Pickwick, Corsham

This Grade II listed 1730s house hasn't lost the character and features that a 18th century home comes with: Fireplaces, beams and elm floorboards. This house has a grand façade but a warm and comfortable interior, with exposed beams and period features enhanced by modern appliances and fittings.

A large open plan sitting room is the hub of the home with an impressive stone inglenook fireplace - from here you have access to winding stairs to the upper floors, and stone steps leading down to the cellar which is currently used as a unique dining room. The kitchen to the rear overlooks the pretty cottage garden. It is a wonderfully light and airy room with a lovely bay window complete with window seat as well as a Velux sky light and French windows leading to the garden. Integrated appliances include 'Smeg' oven, gas hob, and 'Smeg' dishwasher. A ceramic butlers sink lends character to the room, and an island offers further worktop space. There is room for a table and chairs in the bay window looking out to the garden. Complementing the kitchen is the bonus of a separate utility room which houses both a washing machine and dryer as well as a toilet and sink. Stone floors run throughout the ground floor and wooden beams lend great character.

Upstairs, you'll find exposed floorboards throughout - with wide original elm wood on the top floor - stone mullion windows and a period feature fireplace. Half a flight up is a useful dressing room/fourth bedroom, leading to the first floor which has the master bedroom and family bathroom. The master bedroom, just like the ground floor has an abundance of character including wooden floorboards and beams. Dual aspect windows give the room a light feel and it further benefits from secondary glazing to the front and an original window seat. The family bathroom is a lovely modern space which still retains plenty of character, with wooden floorboards, a claw footed double ended roll-top bath, toilet and pedestal sink.
Completing the accommodation on the second floor are two further double bedrooms. Bedroom three mirrors the master below in size, also benefitting from secondary glazing and dual aspect windows, along with a stone feature fireplace. Bedroom three overlooks the rear, with the added bonus of a modern en-suite with a spacious corner shower and toilet and sink.

Externally, the front of the property is set back from the road behind a stone wall with an iron gate and stone steps leading to the front door. To the right of the building is a very useful store room.

The rear garden is accessed through French windows from the kitchen, and is an enclosed split-level mature garden with a patio, lawn and shrub borders. There is a choice of idyllic seating areas to take in your surroundings and an abundance of mature shrubs and trees frame the garden perfectly and come alive in the warmer months. At the rear of the garden is both a shed and a barbeque area. There is also side access to the front of the property via a wooden wall gate. Towards the rear boundary is a shed, cooking area -complete with pizza oven - and a seating area under the canopy of a mature copper beech tree. The garden is a manageable size, but large enough for family and friends to socialize.

There is a street parking bay directly to the front of the property, which the current owners have almost always been able to make use of, and if required, further parking can be found just opposite in Middlewick Lane.

Corsham is a historic market town on the southwestern edge of the Cotswolds, just off the A4 national route, which was formerly the main turnpike road from London to Bristol, between Bath and Chippenham.

It offers an excellent range of amenities including primary schools, a secondary school, Springfield community campus which includes a library and a sports centre with swimming pool. The Pound Arts Centre is the hub of Corsham's creative & culture offerings, with three annual seasons of professional performances, film, participatory arts events and exhibitions. The picturesque high street has a variety of independent shops, galleries, cafes & public houses, and contains several notable historic buildings, such as the stately home of Corsham Court with its stunning parkland. More comprehensive shopping and leisure facilities are available in the World Heritage City of Bath (c. 9 miles), which has a mainline railway station with fast access to London Paddington as does nearby Chippenham (c. 4miles). Junctions 16 and 17 of the M4 motorway are within easy reach, providing an ideal commuting distance to Bristol, Swindon and London.

Corsham was historically a centre for agriculture and later the wool industry and remains a focus for quarrying Bath stone. It is also home to a major administrative and manufacturing centre for the Ministry of Defence, with numerous establishments both above ground and in the old quarry tunnels.

The town enjoys a frequent role in the film industry, with its picturesque high street providing an ideal location for many major film and television productions, and with a thriving weekly market, and Corsham Court's resident peacocks wandering the streets, it is a wonderful town to make your home.

Council Tax Band D
EPC Rating D