FOSS HOUSE, BROUGH PARK Richmond, North

FOSS HOUSE BROUGH PARK, RICHMOND, , DL10 7PJ

A SUPERBLY PRESENTED THREE BEDROOM GROUND FLOOR APARTMENT OCCUPYING PART OF THE WEST WING OF THIS 15TH CENTURY GRADE I LISTED MANSION, SET AMIDST EXTENSIVE PARKLAND GARDENS IN OPEN RURAL COUNTRYSIDE

Accommodation Entrance Hall • Striking Drawing Room with Ornate Adam Style Ceiling Dining Annexe • Minstrel Gallery • Kitchen Master Bedroom Suite with Dressing Room and En Suite Bathroom Two Further Bedrooms • Bathroom/wc

Externally Situated in Extensive Parkland Grounds • Garden Area Double Garage Harrogate 30 miles, York 40 miles, Newcastle 55 miles, 48 miles Darlington 20 miles,

26 Conniscliffe Road, Darlington, The Station, Station Yard, Richmond County Durham DL3 7JX North Yorkshire DL10 4LD Tel: 01325 370500 Tel: 01748 829217 www.smithsgore.co.uk www.gscgrays.co.uk [email protected] GSC Grays Offices also at:

Barnard Castle Hamsterley Leyburn Tel: 01833 637000 Tel: 01677 422400 Tel: 01388 487000 Tel: 01969 600120 Tel: 01642 710742

Situation & Amenities Brough Hall BroughWEST Park is setPASTURE within extensive historic parklandFARM grounds Brough Hall is an impressive country mansion, with many historical references, believed to date in part providing a peaceful and tranquil setting. It is well located for from the 15 th Century, with additions and alterations in the 17 th and 18 th Centuries b y well known MICKLETONaccess to the historic market towns of Richmond and Darlington , architects William Wakefield and Thomas Atkinson. The property was the family house of the de Burgh offering a wide variety of amenities including national and local family in the 15 th Century, inherited in 1575 by Roger de Burgh’s daughter, Elizabeth , wife of Ralph retailers, a large range of bars, restaurants, cinemas, theatres, Lawson, a prosperous Newcastle upon Tyne merchant. The property remained i n the Lawson family sports centres, golf courses and state and private e ducational opportunities. The Yorkshire Dales , Lake District and North York ownership until 1979, when it was restored and divided into ten individual apartments . Brough Park is Moors are in easy reach. The Zetland, Hurworth, West of Yore, accessed via a pillared stone gateway, with the drive continuing through the parkland over Foss Bridge and Hurworth and Bedale Hunts are all in close proximity. Golf providing access to the West Wing. Courses can be found at Richmond, Barnard Castle and Darlington with at Catterick, Ripon, York, Wetherby and Foss House Sedgefield. For the commuter, the A66, A1(M), East Coast Foss House occupies part of the ground floor of the west wing of Brough Hall and provides well Mainline, Newca stle, Durham Tees Valley and Leeds Bradford proportioned and self contained accommodation. The apartment has a wealth of original character Airports provide links to comme rcial centres of the North East including a spectacular Adam style ceiling in the drawing room, shuttered windows and the coat of a rms and beyond. of the Lawson family mounted on the wall in the minstrels gallery. The décor is elegant and in keeping with the character of this historic property. Foss House enjoys its own garden area with law ned area, mature borders and spaces ideal for outdoor dining or quiet relaxation. In addition there is a double garage.

Accommodation Ground Floor The entrance hall, with stone flagged floor and decorative ceiling coving, provides access to the drawing room (which was formally part of the original ballroom) via a large glass panelled door. The drawing room which has plenty of natural light having windows to two elevations, has a fabulous Adam style ceiling, meticulously painted in traditional colours and decorated architraves. Two shuttered windows to the front, with window seats, provide far reaching views over the parkland towards Foss Bridge. A n impressive wooden panelled chimney breast with carved stone fireplace and open grate, currently with ga s fire installed, provides an attractive focal point in this striking and spacious room. The drawing room extends into a dining area, which sits below the minstrels gallery, separated from the main room by

classically styled pillars. With a clever use of furniture, the current owners have created four living spaces; Tenure a drawing room, dining room, morning room and snug. There is a large mirror on the west wall (believed The property is leasehold on a long lease of 998 years from to be original to the property) which wi ll remain in Foss House. The Kitchen, which sits to the front of 1982. There are two management companies, Brough Hall the property, again with shuttered window and window seat with storage beneath , is fitted with a range of Management Company and Park company. The service wall and floor cupboard units incorporating ceramic hob, extractor hood, double elec tric oven and inset charge is set by the residents as shareh olders of the single drainer sink unit. management companies of which Foss House pays 7.78%, wh ich in 2013 was £2607 which principally covers building The dining area, with beamed ceiling leads through to the central hallway, which in turn leads to the three insurance, maintenance of the building and grounds and bedrooms and main bathroom/wc. The master bedroom suite has cornice to the ceiling and decorative roads. plasterwork mouldings to the walls and a large shuttered window floods this spacious room with natural Services light. There is an en suite bathroom with white suite comprising panel bath with shower over , vanity unit We are advised by the vendor that mains water, gas and with shelf and wash hand basin with cupboards below and low level w.c. Leading from the master electricity are connected. Drainage is to a shared septic tank. bedroom suite to the first floor, a staircase provides access to a landing area which, in turn, leads to a dressing room area with decorative plasterwork ceiling and wardrobes fitted to the lenth of the room and onto the minstrels gallery. This gallery is a comfortable space overlooking the main reception room, with the Lawson family coat of arms to one wall and beautifully painted plasterwork mouldings to the ceiling. The current owners use this room as a sitting room and study.

There are two further guest bedrooms on the ground floor. The first, an attractive double, occupies a lovely position with shuttered windows to two elevations, cornice to the ceiling and built in wardrobes, The third bedroom has full shuttered windows and enjoys lovely views over the f ront parkland and Foss Bridge. This room has built in wardrobes and a wash hand basin. Both rooms have window seats with storage beneath. The main house bathroom has a modern white suite comprising panel bath with shower over, pedestal wash hand basin and low level w.c. A boiler/boot room is accessed from the entrance hall. Externally Brough Hall is located in extensive parkland grounds looking down over Foss Bridge with Foss Beck running through. Foss House has its own garden area to the side and rear, comprising two patio seating areas and lawns with well stocked borders . There is a double garage with pitched roof providing an additional storage space if required.

Local Authority & Council Tax Richmondshire District Council. Tel: 01748 829100. For Council Tax purposes the property is banded G.

Viewings Strictly by appointmen with the Joint Selling Agents GSC Grays tel: 01748 829217 and Smiths Gore tel: 01325 370500.

Directions Travelling north or south on the A1(M), take the A6136 Catterick junction. Follow the signs for Racecourse/Richmond. Go past Catterick Racecourse on the left hand side and opposite the Bridge Hotel, turn left. Follow this road for just over 1 mile and turn left signposted towards the Richmond Equestrian Centre. Approximately 200 yards down this road on the left had side is the entrance to Brough Park through a stone pillared entrance. Continue down this road for a short distance passing over a cattle grid and a chapel on the right hand side. At the crossroads turn right and proceed over Foss Bridge and bear right on the driveway into a gravelled drive which leads to Foss House.

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