Pound Cottage is a beautiful detached cottage with a large studio and pretty gardens, situated in the little village of Great Bricett.
Built in brick and flint, with a thatched roof, it is believed to date back to the 16th-century and understood to have been owned by Kings College Cambridge until the 1960s. The cottage is full of charm, with a fine exposed timber frame and internal brickwork, some lovely original floors and unusual interior pargetting.
On the ground floor, there's a reception hall/utility room with a stable door, traditional style storage units with a butler sink, a slate floor and plumbing for washing machine. There's also a bathroom which has exposed brick walls and a modern white suite. The kitchen is double aspect, with a door out to the gardens. It is delightfully country style, fitted with stylish oak-fronted units and a matching worktop, a butler sink,a solid-fuel Rayburn which is inset to the inglenook fireplace, and attractive painted parquet flooring.
The light-filled sitting room is also double-aspect. It has a cosy inglenook fireplace with wood-burning stove, and leads to a small study, which has glazed doors to the garden.
On the first floor there is a landing area with exposed chimney breast, a first-floor toilet, and two double bedrooms, both with exposed painted floorboards and fitted wardrobes.
Outside, the original garage has been beautifully restored, creating a large studio/workspace with brick-and-flint walls and a slate roof, exposed internal brick walls and painted floor. It has a good deal of natural light and is perfect as a private, quiet space away from the cottage.
The driveway to Pound Cottage has enough parking for three cars. The pretty cottage gardens at the front and side have been landscaped with a attractive brick block paving, planted and gravelled areas and paths that lead around to the main garden. South facing, it has been beautifully designed and planted with a variety of shrubs, box hedging and trees, and has a summer house and store.
Great Bricett is a well regarded village, conveniently located for Needham Market, which offers a wide variety of amenities. It's just six miles from Stowmarket, which has mainline rail connections to London Liverpool Street Station.
Pound Cottage, Great Bricett, Suffolk
Guide price: £570,000
Agent: Bedfords 01284 769 999
