Prospect Cottage, Kildwick

A superbly presented semi-detached cottage | Dating back to 1854 | Period features | Refurbished &

stunning throughout

Dining-kitchen & large living room | Wood burning stove and GAS heating | Double glazed | Fabulous

house bathroom + en-suite

Asking Price: £339,500

A charming, superbly refurbished and presented

semi-detached period cottage. Set in a semi-rural

location on the edge of the historic village of

Kildwick, with some stunning long distance views. Dating back to 1854, this freehold cottage-style

home has been extensively refurbished and

modernised by the current owners and now offers a unique character property full of charm and

warmth, yet with all the modern facilities. Having

gas fired central heating throughout, double glazing, a private bore hole water supply and septic

tank. Offering two superb reception rooms with a

dining-kitchen and living room, featuring a hand carved stone fireplace with wood burning stove and

having three bedrooms to the first floor, two of

which are double, a superbly refurbished house bathroom and an en-suite to the master bedroom.

Also benefiting from a utility room off the kitchen

providing excellent appliance space, along with

storage for outdoor gear. Outside there is an attractive and lovingly maintained cottage-style

garden being terraced and with dry stone walling to

the boundaries, offering a private and tranquil place to sit and enjoy alfresco dining. With off street

parking for one vehicle and ample parking on the

street. Having some delightful long distance views over the Aire Valley, this stunning property is just 5

minutes from to the amenities in Silsden or 10

minutes to the market town of Skipton. Kildwick enjoys a great community spirit and has an

excellent primary school, the highly regarded White

Lion pub and with an abundance of restaurants,

shops and secondary schooling in Silsden and Cross Hills.

KILDWICK Kildwick, or Kildwick-in-Craven and Farnhill are

villages in the civil parish of the district of Craven in

North Yorkshire, England. Situated between Skipton and Keighley Kildwick is a landmark as where the

major road from Keighley to Skipton crosses the

River Aire. The village's amenities include a primary school, church and excellent public house and the

Leeds Liverpool canal runs through the both villages

and offers attractive walks on the level. The larger village of Silsden (with supermarkets, pubs and

shops) is just 2 miles down Skipton Road and there

is a train station at the nearby village of Cononley, ideal for commuting to Leeds, Manchester and

beyond. The large market town of Skipton (The

Gateway to The Dales) is 4 miles to the West and

offers many High Street names along with an array of independent retailers, cafes, restaurant and

recreational facilities.

DINING-KITCHEN

Approached from the side courtyard, through a

UPVC panelled and stain glass door into a good size

and square shaped dining-kitchen. Offering a range of bespoke hand crafted timber base and wall units

with granite worktops over. The central feature to

this attractive farmhouse-style room is an exposed stone recessed alcove providing space for a Range

Master cooker featuring two ovens, grill and a five

ring hob over. With tiled splash back to this alcove area and with a full width canopy-style extractor

fan over. The kitchen units themselves are of good

quality and having framed doors and incorporating an AEG full size integrated dishwasher and fridge,

along with recessed space for a microwave. An

under mounted contemporary Belfast sink sits below a mullioned and double glazed window with

an attractive outlook onto the rear sun terraces and

gardens. With some glass fronted display units and

spice drawers. Having ample granite worktop space for baking and cooking, this spacious room has

further natural light from a UPVC panelled and

glazed, stained glass door leading out onto the rear sun terraces and gardens. Also featuring exposed

oak beams and timbers and a quarry tile floor.

Having recessed lighting, double panel heating radiator and doors leading into the utility room and

living room.

UTILITY ROOM

Directly off from the kitchen and back door with the quarry tiling running through, this handy room has

ample space for a tall fridge-freezer, washing

machine and tumble dryer. With built-in shelving to two walls offering great storage and with coat rack.

Also having heating radiator and centre light point.

LIVING ROOM

Of excellent proportions and offering ample space

for a large sofa and two or three armchairs, all

centred around the magnificent hand carved Minster-style stone fireplace which incorporates a

substantial wood burning stove mounted on a stone

hearth. With attractive exposed roof timbers and oak lintel over the doors and having a glass and

leaded fronted built-in cupboard. A full height door

gives access to a large under-stairs cupboard which also houses the property's electrical consumer

units. Natural light from a double glazed mullioned

window to the front of the property looking out across the road onto the Aire Valley, including

views onto Cowling Pinnacle. Having double heating

radiator, three double wall light points and ample space for living room dressers and storage units.

ENTRANCE HALL

The front entrance hall is accessed from the living

room or from the key stone driveway through a UPVC and leaded glazed door into a tiled entrance

lobby with double panel heating radiator, coving to

ceiling and a centre light point.

LANDING Approached from the return staircase which has a

superb feature leaded window with stained glass,

offering an attractive outlook down towards Kildwick, and bringing good amounts of natural

light onto the stairs. With coving to ceiling and

returning onto the main landing with two centre light points and giving access to all three bedrooms

and the house bathroom.

MASTER BEDROOM

Set to the rear of the property with a pleasant

outlook onto the rear gardens from two double

glazed windows with double panel heating radiator below. Recently refurbished to an extremely high

standard to include new oak veneer Alicante doors

including three sliding doors which give access to wardrobe space, and also housing the property's

more recently installed gas central heating boiler.

With ample space for a king size bed and associated fitted or free standing bedroom

furniture, with coving to ceiling, wall mounted

television point and en-suite shower room off.

SHOWER ROOM With a full pedestal basin with lever taps, WC and a

600 x 600 shower enclosure with bi fold door

incorporating a Mira thermostatic shower valve. With natural light from a double glazed window with

patterned glass having views down towards

Kildwick and with central heating radiator, travertine-style tiling to the walls, centre light and

extractor fan.

BEDROOM TWO

Set to the front of the property with superb long

distance views across the Aire Valley from a

mullioned and double glazed window. Having double panel heating radiator and coving to ceiling.

With ample space for a double bed and furniture,

with a three quarter height door giving access to a walk-in wardrobe area with space for hanging

clothes as well as shelf storage. Natural light to this

wardrobe area is from a mullioned and double glazed window, looking towards Kildwick.

BEDROOM THREE

Set to the gable of the property with a double

glazed and mullioned window looking down towards Kildwick. A single bedroom with a double fronted

built-in wardrobe with storage cupboard space

over. Having coving to ceiling, loft hatch with drop down ladder giving access to the roof space and

centre light point.

ROOF SPACE

The attic space is partially boarded providing good storage, with power, lighting and natural light from

a small window to the gable end.

HOUSE BATHROOM

Recently refurbished to a superb standard in a

Mediterranean-style featuring travertine tiling and a

Duravit S+ARCK bathroom suite. Including a deep bath with thermostatic shower valve over, with

drench head. Having tiled panel to the bath and

with a dual-flush WC and matching Duravit pedestal basin, again of a contemporary and modern design.

With large travertine tiling to the walls with

attractive and deep listello to the top, recessed lighting, feature chrome polished contemporary

radiator and extractor fan. A full height Alicante oak

veneer door gives access to a large shelved recessed cupboard; ideal for the storage of towels,

linen and toiletries.

OUTSIDE

To the side of the property there is a parking space for a vehicle and with on street parking

immediately in front of the property. With gated

access to the side door providing bin and log storage area. To the rear of the property there are

well planned alfresco dining and entertaining areas,

being flagged and terraced with dry stone walling providing an attractive feature. With specimen trees

and shrubs set in wide borders, providing an

attractive feature and with dry stone walling to the

boundaries offering a reasonable level of privacy.

COUNCIL TAX

Band C.

SERVICES

Mains gas and electric. Private borehole water supply and private septic tank sewerage.

AUTHORS NOTE

Prospect Cottage is unique in style but provides for

an extremely versatile home, certainly a family home and with delightful features throughout. It is

offered in first class order, everything is well

maintained and looked after and very well presented. Being handy for Manchester, Leeds and

the airport as well as excellent local schools and

facilities. Viewing is essential and you will not be disappointed.

OPENING HOURS

Monday-Friday: 09:00-17:30

Saturday: 09.00 – 13.00 Sunday: by appointment only

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