Untouched by time
10 December 2006
Time has stood still inside this Grade II listed cottage in Wakeham on the Isle of Portland, which is now in need of total renovation to fast forward it into the 21st century.
Although in need of total refurbishment this attractive cottage is substantially built and boasts many character features which include a superb inglenook fireplace, exposed ceiling timbers, ledge and brace doors, sash windows, wood panelling and a stone roof pigeon loft mentioned in “The Buildings of Old Portland” by Eric Ricketts.
Internally the accommodation currently comprises sitting room, dining room kitchen and a highly unusual wc situated in the old pigeon loft. A brace and ledge wooden door gives access to a tiny winding staircase which leads to the Master bedroom. Bedroom two leads directly from the Master bedroom and a further ledge and brace door gives access to another tiny winding staircase leading to a third bedroom in the loft. Outside the rear garden is flanked by stone walling on one side and the small courtyard garden includes a brick and stone storage shed.
The property is on the market at a price of £157,000 with Goadsby’s Portland Office. Manager, Alex Townsend, comments “In all honesty I have never been into a property like this. It is hard to believe that in this day and age the owner managed to live with no bathroom and barely no kitchen however she kept everything very clean and with a little tender loving care and a bit of cash this property could be transformed into a truly delightful cottage.”
Further information can be obtained by visiting goadsby.com.
