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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Charlotte Hadfield

Charming 17th century cottage with period features on market for £400k

This charming 17th century cottage looks like it sprang straight from the pages of a story book.

Fitted with period features and steeped in character, it boasts four bedrooms and three reception rooms and dates back to the year 1620.

You'll find it tucked away on Green Lane in Formby, under the name of May Cottage.

It's on the market with estate agents Stephanie Macnab, with an asking price of £400,000.

From the outside it's painted white with blue windows and doors.

A paved stone path leads from the front garden down the side of the property.

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This quaint character continues on the inside, where a cosy lounge comes with a wood burning stove.

(Stephanie Macnab/Rightmove)

Other ground floor rooms include a second lounge and a dining room, both fitted with original wooden beams.

It has four bedrooms fitted with original features (Stephanie Macnab/Rightmove)

At the heart of the house is a blue and white themed kitchen, with an original chimney and a modern breakfast bar.

Two good sized bedrooms and a bathroom are also situated on the ground floor, along with a separate study and WC.

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Photos show the upstairs of the property, where the other two bedrooms are based.

This includes a loft room, while both bedrooms come with their own separate and original staircase.

May Cottage also boasts of a large garden with a well-kept lawn, paved patio and a blue summer house.

(Stephanie Macnab/Rightmove)

According to the listing this is the perfect place to have a gin and tonic and watch the sun go down.

For more information and pictures of the property you can view the Rightmove listing here.

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