17th Century Town House

Property Description

This historic 17th century town house is in the centre of Bélâbre where there is a selection of local shops, a mini supermarket, bakeries and other businesses. On the other side of the street to the house is the picturesque river l’Anglin, ideal for canoeing, fishing or simply relaxing by.

Le Blanc, a larger town on the banks of the river Creuse is 15 minutes’ drive and has a range of shops, supermarkets and services as well as a hospital.
Limoges and Poitiers are both 75 minutes away and are attractive vibrant cities, each has an airport offering flights to a number of UK regional hubs.

At basement level there is a large room that used to be the original kitchens which houses the central heating boiler and an old bread oven (38.5m²). There is also a wine cellar (9m²).

On the ground floor there is a grand entrance hallway (18m²), a living room with oak flooring and fireplace (40m²), an adjoining sitting room with oak flooring (15m²), a dining room with fireplace and wood burner (42m²), a further reception room with oak flooring and fireplace (42m²), a kitchen with tomette tile flooring (18m²) and a room (24m²).

The first floor is all oak wood flooring and comprises of a mezzanine office/reading area, a bedroom of 26m² with fireplace and bathroom (19m²) with bath, shower, bidet, twin wash-hand basins and toilet. There are three further bedrooms each 30m² with fireplaces and a toilet. There is a bedroom that is truly historic, please contact us for details (32.5m²), two further bedrooms (both 16m²), separate toilet with wash-hand basin (former servants quarters). Finally a large loft space for conversion if required (144m²).

Heating is by wood and oil-fired central heating (radiators) in half of the house. Sanitation straight to French drains.

There is a charming covered terrace and courtyard to the rear of the property (140m²), an outbuilding of 45m² (has 3 rooms with loft above, a hangar (36m²) with tiled roof and with a Well. A large barn of 36m², old stables and a pigeon loft (needing repairs). Attached garden of around 2201m².

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