GREY WALLS ALLERSTON NORTH

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GREY WALLS CHURCH LANE, ALLERSTON YO18 7PP Pickering 5.5 miles, Malton 15 miles, York 30 miles, Leeds 58 miles (all distances are approximate)

An impressive stone character property occupying a lovely south facing position within 2.6 acres of grounds and land.

Situated on the fringes of this popular rural village.

• Grey Walls provides almost 2,300 ft of well-presented accommodation, with an especially versatile layout of room with bedrooms to both the ground and first floors.

• Extensive south facing garden, planting in a charming cottage style with lawn, mature plantings and with a detached timber summer house set within the grounds. Ample private parking.

• Detached stone building with huge potential for further improvement to create an annexe or studio (subject to necessary planning consents).

• Grass paddock with an extensive range of buildings, including stables, barns and stores. Land amounts to approximately two acres in total.

______GUIDE PRICE £775,000

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DESCRIPTION / BACKGROUND ACCOMMODATION

ENTRANCE HALL Grey Walls is a truly unique property set within grounds and land of over 2.5 acres Oak panelled front door. York stone flagged floor. Period oak panelling to part. Beams. and located within an appealing position on the northern edge of the village. With Thermostat. origins dating back to the 14th Century the house was redesigned in the 1920’s to create a home which is at once both charming and brimming with period features DINING ROOM / SNUG whilst being an immensely practical family home, with accommodation which lends 5.10 m(16'9'') (max) x 5.00 m(16'5'') (max) itself ideally for a modern family. The property benefits from being unlisted and is set Pair of casement windows to the front and rear with deep inset window seats. Exposed within the Allerston Conservation Area. Cruck beam to part. Basket grate fireplace with bread oven to the side (in working The accommodation provides approximately 2,282 square feet and in brief comprises, order) with Inglenook beam. Original cupboard to the side. Servants’ bells in situ to the entrance hall with flagged floors and oak panelling, dual aspect sitting room with wall. Telephone point. Television point. Quarry tiled floor. Stable door leading to : wood burning stove, large living and dining room with original range and showcasing part of one of the original cruck beams, breakfast kitchen with adjoining utility room, rear hall and cloakroom. The current owners undertook the conversion of a range of adjoining outhouses to create a suite of ground floor rooms; bedroom, shower room and study/reception room which seamlessly integrate into the existing accommodation. Or could stand alone as independent accommodation, thanks to a separate access to the front. On the First Floor are four bedrooms, house bathroom, shower room and a separate WC.

A detached stone outbuilding stands within the grounds and is well suited to be developed to create additional independent accommodation to the main house, or as a home office or hobby room. With electric light and power, the building has great potential, subject to obtaining any necessary planning consents.

Grey Walls is an increasingly rare property, a village property which provides a great level of family accommodation and with grounds and buildings which offers a real lifestyle opportunity, either for those with equestrian interests or as an enthusiast’s smallholding.

Allerston is a small village located off the A170 Thirsk to Scarborough trunk road, some 5 miles to the East of the market town of Pickering. The Village lies to the south of the main road and is an attractive blend of traditional stone cottages and some more recent KITCHEN additions. Immediately to the north of the village lie Dalby Forest and the North York 5.10 m(16'9'') x 3.20 m(10'6'') Moors National Park, with limitless opportunities for countryside pursuits. Allerston has Range of bespoke kitchen units by Stirling & Jones with tiled work tops incorporating excellent access to the A64 and Malton, where there is a railway station and connections to York .The Village also benefits from a pub and pretty parish Church. sink unit with mixer tap. Oil fired Aga set within a tiled recess. Exposed beamed ceiling. Quarry tiled floor. Sliding sash window to the front. Pair of casement windows to the rear. Extractor fan. Stable door through to:

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UTILITY ROOM 5.10 m(16'9'') x 2.10 m(6'11'') Matching to the kitchen, a fitted range of bespoke base units incorporating ceramic one and a half bowl sink unit. Fitted housekeeper’s cupboard. Trianco floor standing oil fired central heating boiler. Extractor fan. Tiled floor. Electric cooker point. Automatic washing machine point. Dishwasher point. Quarry tiled floor. Stable door to:

REAR LOBBY Door leading out into the rear yard.

CLOAKROOM Low flush W.C. Window to the side.

SITTING ROOM 5.50 m(18'1'') (max) x 5.00 m(16'5'') (max) Pair of casement windows to the front and rear, with window seat to the garden facing window. Cast iron wood burning stove set on a stone hearth within a brick lined alcove and mantel. Beamed ceiling. Original cruck beam to part. Television point. Pair of radiators. Stairs to the First Floor with understairs fitted cupboard.

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REAR PORCH York stone flagged floor. Concealed coats cupboard with radiator. Door out onto Church Lane.

STUDY 3.40 m(11'2'') x 2.50 m(8'2'') Half glazed Stable door to the front. Exposed stone wall to part. Wall lights. Fuses.

INNER HALL 1.50 m(4'11'') x 1.00 m(3'3'')

SHOWER ROOM 2.15 m(7'1'') x 1.50 m(4'11'') Fully tiled Corner shower cubicle. Low flush WC and wash hand basin set within a vanity unit. Fully tiled walls. Spotlights. Extractor fan. Chrome heated towel rail. Window to the garden. Shaver point.

BEDROOM FIVE 3.50 m(11'6'') x 3.20 m(10'6'') Pair of casement windows to the garden side with window seats. Feature window to the6 side. Television point. Overhead loft storage.

FIRST FLOOR BEDROOM FOUR 4.20 m(13'9'') x 2.20 m(7'3'') LANDING Radiator. Casement window to the garden. Fitted cupboards. Period fireplace with Two radiators. Windows to the front. Fitted storage cupboards. Wall lights. Airing basket grate. cupboard with slatted shelving and housing hot water cylinder with immersion heater. BEDROOM THREE 3.60 m(11'10'') x 2.78 m(9'1'') BEDROOM ONE Radiator. Casement window to the garden. Original panelling. Fitted cupboards. Period 4.20 m(13'9'') x 3.80 m(12'6'') fireplace with basket grate. Loft access with drop down ladder, the loft is boarded out Casement window to the garden with oak panelled window seat. Radiator. Period for storage and has reasonable head hight. fireplace with basket grate. Range of fitted wardrobes. BEDROOM TWO 5.00 m(16'5'') x 3.50 m(11'6'') Triple aspect room with Yorkshire sliding sash windows to the front, rear, and side. Radiator. Cast iron basket fireplace. Beams. Fitted wardrobes.

HOUSE BATHROOM 2.30 m(7'7'') x 2.19 m(7'2'') White suite comprising bath with chrome shower overhead. Pair of sinks set into vanity units. fitted medicine and bathroom cabinets. Radiator. window to the front. Extractor fan. SHOWER ROOM 2.00 m(6'7'') x 1.80 m(5'11'') SEPARATE WC Fully tiled corner shower cubicle. Low flush WC. Wash hand basin set within a vanity 1.67 m(5'6'') x 0.90 m(2'11'') unit. Half tiled walls. Extractor fan. Radiator. Window to the garden side. Shaver point. High flush WC. Radiator. Casement window. Extractor fan. Mirrored light. 7

OUTSIDE LAND & BUILDINGS

The gardens are a delight, planted in a classic English cottage style, which STABLE BLOCK complement the style of the property. South facing, the garden is lawned, intersected Outside light to the rear. Outside tap to the southern gable end (separate supply from with pathways and well stocked borders filled with spring bulbs, herbaceous shrubs the house). and a wide variety of trees, including two fine Magnolia’s, apple, plum and greengage Stable block comprises: trees and mature Hornbeams to the eastern boundary. Within the garden to the western boundary is a well situated timber summer house, with electric light and FEED STORE power and serves as a fantastic garden room and entertaining space, with gas stove 3.40m(11'2'') x 2.90m(9'6'') and ample space for a dining table and seating area. With electric light and power. Open fronted.

BOX ONE 3.50m(11'6'') x 3.50m(11'6'') With electric light.

BOX TWO 5.10m(16'9'') x 3.50m(11'6'') With electric light.

TACK ROOM

3.50m(11'6'') x 2.40m(7'10'') STONE BARN With electric light and power. Detached stone barn which has been modernised and improved over recent years with raised roof hight, insulated walls and floor and electric light and power. Plumbing GENERAL PURPOSE STORE is in place should a new buyer look to undertake further improvement works – 12.00m(39'4'') x 5.10m(16'9'') subject to obtaining necessary planning consents. Comprising four separate areas, in With electric power and light. Roller shutter doors. total approx. 363 ft2. LEAN-TO 5.10m(16'9'') x 3.50m(11'6'') Electric light.

THE LAND The grass paddock amounts to approximately two acres and faces south, with a separate access leading in from the back lane. There is a water supply to the field and an avenue of recently planted lime trees line the eastern boundary.

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GENERAL INFORMATION - REMARKS & STIPULATIONS

EASEMENTS, RIGHTS OF WAY & WAYLEAVES The property is sold subject to and with the benefits of all existing rights of way, water, light, drainage and other easements attaching to the property whether mentioned in these particulars or not. There are no rights of way over the property.

BOUNDARIES The vendors will only sell such interest as they have in the boundary fences and hedges etc. All boundaries and areas are subject to verification with the title deeds.

ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE An EPC has been prepared for Grey Walls and is available for inspection at the agents Pickering, Malton or Helmsley Offices.

METHOD OF SALE The property is being offered for sale by private treaty as a whole. Interested parties should register their interest with the agents to be involved in sale negotiations. For those with queries or to inform the agents of their interest please contact Judith Simpson on 01751 472 766. email: [email protected].

GENERAL INFORMATION Services: Mains electric and drainage. Oil fired central heating. Private water supply via the Allerston supply. Planning: District Council Council Tax: Band F Tenure: The property is Freehold and vacant possession will be given upon completion. Viewing: Strictly by appointment with the agent’s office in Pickering; 01751 472766 Postcode: YO18 7PP Please Note: Some external shots date from 2019

All measurements are approximate. The services as described have not been tested and cannot be guaranteed. Charges may be payable for service re-connection. The property is brought as seen. These particulars, whilst believed to be accurate are set out as a general outline only for guidance and do not constitute any part of an offer or contract. Intending purchasers should not rely on them as statements of representation of fact but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to their accuracy. No person in this firm’s employment has the authority to make or give any representation or warranty in respect of the property.

MONEY LAUNDERING REGULATIONS 2003 intending purchasers will be asked to produce identification and proof of financial status when an offer is received. We would ask for your co-operation in order that there will be no delay in agreeing the sale.