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Dunlap House occupies an imposing elevated setting close to the centre of the popular village of Bardwell. The village has an attractive village green, village hall, post office, playing field, fine church, two historic public houses, a thriving primary school and working windmill. The nearby villages of Ixworth and Stanton both have middle schools and further shopping.
Approximately 7 miles away is the medieval market town of Bury St Edmunds a thriving Cathedral market town located in the heart of East Anglia. The town offers an excellent range of amenities with schooling in the public and private sectors, extensive shopping facilities and a good range of leisure facilities including health clubs, swimming pools, golf clubs, theatre, cinema and art gallery. The University City of Cambridge is approximately 28 miles away and offers unrivalled schooling opportunities and excellent shopping and amenity facilities. There is easy access to the A14, A11 (M11) and the railway station at Stowmarket offers a mainline link to London's Liverpool Street, with Bury's station linking with King's cross.
Dunlap House is an attractive well presented Edwardian village house occupying a prominent and elevated position close to the centre of the village. The house has an attractive façade with two bay windows and mainly red brick elevations under a tiled pitched roof. Internally the house offers a traditional design with a central entrance hall on the ground floor, leading to two reception rooms, a large kitchen/breakfast room and a study/dining room. This layout is mirrored on the first floor where a large central landing leads to four well proportioned bedrooms and family bathroom. In more recent years the house was extended on the ground floor to provide a useful utility room and ground floor shower room. The gardens are very much a feature of Dunlap House and extend to approximately 0.37 of an acre, with views toward the windmill and church. Immediately to the rear of the house there is a large terrace with ornamental pond and to the east of the house there is an attractive orchard area and productive vegetable plot. There is a pretty Victorian style greenhouse and large area of lawn leading to the foot of the garden where there is a parking area and former forge building which subject to the necessary consents offers scope for conversion to a number of uses. From this parking area there is understood to be a right of way on to Church Lane.
The accommodation in detail comprises;
Entrance porch with gable slated roof continuing in mono pitch above both bay windows. Pendant light and tiled approach.
Entrance Hall. South. Substantial front door with stained glass panes and matching lunette above. Staircase with useful cupboard beneath and principal reception rooms lead off. Radiator.
Kitchen/Breakfast room. North and East. 16'11" x 11'8" (5.16m x 3.56m) Via four panelled door. Fitted with a cream 'Shaker' style range of base and wall units comprising; cupboards and drawers. Space and plumbing for dishwasher beneath ample Beech work surface, twin ceramic sink with centre mixer tap, wall tiling. Centre unit with further drawers and Beech top. Within the chimney recess is space for a range style cooker having tiled surround. Space for further freestanding furniture such as a dresser, space for upright fridge/freezer and breakfast table. Quarry tiled floor, lovely views of the rear garden which is accessed by the rear door leading to delightful patio area.
Dining room. South. 15'3" x 11' (4.65m x 3.35m) Cast iron fireplace with dog grate, tiled hearth and pine surround. Picture rail, bay window overlooking the front garden.
Sitting room. South. 15'2" x 11'9" (4.62m x 3.58m) Marble chimneypiece with matching fender, tiled hearth and back wall. Bay window to the front, radiator, picture rail.
Study. North. 11'11" x 10'7". (3.63m x 3.23m) Two original built-in cupboards either side of the closed chimney. Views of the rear garden.
Utility. North and South. 9'8" x 5'7" (2.95m x 1.7m). Rear window and door. Radiator, tiled floor, plenty of space for washing machine, drier, chest freezer etc.
Rear lobby. Door to front and door to;
Shower room. North. Comprising white suite of, W.C., pedestal hand basin, shower enclosure with direct-feed, extractor fan, radiator, wall tiling and tiled floor. Mirror and shaver socket.
From the hall way, original staircase with vase turned and square section balusters leads to the large and bright landing.
FIRST FLOOR-
Bedroom 1 (S): 4.04m x 3.61m (13'3" x 11'10") Stripped wood floor.
Bedroom 2 (S): 4.04m x 3.35m (13'3" x 11'0")
Bedroom 3 (N): 3.61m x 3.58m (11'10" x 11'9")
Bedroom 4 (N): 3.58m x 2.64m (11'9" x 8'8")
Family Bathroom (N): Original cast iron bath on feet with shower attachment over, low level wc, pedestal hand basin, fitted linen cupboards.
Outside. The property occupies an elevated setting and is well screened from Quaker Lane by a mature hedge.The front garden features a central gravelled area with circular lavender bed, framed by a herbaceous borders and beds. To the east of the house lies a vegetable garden with a number of mature shrubs and this leads to an orchard area with apple trees and a Victorian style greenhouse. Immediately to the rear of the house there is a terrace enclosed on the western side by red brick walls which leads to a small pond. A large privet hedge with a central arch leads on to the middle of the garden, which is predominately laid to lawn and with a number of mature trees and shrubs. At the foot of the garden there is a parterre style garden and beyond this a large gravelled parking area suitable for several vehicles. Adjacent former forge of brick elevations under a pantiled roof which, subject to the necessary consents, could be converted for a number of uses. We understand there is vehicular right of way from this parking area to Church Lane.
Agents Note: Please note we understand the property is subject to a single dwelling covenant.
Directions: From Bury St Edmunds travel in a northeasterly direction along the A143. Travel through Great Barton and onto Ixworth. At the second roundabout turn left onto the A1088. Take the next right (sign posted to Bardwell) and continue for approximately 1 mile into the village where Dunlap House can be found close to the corner of Church Lane and Quaker Lane. If you have an appointment to view the property with Clive Robinson of Robinson's Portfolio, please carry on along Church Lane and turn immediately right into the gravel drive and please feel free to park at the very top.
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