga and high quality appliances. Provision has been made in the kitchen for an island unit incorporating an electric cooker if so required. Oak flooring has been used throughout the ground floor with the exception of limestone tiling to the Kitchen, WC and Utility while all internal doors are of Douglas Fir timber.

The building is blessed with plentiful windows and glazed doors making the accommodation light and airy.

Adjoining the main accommodation there is a large Games Room with separate WC which could easily be linked to the house by means of a new door opening. This room has a wide range of possible uses and could even be made into a granny annex (subject to planning permission being obtained).

The property is approached over a private drive with slate chippings to an ample parking area. Access into the house is through a partly glazed front door opening to front porch with windows to either side and a period style radiator. Further partly glazed door opening into:

Dining Hall: 3.76m (12ft 4in) x 4.83m (15ft 10in)
A stunning oak turned staircase, oak flooring, partly glazed double doors opening onto a flagged patio, period style radiator, pair of Douglas Fir timbered doors opening into:

Breakfast Kitchen/Living Room: 7.7m (25ft 3in) x 5.79m (19ft 0in)
Black two oven oil fired Aga set in decoratively tiled alcove with display shelf over, fitted hand made units by Cheshire Furniture Company incorporating integral Neff dishwasher, storage cupboards and drawers, double ceramic sink with elegant mixer tap set in granite worktops with tiled splash backs. Further eye level wall mounted storage cupboards, separate built in fridge and freezer unit with storage cupboards to either side. (Note: provision has been made for a power supply for a central island unit). Limestone floor to kitchen area changing to oak stripped flooring to living area. Partly glazed double doors to either side opening into front and rear gardens, period style radiator, impressive central timber beam and exposed floor joist to ceiling.

Ground floor WC with WC, wash hand basin, limestone flooring.

Utility Room
With ceramic sink set in base unit with elegant mixer and granite worktop, further eye level wall mounted storage unit, Thermecon oil fired central heating boiler, limestone flooring.

Sitting Room: 6.52m (21ft 5in) x 4.86m (15ft 11in)
Open fire place with flue for a log burner or other appliance, magnificent timber beams, partly glazed double doors opening out into garden, oak flooring, two period style radiators. Door to:

Study: 3.3m (10ft 10in) x 2.52m (8ft 3in)
Oak stripped flooring, period style radiator. From this room it should be possible to create an access through to the external Games Room/Office.

Games Room: 8.37m (27ft 6in) x 7.77m (25ft 6in)
A superb room with exposed timber trusses and purlins, double doors to outside and plentiful windows to either side, four radiators, door to WC with WC and wash hand basin.

From the Dining Hall the turned oak staircase rises to a dramatic first floor landing open to underside of roof with exposed truss giving access to:

Master Bedroom: 5.19m (17ft 0in) x 4.82m (15ft 10in)
Open to underside of roof revealing exposed purlins and rafters, feature windows, three period style radiators, exposed timber framing to side wall with door opening into en-suite bathroom with freestanding bath with mixer tap & shower attachment, double shower cubicle with limestone tiling, wash hand basin, WC, part limestone flooring, exposed timbers to ceiling.

Family Bathroom
Free standing cast iron roll top bath with mixer tap and hair wash attachment, wash hand basin and WC, part limestone flooring, exposed timbers to wall and ceiling, multi-rail radiator.

Cylinder Cupboard
Pressurised hot water storage vessel.

Bedroom 2: 5.76m (18ft 11in) x 3.96m (13ft 0in)
Exposed roof timbers and timber framing to internal wall, arched windows, two period style radiadors.

Bedroom 3: 5.65m (18ft 6in) x 3.93m (12ft 11in)
Exposed roof timbers and timber framing to internal wall, arched windows, two period style radiators.

Bedroom 4: 5.6m (18ft 4in) x 2.74m (9ft 0in)
Exposed roof timbers and timber framing to internal wall, arched window, period style radiator.

OUTSIDE
There is single garage with up and over door, power and light and door to internal store room housing oil tanks and providing the addition of useful storage space.

West Barn enjoys good sized gardens to front and rear. The garden between the barn and the lane is more mature featuring a beech hedge, established trees and well stocked borders and beds, all enclosed within a brick and sandstone capped wall running along the boundary with the road. To the other side there is an ample parking area and the garden is laid to lawn enclosed by a timber fence.

THE LAND
The property includes a useful grass paddock extending to approximately 1.65 acres, all enclosed within a timber post and rail fence.

SERVICES
Mains electricity and water are connected. Drainage is to a private system situated in the corner of the paddock. Oil fired central heating and oil fired Aga. Please note that none of the services nor installations have been tested and no warranty is given to their condition.

OUTGOING
Council Tax Band G, Council Tax payable 2009/2010 ٠,442.58.

VIEWING
Strictly by appointment through Denton Clark (01244 409660).

DIRECTIONS
From Chester take the A41 south for about 10 miles, turning right at the Hampton Heath roundabout adjacent to The Market House pub, sign posted to Malpas. Continue to the centre of Malpas, turning left at the T-junction and proceed down the High Street. On leaving the village, take the second right hand turn. Continue along this lane for approximately one mile and take the first right hand turn after which the property will be seen in a short distance on the right hand side (see location plan).

EASEMENTS, WAYLEAVES & RIGHTS OF WAY
The property is sold subject to all existing easements, wayleaves, public and private rights of way whether specified or not in these Sales Particulars.

SALE PLAN & PARTICULARS
The Sale Plan is based on the modern Ordnance Survey Sheet with the sanction of the Controller of the HMSO. The purchaser shall raise no objection or query in respect of any variation between the physical boundary on site and the OS Sheet Plan. The Plan is strictly for identification purposes only and the areas have been estimated.

Family Bathroom