Fowke Street, Rothley, LE7

LOCATION
Rothley is a particularly well serviced Charnwood Forest village situated around a traditional village green and offering extensive local facilities including popular pubs, restaurants, shops and gyms. The village is particularly well placed for fast access to Loughborough and Leicester and the M1 at Markfield. Local facilities also include Rothley Park Golf Club, Rothley Court Hotel and Restaurant aswell as Leicestershire’s only Michelin Star restaurant being a few minutes’ drive away in neighbouring Mountsorrel. Local beauty spots include Swithland Reservoir and Bradgate Park. Rothley is particularly well placed for access to Loughborough endowed schools and Ratcliffe College

GROUND FLOOR
The property is entered into via a welcoming entrance hallway with quarry tiled flooring. The sitting room has a cosy feel with beamed ceiling, window overlooking the front of the property, open fire and built in storage cupboards. There is a ground floor bathroom with panelled bath, w.c and wash hand basin. The dining kitchen is a particular feature of the home, with beamed ceiling and being open plan and dual aspect windows. The kitchen is fitted with a range of units with complimentary worktop and space for an AGA. The generous utility room is located to the rear of the home at the end of the hallway with access to the rear garden.

FIRST FLOOR
A staircase ascends from the hallway to the first-floor landing, with a beautiful open plan feel ideal as a working from home setting with window overlooking the rear garden. The primary bedroom is a truly magnificent room in the house with a vaulted ceiling and the exposed beauty of the Cruck beams are on show. There are two further bedrooms overlooking the front of the home and a separate shower room.

OUTSIDE
The rear garden is generous in size and very private. There is a patio area, lawn and pathway that leads to outbuildings and a further outside brick store with views over Rothley village church.

SERVICES
All mains services are available and connected.

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Charnwood Borough Council. Council tax band C

LISTING STATUS
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1278663

HISTORY OF THE PROPERTY
13 Fowke Street is one of the oldest properties in the village of Rothley which has been lovingly preserved by the owner since purchase in 1961. Records date the property to at least the C17 with dendrochronology undertaken by Nottingham University dating the crux frame to 1445. This is cited to be the oldest remaining properties in Rothley.
Internally many of the original features of the property remain untouched including the original C17 brick tile floors and wattle and daub walls. Its condition and visible features has in the past made it a point of study for local historians.
Fowke Street has a long local history including being a beer house in the 1800's until the 1960's and along with other properties in the local conservation area carries local significance. The current owners have extensively researched the history of the property and detailed records are available for inspection by appointment for prospective viewers.

PLEASE NOTE:
We must inform all prospective purchasers that the measurements are taken by an electronic tape and are provided as a guide only and they should not be used as accurate measurements. We have not tested any mains services, gas or electric appliances, or fixtures and fittings mentioned in these details, therefore, prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves before committing to purchase. Intending purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise to the correctness of the statements contained in these particulars. Creightons Estate Agents (nor any person in their employment) has any authority to make any representation or warranty in relation to the property. The floor plans are not to scale, and are intended for use as a guide to the layout of the property only. They should not be used for any other purpose. Similarly, the plans are not designed to represent the actual décor found at the property in respect of flooring, wall coverings or fixtures and fittings.