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Prospect Cottage, Kildwick
A superbly presented semi-detached cottage | Dating back to 1854 | Period features | Refurbished &
stunning throughout
Dining-kitchen & large living room | Wood burning stove and GAS heating | Double glazed | Fabulous
house bathroom + en-suite
Asking Price: £339,500
A charming, superbly refurbished and presented
semi-detached period cottage. Set in a semi-rural
location on the edge of the historic village of
Kildwick, with some stunning long distance views. Dating back to 1854, this freehold cottage-style
home has been extensively refurbished and
modernised by the current owners and now offers a unique character property full of charm and
warmth, yet with all the modern facilities. Having
gas fired central heating throughout, double glazing, a private bore hole water supply and septic
tank. Offering two superb reception rooms with a
dining-kitchen and living room, featuring a hand carved stone fireplace with wood burning stove and
having three bedrooms to the first floor, two of
which are double, a superbly refurbished house bathroom and an en-suite to the master bedroom.
Also benefiting from a utility room off the kitchen
providing excellent appliance space, along with
storage for outdoor gear. Outside there is an attractive and lovingly maintained cottage-style
garden being terraced and with dry stone walling to
the boundaries, offering a private and tranquil place to sit and enjoy alfresco dining. With off street
parking for one vehicle and ample parking on the
street. Having some delightful long distance views over the Aire Valley, this stunning property is just 5
minutes from to the amenities in Silsden or 10
minutes to the market town of Skipton. Kildwick enjoys a great community spirit and has an
excellent primary school, the highly regarded White
Lion pub and with an abundance of restaurants,
shops and secondary schooling in Silsden and Cross Hills.
KILDWICK Kildwick, or Kildwick-in-Craven and Farnhill are
villages in the civil parish of the district of Craven in
North Yorkshire, England. Situated between Skipton and Keighley Kildwick is a landmark as where the
major road from Keighley to Skipton crosses the
River Aire. The village's amenities include a primary school, church and excellent public house and the
Leeds Liverpool canal runs through the both villages
and offers attractive walks on the level. The larger village of Silsden (with supermarkets, pubs and
shops) is just 2 miles down Skipton Road and there
is a train station at the nearby village of Cononley, ideal for commuting to Leeds, Manchester and
beyond. The large market town of Skipton (The
Gateway to The Dales) is 4 miles to the West and
offers many High Street names along with an array of independent retailers, cafes, restaurant and
recreational facilities.
DINING-KITCHEN
Approached from the side courtyard, through a
UPVC panelled and stain glass door into a good size
and square shaped dining-kitchen. Offering a range of bespoke hand crafted timber base and wall units
with granite worktops over. The central feature to
this attractive farmhouse-style room is an exposed stone recessed alcove providing space for a Range
Master cooker featuring two ovens, grill and a five
ring hob over. With tiled splash back to this alcove area and with a full width canopy-style extractor
fan over. The kitchen units themselves are of good
quality and having framed doors and incorporating an AEG full size integrated dishwasher and fridge,
along with recessed space for a microwave. An
under mounted contemporary Belfast sink sits below a mullioned and double glazed window with
an attractive outlook onto the rear sun terraces and
gardens. With some glass fronted display units and
spice drawers. Having ample granite worktop space for baking and cooking, this spacious room has
further natural light from a UPVC panelled and
glazed, stained glass door leading out onto the rear sun terraces and gardens. Also featuring exposed
oak beams and timbers and a quarry tile floor.
Having recessed lighting, double panel heating radiator and doors leading into the utility room and
living room.
UTILITY ROOM
Directly off from the kitchen and back door with the quarry tiling running through, this handy room has
ample space for a tall fridge-freezer, washing
machine and tumble dryer. With built-in shelving to two walls offering great storage and with coat rack.
Also having heating radiator and centre light point.
LIVING ROOM
Of excellent proportions and offering ample space
for a large sofa and two or three armchairs, all
centred around the magnificent hand carved Minster-style stone fireplace which incorporates a
substantial wood burning stove mounted on a stone
hearth. With attractive exposed roof timbers and oak lintel over the doors and having a glass and
leaded fronted built-in cupboard. A full height door
gives access to a large under-stairs cupboard which also houses the property's electrical consumer
units. Natural light from a double glazed mullioned
window to the front of the property looking out across the road onto the Aire Valley, including
views onto Cowling Pinnacle. Having double heating
radiator, three double wall light points and ample space for living room dressers and storage units.
ENTRANCE HALL
The front entrance hall is accessed from the living
room or from the key stone driveway through a UPVC and leaded glazed door into a tiled entrance
lobby with double panel heating radiator, coving to
ceiling and a centre light point.
LANDING Approached from the return staircase which has a
superb feature leaded window with stained glass,
offering an attractive outlook down towards Kildwick, and bringing good amounts of natural
light onto the stairs. With coving to ceiling and
returning onto the main landing with two centre light points and giving access to all three bedrooms
and the house bathroom.
MASTER BEDROOM
Set to the rear of the property with a pleasant
outlook onto the rear gardens from two double
glazed windows with double panel heating radiator below. Recently refurbished to an extremely high
standard to include new oak veneer Alicante doors
including three sliding doors which give access to wardrobe space, and also housing the property's
more recently installed gas central heating boiler.
With ample space for a king size bed and associated fitted or free standing bedroom
furniture, with coving to ceiling, wall mounted
television point and en-suite shower room off.
SHOWER ROOM With a full pedestal basin with lever taps, WC and a
600 x 600 shower enclosure with bi fold door
incorporating a Mira thermostatic shower valve. With natural light from a double glazed window with
patterned glass having views down towards
Kildwick and with central heating radiator, travertine-style tiling to the walls, centre light and
extractor fan.
BEDROOM TWO
Set to the front of the property with superb long
distance views across the Aire Valley from a
mullioned and double glazed window. Having double panel heating radiator and coving to ceiling.
With ample space for a double bed and furniture,
with a three quarter height door giving access to a walk-in wardrobe area with space for hanging
clothes as well as shelf storage. Natural light to this
wardrobe area is from a mullioned and double glazed window, looking towards Kildwick.
BEDROOM THREE
Set to the gable of the property with a double
glazed and mullioned window looking down towards Kildwick. A single bedroom with a double fronted
built-in wardrobe with storage cupboard space
over. Having coving to ceiling, loft hatch with drop down ladder giving access to the roof space and
centre light point.
ROOF SPACE
The attic space is partially boarded providing good storage, with power, lighting and natural light from
a small window to the gable end.
HOUSE BATHROOM
Recently refurbished to a superb standard in a
Mediterranean-style featuring travertine tiling and a
Duravit S+ARCK bathroom suite. Including a deep bath with thermostatic shower valve over, with
drench head. Having tiled panel to the bath and
with a dual-flush WC and matching Duravit pedestal basin, again of a contemporary and modern design.
With large travertine tiling to the walls with
attractive and deep listello to the top, recessed lighting, feature chrome polished contemporary
radiator and extractor fan. A full height Alicante oak
veneer door gives access to a large shelved recessed cupboard; ideal for the storage of towels,
linen and toiletries.
OUTSIDE
To the side of the property there is a parking space for a vehicle and with on street parking
immediately in front of the property. With gated
access to the side door providing bin and log storage area. To the rear of the property there are
well planned alfresco dining and entertaining areas,
being flagged and terraced with dry stone walling providing an attractive feature. With specimen trees
and shrubs set in wide borders, providing an
attractive feature and with dry stone walling to the
boundaries offering a reasonable level of privacy.
COUNCIL TAX
Band C.
SERVICES
Mains gas and electric. Private borehole water supply and private septic tank sewerage.
AUTHORS NOTE
Prospect Cottage is unique in style but provides for
an extremely versatile home, certainly a family home and with delightful features throughout. It is
offered in first class order, everything is well
maintained and looked after and very well presented. Being handy for Manchester, Leeds and
the airport as well as excellent local schools and
facilities. Viewing is essential and you will not be disappointed.
OPENING HOURS
Monday-Friday: 09:00-17:30
Saturday: 09.00 – 13.00 Sunday: by appointment only
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