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Cone LaneLeicester, Leicestershire
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Cone Lane is a private road lined with pretty coach housesthat once belonged to a manor house, long sincedemolished, leaving only a cluster of outbuildings in itsmemory. The house tells a lovely story of its past ownersthrough its design. The original coach house was built in1875, converted to a two-bedroom house in the later partof the 20th Century and recently has been restored withexemplary attention to detail. The result is an incrediblyunusual home in the centre of Leicester.
Cone Lane is a twenty-minute walk to Leicester Trainstation, from which services run to London in around anhour as well as to the rest of the midlands.
Cone Lane bends at the end, revealing a house that isotherwise hidden from the street. The front of the buildingis dominated by the original coach house, an incrediblybright space with a glass vaulted ceiling which is currentlyused a workshop. There is scope here to continue
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renovations and extend the living spaces into the sun-filledroom. Behind this is the original cottage that accompaniedthe coach house, and a modern extension.
Entry is to an unusual atrium, with a barrel-shaped skylightand lined with a series of arches which have beendramatically painted white on the inside and black on theother to provide great views to the living spaces.Wonderfully-worn hexagonal terracotta floor tiles lead tothe kitchen on the left, with black cabinetry and woodworktops. There is a well-considered use of colourthroughout the house, in this instance with turquoise-huedtiles. On the other side of the atrium is a ply-panelled cosydining room that looks to the garden.
The living room has shiny black-stained floorboards and anexposed brick chimney breast that surrounds thewoodburner. Huge wood-framed sash windows fill theroom with natural light and frame views to the garden. Theoutside space is walled, and completely private without anydirect neighbours. From this angle the house appears to bea rural cottage, concealing the surprise within.
Also on the ground floor is a bathroom fitted with a 1970’ssuite and wallpaper, a utility room and boot room that lieadjacent to the coach house space.
Upstairs, there are lovely mid-century details such asveneered cabinetry and wood-panelled ceilings in one ofthe bedrooms and instantly recognisable wood banisters inthe hallway. The two large, serene bedrooms both look tothe garden. One also opens onto the main bathroom. Withtadelakt walls, hexagonal tiles that mirror those downstairs,a great 1970s cabinet and concrete sink by Kast, the roomepitomises the eclectic combination of features in thehouse and here create an incredibly inviting space.
Leicester has an interesting history, known for its textilesindustry which was fuelled by the canals and good railwaylinks, its diverse communities and history of radicalism.Cone Lane lies in the Stoneygate area of the city, nestledbehind Victoria Park which is notable for its EdwinLutyens-designed war memorial and is a lovely green spacethat hosts a weekly Park Run. Beyond the park is the leafyNew Walk which takes you into the city centre in 20minutes. Here you can find the New Walk Museum, andnearby is the Attenborough Centre which has a gallery and
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offers workshops and evening classes.
Cone Lane is also just around the corner from QueensRoad, much-loved for its independent shops, bars andrestaurants including The Northern Cobbler for coffee, andBar Dos Hermanos. Leicester is well-known for its curryhouses, and Mumbai Inn on London Road and Herb onGranby Street are recommended.
In the city centre there is a new arts quarter which housesThe Curve theatre, and the LCB, once a bus depot now acreative hub that offers studio spaces and a monthly streetfood event, and The Phoenix independent cinema.
Cone Lane is a 20 minute walk from the city’s railwaystation, from where services run to London St Pancrasevery fifteen minutes and take just over an hour, as well asto Stanstead Airport. The city is also really well connectedto the rest of the midlands, with services to Birmingham,Nottingham and Sheffield.
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Illustration for identification purposes only, measurements are approximate, not to scale.
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CONE LANE, LEICESTER LE2
Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area : 1845 sq ft / 171.4 sq m
Entrance
Ground Floor
Dn
First Floor
Dining Room17'5 x 8'5
(5.31m x 2.57m)
Living Room16'1 x 13'7
(4.90m x 4.14m)
WorkShop /Garage
17'10 x 13'5(5.44m x 4.09m)
IN
UpUtilityRoom
Hallway
Kitchen15'7 x 10'6
(4.75m x 3.20m)
Garden
Driveway
Pantry
Bedroom17' x 10'6
(5.18m x 3.20m)
Bedroom14' x 10'7
(4.27m x 3.23m)
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