Three Bedroom Semi-Detached Character Canalside Property For Sale

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Three Bedroom Semi-Detached Character Canalside Property For Sale
It might sound like an estate agents cliché, but this IS a rare opportunity to own a canalside property, packed full of character features but with all the mod-cons. Properties with this much charm right on the Grand Union Canal towpath rarely come onto the market.
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Living right on the canal towpath is a countryside idyll for many, for those who use the canals for work or leisure or those who would like an unusual second home, it's ideal, and certainly there are lots of advantages - it's very peaceful, especially in the winter months.
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There is lots of wildlife on and around the canal. There is very little light pollution so its perfect for stargazers and, living in a conservation area, there will be no 'monstrous carbuncles' built near you.
If you like to walk, then just step outside your front door and you can enjoy a picturesque towpath walk in either direction. Turn left and you can walk to Whilton Marina or turn right and walk to the canalside pub, The New Inn and enjoy a drink or meal while watching narrow boaters negotiate the locks there.
All that said, living right on the towpath is not for everyone, in the summer there are lots of towpath and canal users and there is no direct access by vehicle to your front or back door, however there is parking available over the bridge. If those two things do not phase you, then read on...
This beautiful, Georgian cottage was built around same time as this part of the Grand Union Canal which was constructed in 1820 and, as with the neighbouring cottages, was intended to house canal workers and lock keepers.
Although there are many original period features retained in the cottage, the current owners (and previous owners) have sympathetically updated the property to include all the usual conveniences required for modern living, without losing any of its charm.
The property can be accessed either directly from the towpath, via the front porch or from the rear access footpath via the modern conservatory, which is a delightfully bright room even on the dullest of days.
From the conservatory via a stable door (every cottage should have one!) you enter the superb kitchen. The Howdens built kitchen was installed only a few years ago and features wall and floor fitted units on two sides of the room.
Two Velux skylights let loads of light in and two picture windows overlook the meadows beyond the path, a lovely view whilst you are washing up. There is a superb electric range cooker that will stay with the kitchen.
At the end of the kitchen is a refurbished part-tiled shower room with a large double walk-in shower.
The kitchen opens up, half way down one wall into a spacious dining room located at the front of the house. The most striking feature of which is the most amazing, fully working, original Boatman's Range multi-fuel fireplace. It's a constant but beautiful reminder of the history of this property and the people who lived and worked on the canals in days gone by.
From this dining room you can access the lovely lounge, which also features an original cast iron working fireplace.
Also, from the dining room you can access the ground floor main bedroom. This is a charming room with a view directly over the canal from your bed. There is plenty of room for a king sized bed plus other bedroom furniture and there is a convenient en-suite bathroom. This bedroom also features an original decorative Gothic-arched window with stained-glass panels, for extra charm!
Modern electric radiators heat the property which, along with the updated electric system were newly installed in the last couple of years. The heating system can be controlled remotely and even from a mobile device.
A staircase leads up from the dining room to the landing, from which, you will find two further pretty double bedrooms.
Bedroom two currently houses a bunkbed but as the Velux skylight lets in lots of light, it makes for an ideal office over looking the canal too.
Bedroom three has yet another original cast iron fire place and enjoys beautiful views down the towpath and canal. There is also a Velux skylight in this bedroom, so all of the bedrooms in this cottage are light and bright and have great views of the canal.
Also off the landing is the airing cupboard, housing the hot water tank, with plenty of storage in front of that.
As you can see from the photographs of the front of the property, there is a small block paved area of front garden which is surrounded by a brick built wall, ideal for a cottage herb garden.