Vine House, Carlby

Vine House 19 High Street | Carlby | Stamford | Lincolnshire | PE9 4LX

VINE HOUSE • A Three Bedroom Period Stone Cottage With a One Bedroom Annex • Conveniently Located Approximately 6 Miles From Stamford • Excellent Selection of State and Private Schools Nearby • Planning Permission For a Two Bedroom Barn Conversion with Separate Access • Large Timber Clad Double Garage With Workshop and Loft • Garage Building Has Planning Permission For a Three Bedroom Property • Gardens, Ample Off-Road Parking Plus Two Separate Accesses • Total Accommodation of Vine House Extends to 1558 Sq.Ft,, Annex 678 Sq. Ft. • Barn Approx. Floor Area 405 Sq.Ft. and Garage Building Approx. Floor Area 1196 Sq.Ft.

In the heart of the village of Carlby, which lies about five miles north of Stamford and the same distance south of Bourne, a charming yellow stone property under a terracotta pantile roof dates back to before the 1700s. Thought to have once been tied cottages to what was originally the farmhouse next door, its footprint has been enlarged over the course of time and recently, not only have stables been converted into offices but a barn has now become an adjoining annex, whilst two more large outbuildings provide further scope for development.

The current owners, who have carried out a vast amount of work over the last fourteen years, have created a delightful, sympathetically renovated, beautifully presented family home that’s up to date yet still filled with character. “It was so dingy and dark, and had no central heating,” say the owners, “but all the skylights have made an enormous difference so it is really light and airy inside now. The converted annex is a fabulous space at the southern end, which we designed so it could either be part of the main home or kept completely separate.” As another old barn has permanent planning permission to convert into a two bedroomed cottage, it is ripe for conversion providing a business opportunity to rent it, and the annex, out for holiday lets (with the appropriate consent). Alternatively, a family member might live in the annex.

Original features reflecting the age of the property are internal wall timbers in the central entrance hall as well as overhead structural beams throughout the principle rooms; two inglenook fireplaces, the dining room one now fitted with a log-burner on a stone hearth, and the family room one containing an open fire; both this room and the sitting room have fitted window seats, the latter in oak which conceals storage underneath. The linked barn has been very successfully joined by a light and spacious room with bi-folding doors, the old exterior stone a striking feature, leading to both the annex and the main house.

The main part of the house is laid out with three generous rooms facing south to the front, two sets of stairs, and a single storey section running along the back where the kitchen, utility and study areas are located. The kitchen is fitted with a Rangemaster cooker with gas hob (fuelled by LPG – central heating is run on oil) in between Shaker-style

units with beech worktops and includes an integrated dishwasher and a convenient breakfast bar. A lovely, large dining area adjoins under a wide brick archway characterized by an impressive inglenook fireplace. This sunny space has doors to the front porch, the family room and up to the ‘back’ stairs.

The first floor accommodates three good sized, double bedrooms which enjoy vaulted ceilings with beautifully sculpted dormers and have a number of built in cupboards. A family bathroom containing a bath and separate shower is off the landing, and the end bedroom, reached by the back stairs, has a cleverly concealed en suite with a shower and lavatory.

The annex is a beautiful conversion that has two connecting ground floor spaces – the living area featuring a unique modern staircase in local oak and steel, and southwest facing French doors to the outside, that links under a wide opening to the kitchen fitted with units topped with oak. Upstairs, a very generous bedroom stretches end to end with French doors and a little balcony to the southeast and large rooflights making this a delightfully sunny room. A handy lavatory and washbasin is in one corner whilst the shower room is on the ground floor at the back of the hallway.

Outside, there is an expansive garden and yard area where the converted two stables provide the perfect home office, but could also be used as a gym, hobby room or even a playroom as it has done in the past, or with planning permission could be developed further. The old barn opposite the house already has planning permission to be made into a two bedroom cottage, and has a sheltered patio incorporating a raised pond – an ideal place for alfresco dining overlooking a large lawn surrounded by stone walling which features a mature robinia tree in one corner.

The mainly gravelled yard area has a greenhouse, some raised veg beds and a huge timber-clad building containing a workshop and garaging. Above, reached by internal stairs, a loft stretches end to end. There is outline planning for a - possibly three bedroomed - house in place of the shed.

The village of Carlby centres around many activities in the village hall opposite, and the church of St. Stephen’s. It is just a ten minute drive to the stunning town of Stamford to the south, the A1 to the west, and Bourne to the north. Both these thriving towns have a multitude of shops, supermarkets, and places to eat. A choice of schools is on your doorstep with the popular, co-ed, state grammar in Bourne, and independent schools in Stamford, Copthill and Witham-on-the-Hill.

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