House For Sale £1,100,000
Built in 1585 and thus dating back to the Elizabethan Era, Forge Cottage is a rare gem indeed.
The property sits on approximately 3/4 of an acre and comes with a two-story Garage/Studio and a second Outbuilding (an old bakehouse/brewhouse that presumably became the Forge in the 1920's, where the property derives its name from).
A unique feature of this property is a Treehouse, which has been converted into a playroom, complete with lights and electric. The perfect escape away from the main residence.
At the rear of the property there is a stile leading straight out on to fields.
Forge Cottage is set back around 38 metres from the road and hidden by a coppice of trees to the front.The grounds are surrounded by trees and so neighbouring properties are a significant enough distance away to prevent any overlooking, the trees also complementing its picturesque appearance.
The Cottage was first built as a small, timber-framed Tudor ‘Hall' house, the property you see today largely the result of alterations in the Georgian period and then in the more recent years, the present day accommodation briefly comprising Hall, Living Room, Sitting Room, Dining Room, Kitchen/Breakfast Room, Bathroom with separate WC Room and three large double bedrooms.
Hackmans Lane is a rural lane, which passes through a number of villages. The houses vary greatly in scale, character and age along its route and within Cocks Clarks, a small rural hamlet.
The local village Pub (the Fox & Hounds) is a mere 2-minute stroll, serving a traditional English menu and Sunday roasts.
Chelmsford City with its award winning centre, which includes 'Bond Street' - home to riverside Restaurants, Shops (including John Lewis) and a cinema, is an easy drive and if education is a high priority, you may be interested to know Essex benefits from the 11+ examinations route to Grammar Schools and so buyers are also drawn to the area for the convenience of access to the 'Outstanding' ofsted rated Chelmsford County High School for Girls and King Edward VI School for Boys.
Just a 9-minute (4 mile) drive away is rhs Hyde Hall, which showboats 360 acres of some of the finest Gardens in the East of England and nearby you will also find Hanningfield Reservoir with its discovery centre, waterside park, café, fishing lake and scenic walks, including the popular Wind in the Willows trail.
Despite the property's rural location, Rail services are readily available at South Woodham and Chelmsford, with South Woodham Ferrers the closest at just 2.8 miles away (a 12-minute drive), and from there you can be standing in London Liverpool Street Station in 44 minutes.
The Accommodation
A remote controlled 5-bar Gate gently swings open to a long private shingled Drive running up to the Detached Garage, with the property on the right.
An antique, 3-panel wooden Front Door leads through to:
Entrance hall 2.27m x 4.83m (15ft 10' x 7ft 5')
A great first impression, radiating character and with Oak panelling, a stone flagstone floor and latched ledge & brace internal doors.
A large full height built-in cupboard provides a super storage facility.
Living room 4.53m x 4.28m (14ft 10" x 14ft 1")
Radiating character, this room is well lit by three windows and features beautiful ‘Herringbone' design wood flooring, exposed timbers and the focal point, the Inglenook Fireplace, with its central Wood Burning Stove.
Sitting room 3.53m x 3.46m (11ft 7" x 11ft 4")
Relax with a good book or perfect as a second lounge for the kids, this charming additional reception room also features lots of exposed beamwork, gorgeous wood flooring and a pleasant outlook over the manicured front garden.
Dining room 4.53m x 3.02m (14ft 10" x 9ft 11")
Another room oozing charm and featuring an ornate cast iron Fireplace with a tiled inlay.
The Georgian style window also overlooks the front garden.
Kitchen 3.87m x 3.50m (12ft 8" x 11ft 6")
Homely and charming the country kitchen has a stable door opening straight out onto the Rear Garden and boasts a good range of Oak effect ‘Shaker' style kitchen units topped with Granite worktops and featuring an undermounted Butler Sink and spaces for a Washing Machine & Fridge/Freezer.
Sitting proudly with the old Chimney recess, is the Cream Range Cooker, which is to remain.
Bathroom
Fitted with both a large Bath and a separate Shower.
There's also a Vanity Unit, floor to ceiling tiling and a rear window for natural daylight.
Separate WC room
Fully tiled and with a rear window, low-level WC and wall mounted basin.
Stairs from Sitting room to:
1st floor landing
With a rear window inset within the handmade, clay tiled roof and doors off to:
Master bedroom 4.53m x 4.16m (4ft 10" x 13ft 8")
The soaring vaulted ceiling gives an even greater impression of space to the front facing main bedroom.
Three built-in wardrobes provide plenty of storage and beautiful wood flooring incorporates a raised platform area for the bed - a nice feature.
Bedroom two 3.53m x 4.28m (11ft 7" x 14ft 1")
Another generous front facing double bedroom, this one with attractive wood flooring and a built-in cupboard in the corner.
Bedroom three 3.53m x 3.46m (11ft 7" x 11ft 4")
This pretty double bedroom with its feature Flamingo wallpaper and built-in cupboard, enjoys a dual aspect, having windows to both the front and side (gravel driveway).
Exterior
Forge Cottage is a fully detached cottage on a large plot on Hackmans Lane in Cock Clarks, set back from the road around 38 metres and hidden from the road by a coppice of trees to the front.
The plot is surrounded by trees and backs onto fields, a Stile at the bottom of the garden provides direct access.
The property sits fairly central within the plot with the 2-Story Garage/Studio at the end of the long-shingled Drive, a further Outbuilding (the old Forge we presume) just behind the main house and a rather impressive Custom Tree House!
Landscaped grounds feature a Swimming Pool with Lounging area, large Patio perfect for family dinners and a woodchip play area.
Bespoke custom made treehouse 4.73m x 2.54m (15ft 6" x 8ft 4")
The elevated wooden treehouse is the escape away from the main residence.
This cosy hangout is finished with pinewood wall panelling, wood laminate flooring and has plenty of light flowing in through several feature-stained glass windows.
It also comes complete with lighting and power points.
Outbuilding/storeroom 4.1m x 2.72m (13ft 5" x 8ft 11")
One of the past owners was a blacksmith called Frankl Brand, who bought the house in 1923 and where the name derives. We believe this was built/used as his Forge.
Brick built and with stone flooring and a vaulted ceiling this is a handy storeroom close to the main residence.
Two floor garage/studio
Ground floor garage/workshop 8.9m x 3.7m (29ft 3" x 12 ft 3")
Featuring an electric roller shutter door, power and lights, making this space also the ideal workshop.
As well as the main garage door, an internal door leads through to a Lobby with an External Door and a set of stairs rising up to:
1st floor central room 3.7m x 3m (12ft 3" x 10ft)
With a vaulted roof (as found in all three rooms), power and lighting and doors through to the other two rooms:
Room two 3.7m x 3.1m (12ft 3" x 10ft 2")
With a rear facing window and an air conditioning unit.
Storeroom 2.6m x 2.1m (8ft 6" x 6ft 9")
With fitted wardrobes with sliding doors.
Swimming pool
The large, heated swimming pool measures 12.2m x 6m (40ft x 19ft 7') and has a retractable safety pool cover, neatly laid block paving surround and the boiler is housed in a timber shed.
Notice
Please note we have not tested any apparatus, fixtures, fittings, or services. Interested parties must undertake their own investigation into the working order of these items. All measurements are approximate and photographs provided for guidance only.
The property sits on approximately 3/4 of an acre and comes with a two-story Garage/Studio and a second Outbuilding (an old bakehouse/brewhouse that presumably became the Forge in the 1920's, where the property derives its name from).
A unique feature of this property is a Treehouse, which has been converted into a playroom, complete with lights and electric. The perfect escape away from the main residence.
At the rear of the property there is a stile leading straight out on to fields.
Forge Cottage is set back around 38 metres from the road and hidden by a coppice of trees to the front.The grounds are surrounded by trees and so neighbouring properties are a significant enough distance away to prevent any overlooking, the trees also complementing its picturesque appearance.
The Cottage was first built as a small, timber-framed Tudor ‘Hall' house, the property you see today largely the result of alterations in the Georgian period and then in the more recent years, the present day accommodation briefly comprising Hall, Living Room, Sitting Room, Dining Room, Kitchen/Breakfast Room, Bathroom with separate WC Room and three large double bedrooms.
Hackmans Lane is a rural lane, which passes through a number of villages. The houses vary greatly in scale, character and age along its route and within Cocks Clarks, a small rural hamlet.
The local village Pub (the Fox & Hounds) is a mere 2-minute stroll, serving a traditional English menu and Sunday roasts.
Chelmsford City with its award winning centre, which includes 'Bond Street' - home to riverside Restaurants, Shops (including John Lewis) and a cinema, is an easy drive and if education is a high priority, you may be interested to know Essex benefits from the 11+ examinations route to Grammar Schools and so buyers are also drawn to the area for the convenience of access to the 'Outstanding' ofsted rated Chelmsford County High School for Girls and King Edward VI School for Boys.
Just a 9-minute (4 mile) drive away is rhs Hyde Hall, which showboats 360 acres of some of the finest Gardens in the East of England and nearby you will also find Hanningfield Reservoir with its discovery centre, waterside park, café, fishing lake and scenic walks, including the popular Wind in the Willows trail.
Despite the property's rural location, Rail services are readily available at South Woodham and Chelmsford, with South Woodham Ferrers the closest at just 2.8 miles away (a 12-minute drive), and from there you can be standing in London Liverpool Street Station in 44 minutes.
The Accommodation
A remote controlled 5-bar Gate gently swings open to a long private shingled Drive running up to the Detached Garage, with the property on the right.
An antique, 3-panel wooden Front Door leads through to:
Entrance hall 2.27m x 4.83m (15ft 10' x 7ft 5')
A great first impression, radiating character and with Oak panelling, a stone flagstone floor and latched ledge & brace internal doors.
A large full height built-in cupboard provides a super storage facility.
Living room 4.53m x 4.28m (14ft 10" x 14ft 1")
Radiating character, this room is well lit by three windows and features beautiful ‘Herringbone' design wood flooring, exposed timbers and the focal point, the Inglenook Fireplace, with its central Wood Burning Stove.
Sitting room 3.53m x 3.46m (11ft 7" x 11ft 4")
Relax with a good book or perfect as a second lounge for the kids, this charming additional reception room also features lots of exposed beamwork, gorgeous wood flooring and a pleasant outlook over the manicured front garden.
Dining room 4.53m x 3.02m (14ft 10" x 9ft 11")
Another room oozing charm and featuring an ornate cast iron Fireplace with a tiled inlay.
The Georgian style window also overlooks the front garden.
Kitchen 3.87m x 3.50m (12ft 8" x 11ft 6")
Homely and charming the country kitchen has a stable door opening straight out onto the Rear Garden and boasts a good range of Oak effect ‘Shaker' style kitchen units topped with Granite worktops and featuring an undermounted Butler Sink and spaces for a Washing Machine & Fridge/Freezer.
Sitting proudly with the old Chimney recess, is the Cream Range Cooker, which is to remain.
Bathroom
Fitted with both a large Bath and a separate Shower.
There's also a Vanity Unit, floor to ceiling tiling and a rear window for natural daylight.
Separate WC room
Fully tiled and with a rear window, low-level WC and wall mounted basin.
Stairs from Sitting room to:
1st floor landing
With a rear window inset within the handmade, clay tiled roof and doors off to:
Master bedroom 4.53m x 4.16m (4ft 10" x 13ft 8")
The soaring vaulted ceiling gives an even greater impression of space to the front facing main bedroom.
Three built-in wardrobes provide plenty of storage and beautiful wood flooring incorporates a raised platform area for the bed - a nice feature.
Bedroom two 3.53m x 4.28m (11ft 7" x 14ft 1")
Another generous front facing double bedroom, this one with attractive wood flooring and a built-in cupboard in the corner.
Bedroom three 3.53m x 3.46m (11ft 7" x 11ft 4")
This pretty double bedroom with its feature Flamingo wallpaper and built-in cupboard, enjoys a dual aspect, having windows to both the front and side (gravel driveway).
Exterior
Forge Cottage is a fully detached cottage on a large plot on Hackmans Lane in Cock Clarks, set back from the road around 38 metres and hidden from the road by a coppice of trees to the front.
The plot is surrounded by trees and backs onto fields, a Stile at the bottom of the garden provides direct access.
The property sits fairly central within the plot with the 2-Story Garage/Studio at the end of the long-shingled Drive, a further Outbuilding (the old Forge we presume) just behind the main house and a rather impressive Custom Tree House!
Landscaped grounds feature a Swimming Pool with Lounging area, large Patio perfect for family dinners and a woodchip play area.
Bespoke custom made treehouse 4.73m x 2.54m (15ft 6" x 8ft 4")
The elevated wooden treehouse is the escape away from the main residence.
This cosy hangout is finished with pinewood wall panelling, wood laminate flooring and has plenty of light flowing in through several feature-stained glass windows.
It also comes complete with lighting and power points.
Outbuilding/storeroom 4.1m x 2.72m (13ft 5" x 8ft 11")
One of the past owners was a blacksmith called Frankl Brand, who bought the house in 1923 and where the name derives. We believe this was built/used as his Forge.
Brick built and with stone flooring and a vaulted ceiling this is a handy storeroom close to the main residence.
Two floor garage/studio
Ground floor garage/workshop 8.9m x 3.7m (29ft 3" x 12 ft 3")
Featuring an electric roller shutter door, power and lights, making this space also the ideal workshop.
As well as the main garage door, an internal door leads through to a Lobby with an External Door and a set of stairs rising up to:
1st floor central room 3.7m x 3m (12ft 3" x 10ft)
With a vaulted roof (as found in all three rooms), power and lighting and doors through to the other two rooms:
Room two 3.7m x 3.1m (12ft 3" x 10ft 2")
With a rear facing window and an air conditioning unit.
Storeroom 2.6m x 2.1m (8ft 6" x 6ft 9")
With fitted wardrobes with sliding doors.
Swimming pool
The large, heated swimming pool measures 12.2m x 6m (40ft x 19ft 7') and has a retractable safety pool cover, neatly laid block paving surround and the boiler is housed in a timber shed.
Notice
Please note we have not tested any apparatus, fixtures, fittings, or services. Interested parties must undertake their own investigation into the working order of these items. All measurements are approximate and photographs provided for guidance only.
