Period Cottage For Sale in East Tilbury Village - RM18

Offered with no onward chain, this genuinely characterful cottage has a wealth of period features including sash windows, real wood floors, tongue and groove ceilings, feature fireplaces and original beams.  Built in 1837, 2 Tyas Cottages is one of four cottages which until 1903 previously formed the village pub 'The Queen’s Head'.

Situated in the picturesque semi rural area of East Tilbury Village the cottage is on a quiet no through road at the end of which is Coalhouse Fort museum and park.  The cottage is surrounded on 3 sides by farmland and the Thames River runs adjacent to this land and is a short walk away.

The cottage is exactly one mile (15 minute walk) from East Tilbury mainline station which runs directly into London Fenchurch Street taking approximately 40 minutes.  There is also a regular local bus service. 

There are many riverside walks including the Two Forts walk literally on your doorstep.  There is a pub one minute’s walk away from the cottage which serves a range of food and there is also a Co-op, pharmacy, post office, school, GP surgery and various takeaways within 10 minutes walk in the nearby town of East Tilbury.

The property comprises:

Entrance:

Stable entrance door, part glazed opens to living room. 

Ground Floor:

Living room (12’ x 13’ 11”) with real wood floor and tongue and groove wooden ceiling.  Feature fireplace in red brickwork with Esse Dragon log burner to remain.  Shelving and TV unit to right of fireplace to remain.  Sash window to front aspect.  Telephone point.  Radiator, half stable door to dining room.  Original beams separate this room from the dining room.

Doorway leads to;

Dining room (12’ x 8’ 7”) red quarry tile floor.  Tongue and groove wooden ceiling.  Corner dining area has fitted nook style seating in dark oak with storage beneath seats.  Radiator.  Under stairs cupboard with tongue and groove door. 

Tongue and groove doors lead off to:

Bathroom (9’ x 5’) with sink area leading to bath and toilet area.  Tiled splash backs.  Black quarry tile floor.  Radiator.  Large stained glass feature window.  Thermostatic shower over bath.

Kitchen (9’ x 7’ 2”) (new kitchen currently being fitted) with beamed ceiling, half glazed stable door leading to garden, farrow and ball cream painted oak cabinets, real oak worktops, double range gas oven, butler sink and natural slate tile floor.

First Floor:

From the living room an original tongue and groove door leads to stairs to first floor and landing with real wood floor and original beams. 

Door left to:

Master bedroom (13’ 11” x 12’)  Two sash windows to front aspect, real wood floor, tongue and groove wooden ceiling.  Feature fireplace with shelving to left and space for large wardrobe to right.

Door right to:

Second bedroom (13’ 11” x 5’ 5”)  (currently used as a second sitting room and shown in photo # 9) Sash window to rear aspect.  Real wood floor, tongue and groove wooden ceiling.  Airing cupboard housing combination boiler can be found on the left in this bedroom behind door.

Outside:

Half glazed stable door in kitchen leads on to;

Garden – kitchen door opens out to large Decking area (14’ 6” x 10’ 3”), from here steps lead down into main garden paved with red brick with large feature terracotta vase in centre and four flowerbeds surround.  Circular lawn with railway sleeper steps up to ‘beach’ area.  Pebbled beach area with large palm tree, railway sleeper windbreakers, and large natural York stone feature waterfall with pond beneath.  To the right of the area are two large trees with arbour and stumpery (traditional Victorian shady fern area) beneath.  Back gate leads to side road giving useful rear access to the property.

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