2 bedroom cottage for sale

ROOMS Hall, Cloakroom, Living room, Kitchen/dining room, Landing, Two double bedrooms, Balcony, Bathroom. Gas central heating. Basement store. Walled courtyard garden ? 

LOCATION The property, which has no passing traffic, occupies a delightful setting overlooking the church and church yard in the heart of the Conservation Area of the Ancient Town and Cinque Port of Rye, renowned for its historical associations, medieval fortifications and fine period architecture. As well as its charm and history, the town has a comprehensive range of shopping facilities and an active local community, with the arts being strongly represented. Rye Arts Festival and Rye International Jazz Festival are both held annually and a two screen cinema complex is available in Lion Street. From the town there are local train services to Eastbourne and to Ashford International, from where there are high speed connections to London St Pancras in 37 minutes and Paris, Brussels, and Amsterdam via Eurostar. Sporting facilities in the area include golf at Rye, tennis at Rye Lawn Tennis Club with reputedly among the very best grass courts in the country, sailing on the south coast and many fine countryside and coastal walks. 

DESCRIPTION A Grade II Listed early Victorian period cottage, with a later addition, forming one of a row of tall buildings occupying the site of an earlier row of market stalls. The property presents mellow brick and part tile hung elevations set with leaded light casement windows beneath a pitched peg tiled roof. The accommodation is arranged over two levels, as shown on the floor plan.  

GROUND FLOOR A part glazed stable door opens into a hall with a tiled floor and cloakroom with a close coupled WC and wall mounted wash basin.

The double aspect living room has a bay window to the front, an ornamental corner fireplace and an open archway leading through to the kitchen/dining room.

The kitchen, which has a window to the front and a part glazed stable door to the rear garden, is fitted with a range of cabinets comprising cupboards and drawers beneath tiled work surfaces with an inset 4 burner gas hob, stainless steel oven and a one and half bowl, single drainer sink unit.
 

FIRST FLOOR On the first floor, there is a small landing. Bedroom 1, which has a range of fitted storage units, overlooks Church Square and has a glazed door opening out to a balcony with a wrought iron balustrade.

Bedroom 2 has a window to the front overlooking the church.

The bathroom has modern fitments comprising a panelled bath with a wall mounted shower above, a close coupled WC, a bidet and a wash basin set into a vanity unit.
 

OUTSIDE To the rear of the property is a secluded walled courtyard garden extending to about 25' x 12' with a door to a basement store and a wrought iron gate leading to a passageway out to Lion Street.