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Cottage at Swinton Mill is a converted steading carefully crafted making good
use of local sandstone utilising the original reclaimed materials with the design,
layout and presentation of the accommodation enhancing the traditional buildings
and a successful combination of old and new with contemporary comforts and retained
features. Beautifully presented with quality finishes featuring "Farrow &
Ball" tones, oak floors, high skirtings, ceilings and cornices, stone fireplace
feature and wow factor dining kitchen and garden room with limestone flooring
and a country lifestyle with a difference. LOCATION
Swinton Mill itself lies on the edge of rich Borders countryside midway between
Duns and Coldstream with good connections to Edinburgh, Newcastle and the south.
The nearby conservation village of Swinton provides local amenities including
the award winning Wheatsheaf Restaurant, Primary School, Play Park, Garage, Builders,
Village Hall and Church. The area is an ideal country location with opportunities
for fishing on the Tweed, golf at Duns and the Hirsel and horse riding and walking
in the Cheviots and Lammermuirs. The Coast and Main rail station at Berwick is
some 15 miles distant. ACCOMMODATION
Entrance Vestibule, Cloakroom, Drying Room, Central Hall, Lounge, Dining Kitchen,
Utility, Garden Room/Conservatory, Master Bedroom with En-Suite Bathroom and Two
Further Double Bedrooms, Family Bathroom, Gardens with Patio to side, Lawned Frontage
and Ample Off-Street parking. Fully Double Glazed and Oil Fired Central Heating. ENTRANCE
Entrance drive with double opening five-bar gates with stone walls to side opening
to spacious pebbled parking area extending along the front of the buildings and
around to the side. Central entrance with retained steading features incorporating
original stonework. Coach house lights either side of central entrance with solid
timber double doors with quality brass fittings. ENTRANCE
VESTIBULE 2.47m x 2.42m (max) (8'1" x 7'11")
An impressive entrance
slit window feature to front. Stone tiled floor. Pendant light fitting with ceiling
rose, cornice, high skirtings and surrounds with double opening small paned door
to central hall. CLOAKROOM
A good sized cloakroom with white suite, traditional fittings, wc, washhand basin
with conservation skylight in light well, down lighter, radiator and extractor
fan. DRYING
ROOM
Housing the central heating boiler and providing a good sized drying
room and boot storage with internal light. Smoke detector, circuit breakers and
electric meters. CENTRAL
HALL 5.45m (max) x 2.61m (17'10" x 8'6")
Impressive wide hall with
ample space for traditional furniture and double window at the far end. Cornice
and ceiling rose. Solid oak flooring. Double radiator. High skirtings. Candle
sconces. Radiator. LOUNGE
6.25m x5.49m (20'6" x 18')
A lovely spacious lounge with feature "Hutton
Stone" fireplace and deep set log basket set on matching stone hearth. Deep
sill window to front with further windows to rear, connecting door to kitchen
and double opening doors to adjoining garden room providing good flow and light.
High skirtings. Pendant candelabra style ceiling light with rose and cornicing.
TV Point. . DINING
KITCHEN 7.06m x 5.33m (max) (23'1" x 17'5")
Fantastic dining kitchen
with polished limestone floor extending through to dining area and sun room off
complimented by and presented with cream painted units in traditional style with
a touch of contemporary style including polished granite worktops and wrought
iron effect decorative handles, matt black Rangemaster five ring range cooker
with hob, double oven and cooker hood with light and matching splashbacks. Integral
dishwasher with inset sink below deep sill window to rear with space to side for
American size fridge/freezer. Island unit with matching worktop and cupboards
below. Ample space within the dining area for large table and chairs with French
door to side garden. Feature high ceilings with stepped cornicing, twin ceiling
roses with pendant brass lantern style lights. Freestanding "Welsh"
dresser with plate display over and ample cupboards below with further freestanding
pantry. Vertical radiator with further below unit radiator. Connecting door to:- UTILITY
Matching floor and amply provided with sink and wall and base units with shelved
cupboard storage and plumbed for washing machine and tumble drier. Ceiling light.
Smoke detector. Extractor fan. Radiator. Central heating controls. Glazed door
to patio GARDEN
ROOM 5.45m x 4.08m (max) (17'10" x 13'4")
A lovely room with fantastic
views over open countryside to the Lammermuir Hills in the distance. Below sill
radiators. Deep skirtings. Cornicing. Contemporary down lighters, polished limestone
flooring and French doors to garden. REAR
HALL
Solid oak flooring extending to bedrooms off and central alcove with
deep sill windows with traditional style radiators and cornicing with ceiling
rose and down lighters. Hatch. Walk-in broom cupboard with internal light and
tiled floor housing the Mega Flow Heatrae Sadia cylinder. MASTER
BEDROOM 3.96m x 4.11m (13'x 13'6")
Quietly situated with deep sill window
overlooking the front courtyard. Roman blind. Beautifully presented in quietly
contrasting shades with traditional cornicing, ceiling rose and contemporary down
lighters. Solid oak floors. Double radiator. EN-SUITE
BATHROOM
A generous en-suite bathroom with deep ceramic bath and contemporary
swan neck fittings and separate shower. Recessed washhand basin and cistern wc
with shelved storage over and easy maintenance splashbacks. Fully tiled shower
cabinet with light and smoked glass door. Vertical towel rail. Light well with
conservation skylight. Recessed lighting and single wall light. BEDROOM
TWO 3.96m x 3.05m (13' x 10')
Again with space for traditional wardrobe and
matching deep sill window to courtyard. Ceiling rose and cornice with candelabra
style light fitting. BEDROOM
THREE 4.27m (max) x 3.66m (14' x 12')
Presently used as a study again with
deep silled window to courtyard, cornicing, high skirtings, ceiling rose and central
pendant light. FAMILY
BATHROOM 2.18m x 2.14m (7'1" x 7'0")
Ceramic tiled floor. White
suite with panelled bath with swan neck fittings, contemporary shower attachment,
shower screen and recessed cistern wc with modesty window to rear. Down lighters,
extractor fan and vanity unit with white wash bowl with ample storage drawers
and cupboards below. Shaver point and ceramic light pull. EXTERNAL
Easily maintained gardens with views to front and generous pebbled parking, lawn
border and stone walled boundaries to front and side. Sheltered patio and side
garden off the dining kitchen with neat lawn and fenced surrounds. Display lighting
and censor to drive. Neat external storage area concealing the oil tank, log and
coal bunker and bin storage areas behind within sheltering old stone walls. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
All blinds, ceiling lights and light fittings, the "Rangemaster"
cooker, integral appliances, dresser and freestanding larder are included in the
sale. Other items may be available by separate negotiation. TV and telephone with
broadband provided in kitchen, lounge, and all bedrooms with additional phone
point in hall. SERVICES
Mains electric and water. Private drainage. Oil fired central heating. HOME
REPORT
The surveyor's mortgage valuation by Allied Surveyors dated 19 August
2009 is £395,000. The full Home Report can be accessed at: www.onesurvey.org VIEWING
To be arranged strictly through the Selling Agents.
PRICE and MARKETING POLICY
Fixed Price £395,000. Offers should be submitted
to the Selling Agents Messrs Hastings & Co, The Property Shop, 28 The Square,
Kelso, TD5 7HH, 01573 225 999, Fax 01573 229888. The seller reserves the right
to sell at any time and interested parties will be expected to provide the Selling
Agents with advice on the source of funds with suitable confirmation of their
ability to finance the purchase. Viewers should be advised that even after an
acceptable written offer has been received, in the event of any unreasonable delay
by the purchaser in concluding missives, the Selling Agents reserve the right
to resume viewings. All
measurements are approximate and are taken at the widest point. Whilst these particulars
have been carefully prepared, no guarantee is given as to their accuracy and they
shall not form part of any contract to follow hereon.
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