House For Sale £700,000
A fine grade II former school in the heart of leigh overlooking the village green .........
This well-presented semi-detached property dating from around the mid-19th century is part of the original village school and forms an important part of the group of period buildings clustered around the village green. Scholars, a Grade 11 listed building, is a delightful and distinctive property of considerable charm and character. The accommodation is highly versatile with the stand out feature being the impressive sitting room/dining room which was originally the classroom. This superbly proportioned room, which has a wood burning stove, features a high vaulted ceiling, typical of a Victorian classroom and enjoys an attractive double aspect over to the village green. Various fine period features are evident throughout the exterior of the property including mullioned transomed and stone dressed double glazed cross windows, stone quoins to the chimney stacks and a timber lantern located on the main roof ridge and wood block flooring throughout. Above the kitchen/breakfast room there is useful open plan storage accessed by a staircase. The main bedroom is generous in size with fitted wardrobes and there are two further bedrooms and modern bathroom. The garden wraps around the perimeter of the building and there is a parking space for one car.
This well-presented semi-detached property dating from around the mid-19th century is part of the original village school and forms an important part of the group of period buildings clustered around the village green. Scholars, a Grade 11 listed building, is a delightful and distinctive property of considerable charm and character. The accommodation is highly versatile with the stand out feature being the impressive sitting room/dining room which was originally the classroom. This superbly proportioned room, which has a wood burning stove, features a high vaulted ceiling, typical of a Victorian classroom and enjoys an attractive double aspect over to the village green. Various fine period features are evident throughout the exterior of the property including mullioned transomed and stone dressed double glazed cross windows, stone quoins to the chimney stacks and a timber lantern located on the main roof ridge and wood block flooring throughout. Above the kitchen/breakfast room there is useful open plan storage accessed by a staircase. The main bedroom is generous in size with fitted wardrobes and there are two further bedrooms and modern bathroom. The garden wraps around the perimeter of the building and there is a parking space for one car.
