An open day is being held on Saturday at two neighbouring period properties in a wonderful position overlooking the Worcester to Birmingham Canal.
Lock View and Lock Keepers Cottage will be open for viewings from potential buyers between 2 and 4pm.
* Lock Keepers Cottage on Basin Road is a high quality renovation of a Grade II listed property overlooking Diglis Marina. Period features within it include exposed brick hearths and large bay windows.
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The property can be accessed either along the shared driveway and through electric gates into a gravelled parking area or through a front door located by the marina.
Inside is a large reception hall.
An impressive breakfast kitchen is fitted with a good range of units and a feature lantern skylight above.
Integral appliances include a Bosch double oven with warming drawer, microwave, hob with extractor over, dishwasher and fridge freezer, and patio doors opening to a patio area at the back.
The large sitting/dining room and cosy snug both feature exposed brick fireplaces with tiled hearths, having flues which are suitable for use with wood burning stoves. The sitting room, which is the largest reception space, has windows overlooking the marina, and an alcove which could house an electric fire.
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Completing the ground floor accommodation are a single bedroom/office with en suite shower room and a good-sized utility room with space and plumbing for a washing machine and tumble drier.
On the first floor, the well-proportioned master bedroom has an en suite shower room.
There are two further bedrooms and a family bathroom with a bath with shower over. Large windows allow plenty of light in to the first floor, and provide views over the marina and the canal.
Outside, a gravelled parking area provides parking for several cars. There is also a paved patio area and a garden store.
* Lock View, also on Basin Road, is a superb conversion of a former stable block into a bright and airy, above the Worcester to Birmingham Canal.
Modern elements such as ceramic tiled floors, spotlight fittings to ceilings and satellite cabling, combine with original features such as exposed trusses to the first floor. Large windows and skylights let in plenty of light and offer impressive views.
The property is approached along a shared driveway and through electric gates into a gravelled parking area, allowing parking for several cars.
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A small, easy to maintain lawned garden leads to the front door.
On the ground floor, a spacious reception hall gives access to three generous double bedrooms, one of which benefits from an en suite shower room.
The large family bathroom has a bath with shower over and floor and half-wall ceramic tiling.
Completing the ground floor accommodation are a good-sized utility room with space and plumbing for a washing machine and tumble dryer, and a cloakroom.
On the first floor there is a magnificent open-plan sitting room with kitchen area. It has triple folding doors that open into an enclosed veranda with windows to three sides and an outlook over the canal.
The sitting room also features exposed beamed trusses large windows and additional skylights.
The kitchen has been fitted with a good range of units and integral appliances, including a Bosch double oven with warming drawer, hob with extractor over, dishwasher, fridge and freezer.
The first floor is complete with a well-proportioned double bedroom with an en suite shower room that has a large walk-in shower cubicle.
Outside, the gravelled parking area provides space for several cars. There is also a small lawned area and garden store.
The stables and cottage are both convenient for good schools including RGS and Kings Worcester, with shopping and leisure facilities in Worcester.
Sports enthusiasts County Cricket Ground, racecourse and Worcester’s Sixways Rugby Stadium.
The home will also benefit the commuter with quick and easy access to the national motorway network, via Junction 7 of the M5.
There is also leisurely cruising by boat along the canal and adjoining River Severn.
VIEWING INFORMATION
AGENT: Andrew Grant
TEL: 01905 734735
WEB: www.andrew-grant.co.uk
GUIDE PRICE: £450,000 (Lock keepers Cottage ) £495,000 (Lock View)