High Street, Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire, HP18

DESCRIPTION
The land on which the house is built was sold in 1877, the same year as Baron Rothschild became lord of the manor. The Adams family have owned the property since 1926, Ewart Newman having traded as the butcher there for a number of years prior, and the business closed in 1974.

The house is somewhat of an iconic local landmark, the gabled elevation facing onto the road still bearing the ?Adams? shop sign above a protruding hipped veranda and the old and untouched timber shop front, the only one of its type still remaining in the district.
To the rear of the plot sits a two-storey detached brick building, and also another outbuilding containing the cold store. Both the house, including the shop, and the abattoir retain a great deal of their original elements and a provide a snapshot to a bygone era. Number 17 now requires total refurbishment and the outbuilding perhaps could be converted to an annexe or substantial home office or studio, maybe even a separate dwelling, all of the aforementioned though subject of course to the necessary planning consents. And it should be mentioned that the shop front in particular has been noted for its significance and heritage.
Internally number 17 is also relatively untouched, meaning the vast majority of the original features remain, but the accommodation requires complete modernisation. The entrance to the living space is at the rear where the door opens into a lobby and facing you is the staircase. There are three reception rooms, the two larger rooms retain their fireplaces (possibly marble), and the third formerly
the scullery has the old cooking and heating range and a quarry tiled floor. An extension and kitchen was added many years ago and offers some fitted and freestanding units. The former shop is a time capsule with panelled walls, the tiled work counters, cool cabinets, broad sash display window, and hanging hooks suspended from the ceiling.

Upstairs are three double bedrooms, one with a walk-in closet, all with fireplaces. The bathroom provides a wc, wash basin, and a big cast iron and enamelled roll top bath.

OUTSIDE
The frontage is a possible parking space and immediately prior to the house is the black and terracotta apron where customers would have stood selecting their chosen fare.

A driveway runs down the side leading to gates and the yard. Off the end of the house is a covered area and an outdoor toilet sporting the authentic wooden facilities (planks of wood with a hole in the middle)

Within the courtyard are a timber barn (15?8 x 12?5) containing the cold store, and then the one-time abattoir and stabling. This outbuilding is two storeys in height and constructed of brick up to the first floor level, the rest is timber cladding. Its roof has clay tiles. Part of the upper floor was a hay loft, the door still in situ above the stable. There are three ground floor rooms, the stabling having conserved the feed troughs and the brick cobbles.

A small triangle of land sits behind the outbuilding and the property enjoys a garden coming off the southern corner of the outbuilding. It comprises of grass and an orchard and stretches parallel to Baker Street.

RIGHT OF WAY: A pedestrian right of way from the adjacent cottages crosses into the yard and out via the drive.

AGENTS NOTES:
This property delightful as it may be is not for the faint hearted and will demand comprehensive renovation, a good deal more than a lick of paint, so please consider this before arranging a viewing.
The presence of a substantial outbuilding raises the question of potential development and the outbuilding creating its own access from Baker Street. I stress that no vehicular access currently exists from Baker Street nor any dropped kerb. Another consideration is that number 17 lies in the conservation area and has in the past been stated as a local heritage asset. The property is sold as seen and will not be subject to any planning consents being obtained.


COUNCIL TAX - Band C ?1,989.77 per annum (2023/2024)