Mullions, Oak Street, Weedon, NN7

Description:
Mullions is an attractive Grade II Listed 17th-century period property of banded coursed ironstone and limestone construction beneath pitched and slated roofs. The property has been sympathetically extended to provide spacious accommodation and retains a wealth of character features, including chamfered stone mullion windows with moulded hoods, raised stone parapets with kneelers, and inglenook fireplaces.

Originally, the property comprised two separate dwelling houses, with the second dwelling being extended in the Victorian era. More recently, the current vendors have constructed a two-storey redbrick extension under a slate roof in close collaboration with local conservation officers. Accommodation on the ground floor includes three reception rooms, a kitchen/breakfast room, study, utility, shower room, and workshop. The first floor offers five bedrooms, with an en-suite to the master bedroom, and a family bathroom.

This family cottage benefits from splendid countryside views, landscaped gardens, off-road parking, and a delightful, insulated summerhouse with power and lighting. The property also features a gravelled rear yard area accessed via double swing vehicular gates, providing further off-road parking and accommodating a large secure storage unit.

With its blend of historical charm and spacious accommodation, Mullions offers a unique opportunity to acquire a distinguished family home in a picturesque rural setting.

Features:
Grade II Listed 17th-century Period Property
Sympathetically Extended
Historical Character Features
Spacious Accommodation with five bedrooms
Countryside Views
Summer House
Ample Parking and Secure Storage
Proximity to Local Amenities and Transport Links

Local Authority: West Northamptonshire Council (Daventry Area)
Council Tax: Band F
EPC: Rating N/A
Services: Gas, Electricity, Water, Drainage
Tenure: Freehold

Location:
Mullions is located on the southern outskirts of Weedon village within walking distance of local amenities and with countryside views.

Weedon is home to the Royal Ordnance Survey Depot. The site was allegedly chosen because of Weedon's central location in the heart of England and being the furthest point from the sea it would form a safe retreat for George III and his family in the event of a Napoleonic French invasion. The majority of the Depot still stands today and now forms a unique space offering a selection of artisan workshops, offices, studios, antique stores, book shops, and even has a brewery that holds events with local food vendors every weekend.

Originally known as Weedon-Bec this historic village lies close to the Roman Watling Street where it crosses the river Nene. The Grand Union canal also passes through the village providing tranquil waterside walks.

Nestled between the canal and railway line is the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul. A church that was largely rebuilt in the early 19th century, but which still retains its fine and embattled tower from the 12th century.

Weedon is also located close to the M1 motorway, making easy access for commuters to reach London or other major cities. There are also excellent transport links with nearby towns such as Daventry, Towcester, Northampton, and Rugby.

With green spaces, waterways, and good local amenities including a primary school, doctors surgery, shops, pubs, and restaurants; for those looking for a village location with superb facilities, Weedon is the perfect location.

Accommodation:

Ground Floor:

Entrance Hall
The main front entrance hall is accessed through a six-panel door with decorative leaded top-lights, sheltered by a dual-pitched timber canopy with gallows brackets and natural slate cladding. The flooring is finished with quarry tiles, and the walls are neutrally decorated, creating a welcoming atmosphere. Slatted, ledged, and braced timber doors with Suffolk latches lead to the sitting room, dining room, and boot room. A straight flight of carpeted timber stairs, featuring an oak mop-handrail, ascends to the first-floor accommodation.

Dining Room
Situated at the centre rear of the property, the dining room features a large oak leaded light casement window that provides ample natural light and picturesque views of the south-facing garden. The room accommodates a large table and chairs, making it ideal for family gatherings. A feature brick fireplace with a segmental brick arch and stone hearth adds character; whilst currently boarded over, it has the potential to be reopened. The flooring is solid oak boards, and the walls are neutrally decorated.

Kitchen / Breakfast Room
The kitchen/breakfast room features quarry tile flooring and a range of solid timber shaker-style base units with reclaimed brick supporting walls. These are complemented by quartz work surfaces with matching upstands and windowsills. The room includes a Belfast-style sink with a chrome mixer tap situated beneath a rear elevation window, a large four-door gas-fired Aga, a four-burner induction hob, and a two-door electric oven. The breakfast area benefits from an abundance of natural sunlight thanks to rear and side casement windows and a stable-style door provides direct access to the rear garden.

Sitting Room
The hub of the house is the large dual aspect sitting room with a magnificent inglenook fireplace with a chamfered oak lintel over, quarry tile hearth, and ironstone reveals. The fireplace houses a large double-door, multi-fuel stove with a traditional hood over and has stone seating on either side. Floors are finished with cut pile carpet, and the walls are neutrally decorated and fitted with perimeter wall lights.

Utility
Occupying the rear half of the original garage, the utility room is equipped with a reclaimed ceramic basin and chrome mixer tap set atop a base unit, providing space below for a washing machine and fridge. Additional storage units and work surfaces in a similar style line the left-hand side of the room, offering space for a tumble dryer and an extra fridge. A slatted oak door leads to the study, while another slatted oak door opens to the workshop.

Workshop / Store
The front portion of the original garage has been transformed into a versatile workshop and storage space, ideal for any DIY enthusiast. It features double swing doors to the front aspect, providing easy access. This area offers ample storage potential and is equipped with a single strip light for adequate lighting.

Drawing Room
Located within the original 16th-century portion of the property, the drawing room is a charming triple-aspect space featuring leaded light oak windows on the front and rear elevations, and a moulded stone mullion window on the gable end. The room features deep-set recessed windows with an oak seat on the front elevation. Period features include chamfered oak ceiling beams and joists, as well as a fireplace with a brick reveal and oak lintel, housing a gas-fired stove on a quarry tile hearth. The floors are finished with cut pile carpet, and the walls are tastefully decorated in French grey emulsion. An original staircase which has been blocked has butt-and-bead panelling and serves as a storage space.

Study / Home Office
Located to the rear left-hand side of the property, this well-proportioned space features a quarry tile floor and part-glazed double swing doors that open to the patio and side garden, allowing for seamless indoor-outdoor flow. Additional natural light is provided by a leaded light casement window, creating a bright and inviting atmosphere.

Boot Room
A practical space located directly off the entrance hall, the boot room is perfect for removing and storing walking attire after a countryside stroll and provides ample storage for boots, coats, and outdoor gear, ensuring the rest of the house remains clean and tidy.

Shower Room
Fitted with a three-piece suite including quadrant shower with curved sliding glass scree and stylish metro tiling, traditionally styled close-coupled WC, and bespoke ceramic wash hand bowl with mixer tap set within a reclaimed solid timber corner cabinet. Floors are finished with quarry tiles and natural lighting is provided by a leaded light casement window to the side elevation.

First Floor:

First Floor Landing
A spacious galleried landing located at the front aspect of the property, featuring an oak handrail and chamfered balustrading. The floors are finished with cut pile carpet, and slatted, ledged, and braced timber doors with Suffolk latches provide access to the bedrooms and family bathroom. Natural light is provided by two leaded light oak windows on the front aspect, and there are several built-in cupboards offering ample storage space.

Master Bedroom
A double bedroom located to the left-hand side of the property within the new extension and benefiting from beautiful countryside views from a three-unit gable window. The floors are finished with cut pile carpet, and the part-vaulted ceilings are neutrally decorated and fitted with recessed spotlights. Ample storage is provided by low-level eaves cupboards, and a four-panel door opens to a full-height wardrobe with a clothes rail.

Master-Bedroom En-Suite
Fitted with a four-piece suite comprising a double-ended bath with chrome pillar taps, a traditionally styled close-coupled WC, a large shower cubicle with a glazed screen and rainfall shower rose, and a contemporary ceramic wash hand basin with chrome pillar taps sitting atop a reclaimed vanity unit. Floors are finished with geometric floor tiles, and natural lighting is provided by a hinged skylight in the part-vaulted ceiling. Heating is by way of a chrome ladder towel rail.

Bedroom Two
A centrally located double bedroom featuring a three-unit leaded light window with charming views of the south-facing rear garden and the fields beyond. The part-vaulted walls and ceilings are neutrally decorated, while the floors are finished with cut pile carpet.

Bedroom Three
A single bedroom centrally located with a two-unit leaded light window providing lovely rear elevation views. Floors are finished with carpeting, and the walls and ceilings are neutrally decorated.

Bedroom Four
Bedrooms four and five were formerly a large double bedroom, but the current vendor has installed a timber stud partition to create two single bedrooms. Bedroom four is a single bedroom with a part-vaulted ceiling and leaded light window to the rear elevation. Floors are finished with cut pile carpet.

Bedroom Five
A similarly sized single bedroom with cut pile carpet and part-vaulted ceilings. Natural lighting is provided by the three-unit mullion stone window to the gable end.

Family Bathroom
The family bathroom is fitted with a tasteful three-piece suite, including a traditional close-coupled WC, a large ceramic wash hand basin with chrome pillar taps set within a reclaimed timber vanity unit, and a bath with a chrome mixer tap and shower hose cradle. The walls feature butt-and-bead wainscoting, and the floors are finished with riven effect tiling. The part-vaulted ceiling is neutrally decorated, and a two-unit leaded light window overlooks the rear garden with pleasant onward countryside views.

Grounds:

Front Aspect
Mullions is accessed via a tarmacadam driveway off Oak Street, leading to a gravel drive that approaches the main front entrance, providing ample off-road parking for several vehicles. There is a small grass verge to the front gable end of the property with a feature monolith. Gated access to the rear garden is also available from this area.

Rear Aspect
The rear gardens are beautifully maintained, featuring striped lawns and established perimeter shrubs and plants. A low-level brick and stone boundary wall backs onto adjacent farmland, offering far-reaching views towards Weedon Round Hill-a local landmark known for its scenic vistas and a popular sledging spot in the snow.

A limestone patio and reclaimed brick pathway extend the full width of the property, with a mix of drystone and brick retaining walls enclosing the raised central lawn. The patio continues to the side of the property, where a raised decking area and an oak pergola create an ideal space for entertaining and alfresco dining. Another oak pergola on the right-hand side of the garden provides shelter above a patio with space for a table and chairs. Traditional pendant lights enhance the ambiance, making it perfect for evening gatherings.

A slatted oak pedestrian gate with 'T' bar hinges opens to the front aspect from the brick pathway, and vehicular access is available to the rear gravelled yard via double swing timber gates.

Outbuildings/Summer House

A substantial three-unit oak outbuilding with shiplap boarding stands at the front right-hand side of the garden, featuring a spacious log store, a potting shed with a stable door and timber casement window, and a central summer house with part-glazed double swing doors and cottage-style casement windows.

The summer house offers a delightful retreat or guest accommodation and is clad externally with shiplap boarding. Accessible through a part-glazed double swing door, the summer house is equipped with electricity and recessed ceiling lights. The interior features tastefully decorated walls with duck-egg blue, butt-and-bead timber panelling, complemented by solid oak flooring, making it an ideal space for relaxation, hobbies, or a home office.

The garden also retains the original brick external WC with a mono-pitch slate roof.

Additional storage is provided by an adjacent timber structure with a mono-pitch roof and double swing oak doors.

In the rear gravelled yard, a practical steel secure unit provides further storage options.

Important Notice:
These particulars are subject to vendor approval. Whilst every care has been taken with the preparation of these Sales Particulars complete accuracy cannot be guaranteed and they do not constitute a contract or part of one. David Cosby Chartered Surveyors have not conducted a survey of the premises, nor have we tested services, appliances, equipment, or fittings within the property and therefore no guarantee can be made that they are in good working order. No assumption should be made that the property has all necessary statutory approvals and consents such as planning and building regulations approval. Any measurements given within the particulars are approximate and photographs are provided for general information and do not infer that any item shown is included in the sale. Any plans provided are for illustrative purposes only and are not to scale. In all cases, prospective purchasers should verify matters for themselves by way of independent inspection and enquiries. Any comments made herein on the condition of the property are provided for guidance only and should not be relied upon.