House, Wrexham Road, Bickerton, Malpas, Cheshire

The property
Briar Cottage is a superb detached property offering six bedrooms and spacious, elegant accommodation arranged over two floors. The house showcases a wealth of attractive period details, most notably in the impressive reception hall. Highlights include wood-panelled walls and a striking central staircase, which splits and rises to a galleried landing adorned with ornate cornicing, a ceiling rose, and a chandelier.

The ground floor provides three main reception rooms, including a magnificent 29ft triple-aspect drawing room with a fireplace, bi-fold doors opening onto the garden, and ample space for both seating and dining areas. At the front, the comfortable sitting room and the formal dining room each feature south-facing bay windows and splendid fireplaces, while the sitting room also benefits from bi-fold doors leading to the garden. The well-proportioned kitchen and breakfast room provides further social everyday living and entertaining space, with its bespoke wooden fitted cabinetry, central island and integrated appliances. The utility room provides further space for storage and appliances, while the ground floor also has a private study for home working.

Upstairs, the main galleried landing leads to four bedrooms at the front, while a rear staircase provides access to a secondary landing at the rear where there are a further two bedrooms. The principal bedroom has a luxury en suite bathroom, while there is one further bedroom en suite and a dressing room with an adjoining shower room, which could be used as a further bedroom if required. Each of the bedrooms benefits from built-in storage or wardrobes, while one further bedroom has its own en suite cloakroom. Additionally, the first floor has two well-presented family bathrooms.