Lake Street, Mark Cross

**Guide Price £1,750,000**
An attractive detached Grade II listed period house in a delightful sought after rural position with an excellent range of outbuildings (approx. 5,000 sq ft) including a wonderful tithe barn, swimming pool, mature gardens and paddock, in all about 2.22 acres.

Description
Little Trodgers is an attractive Grade II listed detached period property with versatile accommodation and good ceiling heights, together with a wealth of period features including a wonderful inglenook fireplace, exposed oak timbering, oak floorboards and stunning minstrels gallery.
It is understood that the house dates back to the 16th Century with later additions and alterations and is now available for the first time in 41 years. The house is positioned in a sought-after semi-rural location. The property elevations are part brick and part tile hung under a tiled roof.
Key features of the property include:-
• From a covered entrance porch, an oak door leads into the spacious reception hall finished with flagstone flooring and ample space for free-standing furniture. A wide oak staircase rises to the first floor with an impressive minstrels galleried landing.
• The spacious sitting room is double aspect and finished with an oak floor. There is an impressive inglenook open fireplace with flagstone hearth, bressummer beam and exposed brick surround.
• Off the sitting room is a further good reception room, currently used as a study with additional versatility for a family room/snug; double aspect, affording excellent natural light with exposed brick to one wall, and exposed ceiling beams.
• There is a good-sized utility/boot room to the rear of the property, with direct access to the gardens; fitted witgh a wide butler sink, and ample space for washer/dryer and boots/coats.
• The dining room is positioned off the reception hall with two entrances and is double aspect with exposed ceiling beams and an attractive inglenook fireplace of brick and stone, with a bressummer beam.
• The kitchen/breakfast room which is dual aspect, is fitted with a range of wall and base units complemented by rolled-edged work top and tiled splashbacks, together with an integrated eye-level Zanussi oven and grill and a fridge; space for dishwasher and an excellent walk-in larder/pantry. The kitchen is of a good size, with space for breakfast table and chairs and further free-standing furniture. A rear door leads directly out to the side terrace and gardens.
• The cloak room is tucked away off a further boots/cloak room which is finished with a tiled floor.
• On the first floor, from the wonderful minstrel galleried landing and further inner landing, there are a range of bedrooms, many have built-in cupboard/wardrobes and handwash basins within vanity units. Two of the larger bedrooms, offering a choice for the principal bedroom are superbly placed to take advantage of the wonderful long southerly countryside views towards Mayfield village and with good ceiling heights, have exposed beams and built in wardrobe/cupboards. On this floor there are four further bedrooms together with a shower room and a family bathroom, fitted with a white suite.
Outside
From the gated entrance there is a large parking and turning /courtyard styled area.
Beautiful stone walls frame part of the entrance from the country lane and the formal
front gardens. The comprehensive array of useful outbuildings are positioned around this area (approx. 5,000 sq ft)– an impressive, detached tithe barn which has a garage, full height barn space, plus mezzanine and studio to the first floor; a separate tractor shed and bull pen with hardstanding, and a most useful detached block of stables and storage rooms. The outbuildings offer versatility for a multitude of uses, and possible further potential, subject to the necessary consents and permissions.
Little Trodgers has formal lawned gardens to the front, with mature well-stocked flower and shrubs beds which include Fuchsia, Foxgloves, Wisteria, Honeysuckle and Roses and a Grape vine; stone pathways lead to the main entrance of the house.
Beautiful, wide, old stone steps rise to a charming area of light woodland which is interspersed with more flowers and shrubs. The rear gardens are equally well planted with pockets of further lawn. There is a swimming pool to the rear of the house with a paved terrace and now in need of updating/maintenance, and a paddock beyond.
In all about 2.2 acres.