Former St Cuthbert's School and School House

Former St Cuthbert’s School and School House Great Salkeld, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 9NA

A rare opportunity to purchase a two bedroom former school house and attached former school with development potential as a large family home or small scale residential development scheme, subject to planning. Benefitting from front and side gardens, rear courtyard, driveway and parking.

Lazonby 2 miles • Penrith 6 miles • Carlisle 18 miles (distances approximate)

• A traditional and characterful sandstone former school house with two reception rooms, kitchen, utility room, two double bedrooms and a family bathroom which requires refurbishment throughout. • A large sandstone former school with a mixture of former classrooms, hall, kitchen areas, toilet facilities and rear courtyard. • Lawned green, driveway, private rear courtyard and garage. • Planning advice has been sought which advises sympathetic residential conversion of the property would be supported.

For Sale as a Whole – Guide Price £325,000 Former St Cuthbert’s School and School House, Great Salkeld, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 9NA

Former St Cuthbert’s School and School House comprises a significant LOCATION Coast Main Line with direct services north to Carlisle and Glasgow and south holding situated within the central aspect of the village being adjacent to St The property is situated within Great Salkeld, which is a small village in the to the London Euston with a journey time of around 3 hours. Cuthbert’s Church and the village playing field. The property dates to the 19th district of Eden and developed to the west of the River Eden being around 6 Century with 20th century additions, retaining all of its charm with the former miles north east of Penrith and 16 miles to the south east of Carlisle in North Great Salkeld is most directly reached from the B6412 which links with the school offering a real opportunity to incorporate sympathetic conversion in Cumbria and in the North West of England. main A686 and continues south west to the A66/A6 interchange, 4 miles order to maintain the character of the overall building and create a unique away. The A6 travels north to Penrith and south to Eamont Bridge, Clifton single dwelling or residential scheme. Great Salkeld is a desirable village within the parish of Great Salkeld being and Shap. The A66 travels east to west connecting with Junction 40 of the M6 close to nearby surrounding villages such as Lazonby, Langwathby, Eden approximately 7 miles away and east to Scotch Corner and the A1 Motorway The property has lovely features including the traditional three sectional Hall and Kirkoswald. The village has an approximate population of 400 (2011 approximately 50 miles away. pitched slate roof, double height school windows and original oak doors census) benefiting from attractive open rural outlooks, and having a village all coming together to create an interesting conversion/development church, village hall a public house, central play area and footpath to the River An unnamed road travels from Great Salkeld up the western side of The River opportunity. Eden. Nearby villages of Lazonby and Langwathby benefit from train stations Eden to Lazonby around 2 miles away and on to Kirkoswald on the eastern on the Carlisle to Settle railway line, a Co-Op, village store, and primary side of the River Eden some 3 miles away. The grounds provide a mixture of landscaped gardens, attractive rear schools. courtyard, private driveway and front lawned green, benefiting from a DESCRIPTION beautiful village setting. The nearest town is Penrith providing an attractive and affluent market town situated on the north east fringe of the Lake District. Penrith has a resident School House population of approximately 15,200 (2011 Census) and benefits from excellent The School House is approached from a tarmacadam driveway leading to a access to the Lake District National Park as well as being situated on Junction parking area, detached garage and timber gate into a forecourt and reaching 40 of the M6/A66 interchange. Penrith offers good retail and leisure facilities the front door of the house. including Sainsburys, Booths, Morrisons and Aldi Supermarkets as well as a range of national retailers. The town has a train station on the Main West

Ground Floor Living room – timber flooring, plaster painted walls and ceiling, open fire with tile surround, downlighting and Classroom 1 – a light and airy room with carpeted flooring, plaster painted walls and suspended ceiling, wall mounted mullion windows with metal framed single glazed panes. radiators, strip lighting, built-in storage cupboards, 3 no. traditional squared tiered windows and cantilever timber sliding door to the main hall. Dining room – carpeted flooring, plaster painted walls and ceiling, central multi-fuel stove, mullion windows with metal framed single glazed panes, understairs cupboard and leading through to the kitchen, boot room and utility/ Hall – a truly expansive room with hard wearing vinyl flooring, plaster painted walls, suspended ceiling, strip lighting, cloakroom. a range of built-in storage cupboards and work benches, sink unit and a range of large window openings. It is thought beyond the suspended ceiling will be the former arched hall ceiling. Kitchen – in need of refurbishment throughout incorporating solid concrete flooring, a range of wall and floor mounted kitchen units, stainless steel sink and drainer, strip lighting and two no. metal framed single glazed Classroom 2 – providing similar accommodation as the first classroom including carpeted flooring, plaster painted windows. walls and suspended ceiling, wall mounted radiators, built-in cupboards and 3 no. window openings.

Rear entrance/boot room – vinyl flooring, plaster painted walls and ceiling and door through to an enclosed yard Kitchen – with secondary access point, hardwearing vinyl flooring, timber panelling to dado height and plaster linking to the garage and separate door to a rear courtyard/former play area for the school. painted walls above, angled ceiling, floor mounted kitchen units and timber framed single glazed window.

Utility/Cloakroom – vinyl flooring, plaster painted walls and ceiling, toilet, sink and metal framed single glazed Rear Entrance Hall – hard wearing vinyl flooring, built-in benches, coat hooks and door to the rear courtyard and window. former playground.

First Floor WC Facilities – a range of former toilet facilities with hard wearing vinyl flooring, part tile/plaster painted walls, A central staircase leads to a first floor landing with doors off to Master bedroom, bedroom 2 and a family bathroom. plaster painted ceiling, toilet and sink units alongside associated store rooms.

Master Bedroom – a double with carpeted flooring, wallpapered and painted walls and ceiling, fireplace with cast-iron THE GROUNDS and tile insert, staircase viewing gallery and mullion windows with metal framed single glazed window. Externally, the property is accessed via a vehicle driveway leading to a car parking area and adjacent detached garage at the western extent of the property. To the front/south is a lawned green which could be made into private gardens Bedroom 2 – carpeted flooring, blocked up fireplace with surround in situ, plaster painted walls and ceiling, and to the rear is a pretty courtyard which was the former playground. The house has a secondary yard linking the downlighting and metal framed single glazed window. garage to the rear boot room and an enclosed forecourt which is landscaped and bounded by mature hedging.

Bathroom – carpeted flooring, lining papered and painted walls, plaster painted ceiling, downlighting, freestanding The garage is of single storey stone/block/brick construction beneath a flat felted roof incorporating a ‘up and over’ roll top bath with electric shower over, toilet, sink and metal framed single glazed windows. garage door solid concrete flooring, coal store and rear door to the secondary yard.

Former School Attached to the school house is the former school with pathway up to an imposing timber door entering into an entrance hall and cloakroom with doors through to a former classroom, large hall, second classroom, kitchen, rear hall and WC facilities.

Entrance Hall/Cloakroom – hard wearing vinyl flooring, plaster painted walls and ceiling, coat hooks run along both lengths of the corridor and a store room is at the far side.

rural | forestry | environmental | commercial | residential | architectural & project management | valuation | investment | management | dispute resolution | renewable energy GENERAL METHOD OF SALE The land is offered for sale by Private Treaty as a SERVICES whole with a guide price of £325,000. It is understood that mains electricity, water and drainage/sewerage are connected to the Unconditional offers should be submitted to property which benefits from an oil-fired central the selling agent (Edwin Thompson, 23 Church heating system supplying heating and hot water Street, Windermere, Cumbria LA23 1AQ). to the school building. The house is heated by electric panel heaters, coal fires and a multi-fuel A closing date for offers may be fixed, and stove. prospective purchasers are advised to register their interest with the selling agent following Please note we have not been able to test services inspection. or make judgement on their current condition. The vendors reserve the right to amalgamate, Prospective purchasers should make their own withdraw or exclude any of the land shown at enquiries as to the services available for future any time or to generally amend the particulars use. of sale.

TENURE VAT It has been advised the land and property is All figures quoted are exclusive of VAT where owned freehold with vacant possession. applicable.

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