SITUATION a Fine Historic Listed Farmhouse in a Peaceful Rural Setting
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Crapstone Barton, Buckland Monochorum, PL20 7LG Guide £599,950 www.mansbridgebalment.co.uk SITUATION A fine historic listed farmhouse in a peaceful rural setting. Buckland Monachorum provides public house, church and popular Primary School, whilst the market town of Tavistock, approximately 6 miles distant and Plymouth, 13 miles, collectively offer extensive educational, recreational, cultural and shopping facilities. Yelverton provides a useful selection of shops, a bank, garage and hotel, whilst the ancient stannary town of Tavistock 6 miles and the historic naval port of Plymouth about 10 miles collectively offer extensive educational, recreational, cultural and shopping facilities. The community is served by local buses and county bus services whilst the A386 Tavistock to Plymouth road facilitates easy access to the A38, just north of Plymouth and the A30 at Sourton, both dual carriageways to Exeter and the M5 motorway. Sporting and leisure facilities in the area are excellent. The Dartmoor National Park extends to over 300 sq. miles and provides ample opportunities for walking and riding. Sailing and other water sports are available within the Tamar and Tavy estuaries as well as from a number of venues along the south coast. Whilst there are golf courses at Yelverton, Tavistock, Saltash and St Mellion. There are also opportunities to fish by arrangement on the rivers Tamar, Tavy and Walkham. DESCRIPTION An imposing and historic five bedroom family residence requiring update and improvement nestled within acres of farmland down a long driveway. There are many original features with granite fireplaces and mullion windows with window seats benefitting from distant views over open countryside and surrounding farmland. There are walled gardens to both front and rear with level lawns, a spring water feature and mature shrubs creating a beautiful oasis for enjoying the peace and tranquility. The house has a wonderful history and dates back to the 16th century when the Crymes Family set up their manor house at Crapstone Barton and with the Crapstone estate was the largest land owner in the area. The estate has links back to Sir Francis Drake and was even raided by the Royalists when left empty while the family went to war. The accommodation comprises a cross passage hall, drawing/dining room, sitting room, breakfast room, kitchen, utility room/dairy, first floor study, five bedrooms, two bathrooms, large gardens, garage buildings and pasture paddock. ACCOMMODATION Reference made to any fixture, fittings, appliances or any of the building services does not imply that they are in working order or have been tested by us. Purchasers should establish the suitability and working condition of these items and services themselves. The accommodation, together with approximate room sizes, is as follows: From the lane, double wooden gates open onto a gravelled path through the front garden to the carved stone arched doorway into the entrance porch, within the projecting gable, with stone flagged floor, built in bench seats and arched double doors with a stone archway to 2 GROUND FLOOR CROSS PASSAGE HALL Door to rear gardens and door to DRAWING/DINING ROOM 30' 7" x 17' 6" (9.32m x 5.33m) A fine high ceilinged room with large fireplace with wooden surround and mantle; stone mullioned window with shutters; built in cupboard; door to BREAKFAST ROOM 13' 9" x 8' 10" (4.19m x 2.69m) Stone fireplace. INNER HALL Stone mullioned windows; staircase to first floor; door to SITTING ROOM 16' 9" x 13' 8" (5.11m x 4.17m) Fireplace with shelved alcoves to either side. From the cross passage hall, further doors lead to KITCHEN 21' 11" x 13' 8" (6.68m x 4.17m) Fitted base and wall units; sink and drainer; oven and hob; plumbing for dishwasher; oil fired Rayburn; doors to drawing/dining room and breakfast room. UTILITY ROOM/DAIRY 14' 5" x 13' 6" (4.39m x 4.11m) Sink and drainer; fitted slate shelf; plumbing for washing machine. From the hall a further door leads to understairs storage room and passage to CELLAR/STORE ROOMS With separate wc; oil fired boiler; door to gardens and westerly aspect. From the drawing/dining room the turned staircase rises to FIRST FLOOR LANDING Doors off. BEDROOM ONE 18' 0" x 17' 7" (5.49m x 5.36m) Built in wardrobes; door and steps down to bedroom four; door to wash room/wc; radiators. BEDROOM FOUR 13' 9" x 9' 3" (4.19m x 2.82m) Potential for en-suite or dressing room. Fireplace; radiator. 3 WC 6' 0" x 4' 0" (1.83m x 1.22m) Wash hand basin; low level wc. From the mezzanine landing, with airing cupboard and hot water cylinder; doors off. BEDROOM TWO 17' 10" x 17' 2" (5.44m x 5.23m) Built in wardrobes; fireplace; radiators; door to study; further landing leading to bedroom three and stairs down to hall and up to attic space. STUDY 8' 3" x 8' 2" (2.51m x 2.49m) Within the projecting gable above the porch with timber mullioned window and former stone fireplace; exposed beam; shelved recess. BEDROOM THREE 17' 9" x 15' 5" (5.41m x 4.7m) Fireplace; beamed ceiling; radiators; door to ENSUITE Bath; wash hand basin; radiator. From the landing a further door leads to BEDROOM FIVE 11' 4" x 10' 3" (3.45m x 3.12m) Fireplace; built in cupboard. From the inner hall a turned staircase rises past a blocked stone mullioned window to LANDING Stairs to attic; stone mullioned window; doors to bedroom five and: BEDROOM SIX 13' 10" x 13' 8" (4.22m x 4.17m) Deep sill window to rear garden; built in wardrobe; fitted cupboard with wash hand basin; radiator. FAMILY BATHROOM Panelled bath; wash hand basin; shower cubicle; radiator; heated towel rail. OUTSIDE On the north side of the house outside stone steps rise to a door into two useful store rooms with further potential, subject to the necessary consent. GARDENS To the front of the house, on the west side, is a lawned garden enclosed by stone walls and fringed by well stocked shrubs and plant borders including rhododendron and camellia. From the lane a gate leads to a path around to the rear of the house and the sheltered back garden with level lawn enclosed by a bank, wall and retaining wall topped by plant and shrub border and a hedge. A spring runs unit a stone trough beside a seating area and a five bar gate leads out to a grassed yard and the tarmac parking area off the lane. On the south side of the house, which supports climbing wisteria and clematis, is a further lawned garden with fruit trees, enclosed by a stone wall and bank, and another well stocked plant border with magnolia and copper beech. Beside the lane is a stone built garage building with pitched slate roof. PASTURE PADDOCK Essentially to the east and north of the house, and adjoining the gardens, is a gently sloping pasture paddock of approximately 3.6 acres. 4 AGENTS NOTE There is a right of access down the entrance lane to the property, which is owned, and will be shared, by the current owners. SERVICES Mains water and electricity; private drainage; oil fired central heating (mains gas supplied to property but not currently connected). OUTGOINGS We understand this property is in band 'F' for Council Tax purposes. VIEWING Strictly by appointment with MANSBRIDGE & BALMENT on 01822 855055. DIRECTIONS From our Yelverton office proceed to the village of Buckland Monachorum. Before entering the village turn left marked Crapstone Barton. Continue along and the property will be found after a short distance on the left hand side. 5 6 T9332 7 THE ROUNDABOUT YELVERTON • DEVON PL20 6DT TEL: 01822 855055 E: [email protected] T A V I S T O C K Y E L V E R T O N BERE PENINSULA OKEHAMPTON LAUNCESTON KINGSBRIDGE PLYMOUTH CITY NORTH PLYMOUTH LONDON MAYFAIR Mansbridge & Balment for themselves and for the sellers/landlords of this property whose agents they are give notice that :- (1) These particulars are set out as a general outline for the guidance of prospec- tive buyers/tenants and shall not form the whole or any part of a contract. (2) All descriptions, dimensions and areas, references to condition and necessary permissions for use and occupation and other details are given in good faith and believed to be materially correct but any intending buyer/tenant should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of them. (3) No person in the employ of Mansbridge & Balment has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty at all about the property. (4) No responsibility can be accepted for any expenses incurred by a prospective buyer/tenant in inspecting this property if it is sold., let or withdrawn. .