Cottage Renovations

[crossposted to oldhouses]

my late father used to describe this place as a "hobbit house".  old, funky, charming: yes; but way too tall to suit any halfling.  not that the details were of consequence as what he meant was the overall look-and-feel. 

back Across The Water, though, a closer approximation might be found.  with plenty still to do here I'm hardly in a position to take on another, but look!  from the beeb comes the news that Rock Cottage at Wolverley near Kidderminster, Worcestershire has become available. 

image gacked from bbc.co.uk

"The cave cottage has a guide price of £25,000"

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details lifted from Halls Estate Agents hallsestateagenets.co.uk:

By Direction of the Executors of Mrs H. M. W. Willcock Deceased

"ROCK COTTAGE"
SLADD LANE
WOLVERLEY
KIDDERMINSTER
WORCESTERSHIRE  DY11 5TE

FOR SALE BY AUCTION
(Subject to Conditions of Sale and / or Prior Sale)
At
THE GAINSBOROUGH HOUSE HOTEL
BEWDLEY HILL
KIDDERMINSTER
WORCESTERSHIRE  DY11 6BS
On
WEDNESDAY 4th JULY 2007
At
6 o’clock in the evening

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Rock Cottage

Wolverley, Near Kidderminster,
Worcestershire £25,000.00

Category : Buildings/Land For Sale

INTRODUCTION

"Rock Cottage" presents a most unique opportunity to purchase a rural property of great interest offering not only the caves and associated garden land but an area of interesting woodland and a further sizeable block of amenity land. 

DESCRIPTION

"Rock Cottage" itself refers to a former residence that is understood to have last been habituated in the late 1940’s and comprises of a series of rooms caved in the rock face.  The front door leads to the principal room with cast fire grate, with two further inner rooms leading off.  A separate access leads to further caves alongside. 

To the front of the Rock Cottage is a lawned "garden area".  Above and to the rear of the cottage is an area of mixed woodland which leads through to a clearing comprising principally of bracken bed.  The property as a whole extends to approximately 4.91 acres. 

Rock Cottage comprises former accommodation (all sizes approximate):

Living Room	15’4’’ x 12’4’’	Cast Fireplace, Window, External Stable Door
Pantry	6’5’’ x 5’10’’
Sitting Room	9’9’’ x 11’2’’	Window
Bedroom One	11’1’’ x 10’2’’	Fireplace, Window

Other adjoining cave former accommodation comprises:

Room 1	15’0’’ x 13’0’’	Fireplace
Room 2	6’2’’ x 5’9’’
Room 3	17’0’’ x 14’8’’	(L-shape)
Room 4	10’9’’ x 10’3’’

There are also two further caves, adjoining the cottage. 

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