For Sale5 Bedroom Character Property in Stoke Road, Taunton, TA3£1,000,000

A SUBSTANTIAL grade II listed village house restored by the current owners providing a PEFECT BALANCE of character and contemporary. Built from Blue Lias stone with brick dressings, formerly a farmhouse dating back to the 17th century with FURTHER ENLARGEMENT in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Warren has a long and interesting history, probably originally a traditional Somerset Longhouse; the kitchen range which retains early plank doors, brick and stone floors, and the winding stair. Extended substantially in the eighteenth century; the study, entrance hall & bedroom over with sash windows and neat cast iron fireplaces, and again enlarged in the nineteenth century; the drawing room and dining room with delightful sixteen pane sashes fitted with shutters overlooking the large walled garden with master suite and substantial cellar. In all, a very traditional Georgian home. In 1918 it was 'The Warren School', which later moved to Newport Hall and eventually becoming Poltimore School close to Exeter. In 1938 it was home to Kathleen Tacchi Morris a silent movie actress ballerina and founder of the Tacchi Morris Arts Centre in Taunton. Her father was an inventor, adapting motorcycles with guns for the Army. In the Second World War The Women's Land Army were based in an annexe. Overview The house sits within a large plot extending to 0.45 acres including a shared gravel driveway, private garage and parking for several cars. The accommodation is divided over two main floors with further potential in the cellar, subject to the usual consents. The Warren, aptly named due to its winding passageways, is a beautifully versatile home with sympathetic nods to its origins and extension works over the last four centuries. On the ground floor large double hung sashes are fitted with shutters and French doors lead on to a stone patio which is the perfect afternoon sun trap. There are panelled doors and marble fireplaces with high ceilings and period joinery with picture rails. The Kitchen re-designed to open up into the Breakfast Room, fitted with an electric Esse (Aga), island and shaker style units under light and dark stone surfaces. On the first floor five spacious bedrooms, three en-suite with heritage style suites and numerous store cupboards. The west wing can be separated from the main house for privacy. Again, panelled doors, period joinery and fireplaces. Services are gas fired central heating, mains electricity water and drainage. Location The house lies just off the village centre, within a few hundred yards of many village amenities; a shop open seven days per week, post office, modern health centre, public house, a fine church (the Cathedral of the Moors), village hall, pre and primary school and two sports fields including cricket and nearby a tennis club. There is a thriving community and several clubs and associations. The beautiful and historic county town of Taunton is approximately six miles away, affording a range of commercial and scholastic facilities as well as a main line railway station, provide accessibility to exciting London in just two hours. The M5 motorway and the A303 are nearby. The village is surrounded by open countryside with many quiet country lanes and interconnecting bridleways and foot paths providing excellent opportunities for country walks and cycle rides. Room Dimensions DRAWING ROOM 17' max x 18'6" (5.18m max x 5.66m) DINNING ROOM 18'4" max x 18'3" max (5.61m max x 5.58m max) STUDY 17'2" max x 13'2" max (5.24m max x 4.02m max) UTILITY 9'4" x 5'11" (2.87m x 1.56m) KITCHEN 23'10" x 13'6"max (7.04m x 4.14m max) BEDROOM ONE 18'9" max x 17' (5.76m max x 5.18m) MAIN BATHROOM 16'10" x 13'2" (4.90m x 4.02m) BEDROOM TWO 12'9" x 10'7" (3.93m x 3.26m) BEDROOM THREE 14'4" max x 13'10" max (4.39m x 3.99m) BEDROOM FOUR 13'5" x 10'1" max (4.11m x 3.08m max) BEDROOM FIVE 14'4" max x 12'1" max (4.39m max 3.69m max)