Properties of the Week

Bluebell at Pentrebeirdd is a character-packed former coaching inn near Welshpool which requires renovation and modernisation. The property is due to be sold by auction through Morris, Marshall & Poole on Friday at 6.30pm at the Cobra Club House, Meifod. Bluebell (Lot One) has a guide price of £325,000 and retains many features dating from its historic past, including ceiling and wall timbers and an impressive carved fireplace. There are also outbuildings and 3.65 acres of gardens and pastureland. A further paddock of around 2.18 acres is being sold separately (Lot Two) with a guide price of £25,000. Call (01938) 554818.nextpage

Manor Crest in Ford, near Shrewsbury, is a well presented, spacious, detached home in a popular village. It comprises a hall, dining room, re-fitted kitchen, re-fitted utility, cloakroom, lounge, conservatory, master bedroom with impressive en-suite shower room and three further bedrooms. Outside there are well maintained front and rear gardens, along with a gravelled driveway and a garage. Price £299,995 through Holland Broadbridge on (01743) 357000.nextpage

1a Wesley House in Fish Street, Shrewsbury, is a stylish apartment in a Grade II listed building overlooking St Julian's and St Alkmund's churches. The property was recently transformed from a first-floor hair and tanning salon into a gorgeous, two double-bedroomed home which includes many original beams. Wesley House is a historic property - the founder of Methodism, John Wesley, preached there on his first visit to Shrewsbury in 1761, while Fish Street has been known as such from at least 1377, and Number 1a was built in 1501. Price £234,995 through Holland & Broadbridge of Shrewsbury (01743 357000) and Wrights & Son of Church Stretton (01694 722237).nextpage

Pictured above is the drawing room at the previous property, 1a Wesley House in Fish Street. The property has a video entry security system and opens to a private downstairs corridor with wall timbers and a staircase up to the apartment. This includes a lovely drawing room with a wealth of exposed timbers, fitted study, very attractive kitchen, dining area, two bedrooms and a luxurious bathroom with a ceramic tiled floor, under-floor heating and a Jacuzzi spa bath.nextpage

Hullabaloo House in the tiny hamlet of Bedlam, in the parish of Bitterley near Ludlow, is a remarkably bright and spacious family house. It has an enormous fifth bedroom (useful as an office, play room or second living room) four other bedrooms with splendid views, living room, dining room, utility, kitchen/breakfast room, family bathroom, cloakroom, study and garage. Offers around £320,000 through Nock Deighton on (01584) 875555.nextpage

4 Stags Leap in Whitchurch is a well presented, detached house in a private cul-de-sac in the town. It has a large driveway flanked by lawns plus a double garage, hall, living room with patio doors to the rear garden, dining room, cloakroom, recently replaced fitted kitchen, utility room, master bedroom with en-suite, three further bedrooms and a family bathroom. Sky television is available in all the bedrooms, kitchen and living room. Price £289,995 through Halls on (01948) 663230.nextpage

Ribwood Hall in Caynham Woods, near Ludlow, is an Elizabethan-style property of an unrivalled specification, standing within the former grounds of Caynham Court. It has a banqueting hall, drawing room, dining room, music room, orangery, billiard room, gym, kitchen/breakfast room and utility, three cloakrooms, six bedrooms, four bathrooms and a shower room. It also has a self-contained lodge with open-plan living room/kitchen, bedroom and shower room, while outside is a three-car garage, gardens, grounds and a river frontage. Price £985,000 through Andrew Grant on (01905) 734735.nextpage

Pictured above is one of the impressive reception rooms at the previous property, Ribwood Hall. The magnificent accommodation is centred around a formal banqueting hall, complete with an open gallery through to a twin-storey vaulted timbered ceiling and a natural stone open fireplace creating a focal point, all set over a terracotta-tiled floor. Solid oak doors lead off to the principal character reception rooms, which boast an open fireplace, an immense amount of timbers within the walls and ceilings, with windows and French doors providing wonderful views over the garden.nextpage

The Dingle on Catherton Common is a renovated and extended stone cottage standing in almost nine acres and situated around three miles from Cleobury Mortimer. The Dingle enjoys almost total privacy approached by about quarter of a mile vehicular track. The cottage includes two reception rooms, each with inglenook style fireplaces, a brightk, well-proportioned kitchen, laundry room, three good bedrooms and a splendid bathroom with spa bath. Offers around £499,950 through Nock Deighton on (01584) 875555.nextpage

The Granary in the tiny village of Whitton is perched in the heart of beautiful South Shropshire countryside, about five miles east of Ludlow. This unique two storey conversion of a large barn has been designed to take full advantage of the magnificent views across the Teme Valley. It includes a large open plan living and dining room, conservatory, kitchen with Aga, principle bedroom suite, two further bedrooms, a bathroom and automatic lift between ground and first floors. Outside there's an Italianate walled courtyard garden and extensive grounds beyond. Offers around £325,000 through Nock Deighton on (01584) 875555.