Location

The village of Tong lies in a convenient position within easy reach of Shifnal and seven miles from Telford. Shifnal offers various everyday amenities including high street shops, various pubs, cafés and restaurants and both primary and secondary state schools.

The M54 is within reach, While Shifnal’s station provides rail services into Telford and towards Birmingham. Golf is available at Shifnal Golf Club and The Shropshire Golf Centre, while Telford offers various further amenities, including large supermarkets and extensive leisure facilities.

Further schooling in the area includes the outstanding-rated Newport Girls’ High School Academy and the independent Haberdashers’ Castle House School, also in nearby Newport.

Description

The Old School House is a handsome period property, which dates back to about 1874, set in the small village of Tong, which is about three miles from Shifnal.

The property features handsome red brick elevations while inside there are four bedrooms and elegant, modern décor and fittings. The current owners have spent a great deal of time updating the property into a beautiful and stylish home offering a wonderful lifestyle.

The ground floor has two beautifully presented reception rooms, including the sitting room at the front with its wood burning stove, and the formal dining room, which has wooden parquet flooring and a limestone fireplace with a log burner.
At the rear, the kitchen features fitted units to base and wall level, integrated appliances and a two oven AGA, as well as French doors opening onto the gardens. There is an additional shower room and WC on the ground floor along with a separate utility room, with a door leading outside.

Stairs rise to the first floor which has four double bedrooms, including the principal bedroom and one of which is currently used as a dressing room with its built-in storage units. There is a stylishly-appointed family bathroom on the first floor with a freestanding bathtub.

Outside

Accessed via electric gates, the gravel driveway provides plenty of parking space and access to the detached, timber-framed garaging block, which has bi-fold doors and space for up to two vehicles, as well as a studio or office space on its first floors and an elevated terrace overlooking the gardens. The property backs onto beautiful open countryside.

The front and rear gardens have areas of lawn bordered by established shrubs, mature trees and timber fencing, while at the back of the house there is a sheltered outdoor cooking area, which has been completely refurbished, and a patio shaded by a wooden pergola which is ideal for al fresco dining.