Buy into a luxury lifestyle; Sue Kelbrick on a spacious home with high quality fittings.Byline: Sue Kelbrick OCCUPYING an elevated position with views across the Lancashire plain, Rocky Mount Rocky Mount, city (1990 pop. 48,997), Edgecombe and Nash counties, E N.C., on the Tar River; settled by 1818, inc. 1867. The growing city is the commercial and distribution center of a rich agricultural area (tobacco, cotton, and corn) as well as a large tobacco House offers the opportunity to purchase a unique "lifestyle" p r o p e r t y. Standing in approximately five acres of land and built in 2004 to an extremely high specification, Rocky Mount House is approached through private electronic gates which lead onto a sweeping driveway. Inside is a bright and airy air·y adj. air·i·er, air·i·est 1. Of, relating to, or having the constitution of air. 2. High in the air; lofty. 3. Open to the air: airy chambers. 4. entrance hall which boasts an American oak staircase. Leading off from the hall is a cloakroom/wc, a spacious lounge with floor to ceiling windows designed to maximise the views and a decorative contemporary-style fireplace, plus a stylish sitting room complete with its own bar area. There is also a cosy family room which is wired for sound and has remote-controlled mood lighting, as well as double French doors to a rear terrace. The magnificent open-plan kitchen/dining room and conservatory forms the heart of the home, and provides a warm and welcoming space. The kitchen is fully fitted with a range of solid maple units, granite work-tops, integrated appliances and a breakfast bar. There is a separate dining area leading out into the conservatory, which has double patio doors to the outside. Upstairs, the master bedroom has a dressing room and an ensuite bathroom with a Jacuzzi bath, walk-in shower and Porcelanosa twin sink. There are a further three bedrooms, all of a good size, and each has its own en-suite. Outside, as well as landscaped gardens, there is also a separate building housing a professional squash court Noun 1. squash court - the indoor court in which squash is played court - a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played; "players had to reserve a court in advance" and gym, as well as a large detached garage complete with beamed ceiling, wood panelled walls and parquet flooring. * AUGHTON, pounds 1,95m; Colette Gunter, 01704 878 855 or Regan and Hallworth, 01257 464644.. location Commuting: Liverpool, 10 miles. Manchester, 40 miles. Chester, 34 miles. Schools Aughton St Michael's CofE Primary School and St Bede's Catholic High School are the nearest state schools, with independent school Kingswood College
Kingswood College traces its history back to New College, which opened its doors on the 4th February 1890 as one of the growing number at Scarisbrick Hall Scarisbrick Hall is a country house situated just to the south-east of the village of Scarisbrick in Lancashire, England. It was the ancestral home of the Scarisbrick family and dates back to the time of King Stephen (1135–1154). a short drive away. Supermarkets: Safeway, Somerfield and Tesco are all nearby. Council tax: Believed to be Band H, pounds 2,992.68.. CAPTION(S): The property has a magnificent kitchen, left, and spacious living areas, plus its own squash court, below Rocky Mount House stands in approximately five acres of land, and was built in 2004 |
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