4 bed property for sale

Rushbed Cottages, Short Clough Lane, Crawshawbooth, Rossendale BB4

A wonderful four bed, three reception room farmhouse cottage nestled on a cobbled country lane off Burnley Road with just a 5 minute drive into Rawtenstall Centre. The property is bursting with an abudance of period and characteristic features with exposed beams and period stonework along with a great size rear garden and two private parking spaces! EPC: E

The ideal character property, for the discerning buyer, that is looking to add their own style to this exquisite family home. Small gardens front and rear are complemented by a location that is on the edge of the countryside, yet brilliantly accessible, being also just along a private lane off Burnley Road, a short walk into Crawshawbooth, a longer stroll into Rawtenstall and by the X43 bus route for direct links into Manchester.

Amidst a small row of cottages, dating back to at least 1763, there is large parking space for 1-2 Cars. The property offers four bedrooms with room to create a fifth, two generous reception rooms, plus a large kitchen dining room and a family bathroom, plus downstairs shower room. With exposed beams and features throughout, this property must be seen to be fully appreciated.

Enter the front door, there is a hallway and internal doors leading to the lounge and kitchen diner, each with exposed beams in the ceiling. The Lounge is a large room with front window and integrated storage. A door leads through to a second reception room, currently used as bedroom with a two-storey rear extension and a shower room can be found just off.

The farmhouse style kitchen-diner, is a large room, currently comfortably accommodating an eight-seater dining table to the front, with the fitted kitchen set to the rear.
A door leads to the rear garden, that exudes that country cottage feel. The current vendors have purchased a parking bay opposite the property, providing convenient parking, there is also additional parking available close by.

The first floor features a large open space with front window, that previous made a fifth bedroom and reputedly hid a priest hole, which were common in the Reformation period, between c.1550-1600, and which along with the Queen's Arch beam detailing, suggests a property age, that supersedes the date stone.

There are three good double bedrooms and a large single bedroom, across the first floor and a three-piece family bathroom. This delectable period home is perfect for the discerning buyer that is looking for those irreplaceable period qualities and characteristics, as well as a house to which they can add their own styles and decor.