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WEST HALL Richmond, North Yorkshire WEST HALL Richmond, North Yorkshire WEST HALL MIDDLETON TYAS, RICHMOND, NORTH YORKSHIRE, DL10 6QZ A SUBSTANTIAL & BEAUTIFULLY APPOINTED, GRADE II LISTED HOUSE WITH A DELIGHTFUL WALLED GARDEN WHICH WORKS PERFECTLY AS IT STANDS, BUT ALSO HAS THE BENEFIT OF PLANNING TO DIVIDE THE MAIN HOUSE INTO THREE SUBSTANTIAL FAMILY HOMES, AND CREATE A FURTHER TWO NEW BUILD PROPERTIES WITHIN THE GROUNDS Accommodation Reception Hall • Sitting Room • Dining Room • Cinema Room • Study • Breakfast Kitchen • Family Room • Boot Room • Utility • Cloakroom • Principal suite of bedroom, bathroom and WC • Seven Further Bedrooms Three Further Bathrooms Externally Courtyard • Extensive Outbuildings • Charming Formal Gardens In all about 0.96 acres 15 High Street, Leyburn, North Yorkshire, DL8 5AQ Tel: 01969 600120 www.gscgrays.co.uk [email protected] Offices also at: Alnwick Barnard Castle Chester-le-Street Colburn Tel: 01665 568310 Tel: 01833 637000 Tel: 0191 303 9540 Tel: 01748 897610 Easingwold Hamsterley Lambton Estate Stokesley Tel: 01347 837100 Tel: 01388 487000 Tel: 0191 385 2435 Tel: 01642 710742 West Hall area and fireplace. The principal rooms include the dining within the grounds. There is further potential for annexes within West Hall is a substantial Grade II Listed house situated in the room with its heavily embossed and decorated ceiling, an various outbuildings subject to the final consents. heart of the attractive North Yorkshire Village of Middleton impressive cinema room, a lovely formal sitting room and Tyas. The fine principal elevation faces south across to the a magnificent breakfast kitchen with French doors to the Situation & Amenities small village green. The second, less formal garden elevation gardens. On the first floor there is a further sitting area with Middleton Tyas is an extremely sought after village with an faces west across the beautifully presented walled grounds. fireplace in the main landing and an excellent group of rooms active community. There is a well regarded primary school, On the east side a large courtyard area is surrounded by forming the principal bedroom suite with seven further, well a popular village shop and good local pubs and restaurants ranges of outbuildings. appointed double bedrooms and three further bathrooms. including the well renowned Black Bull at Moulton and the Coach House at Middleton Lodge just a short drive away. The house has undergone a comprehensive programme of Following the discovery of historic plans to divide the building Situated about three-quarters of a mile to the east of the improvement and conversion and now offers exceptionally into three separate homes the current owner has been successful A1 at Scotch Corner, the village has easy access to the major well appointed and tastefully presented accommodation. in obtaining full planning permission to divide the main house, commercial centres of Yorkshire and the North East. The centrepiece of the ground floor accommodation is a which has a natural line of division to do so, into three substantial magnificent reception hall with a broad central arch, sitting family homes, and create a further two new build properties Accommodation The kitchen is outstanding, fitted with a bespoke range Ground Floor of floor and wall mounted units with granite worktops, a A six-panel door with fanlight over opens into the reception hall four-oven oil-fired aga with hot plate, set within an oak framed with period tiled flooring, the main staircase to the first floor, recess with spotlights, display shelf and two illuminated china access to the sitting room and the inner and outer hall. This is in cupboards. This spacious room is dominated by a superb centre two sections, divided by a broad arch supported on four pillars. An island with cupboards, drawers, inset ceramic sink with twin ornate cast iron fireplace with arches to each side is the focal point taps, induction hob, oven, dishwasher and a polished black of the outer hall with sitting area and shuttered window seats. granite worktop. Built-in larder cupboard with double doors and pediment. From here there are French doors to the The inner hall continues with parquet flooring and a china gardens, there is a staircase to two first floor bedrooms and display cupboard. This is very much the central point to this there is a door through to the family room. This is a charming home with access to the dining room, boot & boiler room, room with French doors to the patio, a tiled floor and vaulted utility room and rear lobby. ceiling with exposed beams. There are three principal reception rooms. The sitting room First Floor overlooks the walled garden from a full-height, shuttered bay The master bedroom, which is accessed from the half landing, window. It has shallow cornice and an open fire with basket has a full height bay window with views over the walled gardens. grate and reeded surround. The dining room has an ornate There is a large wardrobe, separate WC, and steps to the panelled ceiling and garlanded cornice. There is a serving hatch bathroom. This is a luxurious bathroom well fitted with a with concealed hot cupboard, open hearth fireplace with freestanding steel bath with claw feet and mixer taps, WC with mantle, dado rail and two shuttered windows. Finally, the high level cistern, twin wash hand basins and a walk-in shower Cinema Room has a cast iron fire with classical design surround cubicle with fixed overhead mixer. and cupboards to each side, parquet floor, dado rail, corbelled cornice and shuttered windows. At half landing level, above the main bedroom, are two bedrooms and a bathroom with a freestanding slipper bath on claw and ball There is plenty of utilitarian space with the boot room having feet with mixer tap and shower attachment. a door to the garden, a boiler room and strong/gun room. In addition, there is a utility room with fitted cupboards with one The main landing has a fireplace with basket grate and with and a half bowl inset sink, a tiled floor and plumbing for washing cupboards to each side. This leads a double bedroom to the machine. Built-in cupboard and hatch to dining room. west corner and also provides access to the main bedroom via a small staircase, and the bedroom wing. This wing has three Continuing through the utility room leads to the rear hall with a further bedrooms and two shower rooms. The entrance to door to the courtyard and a second staircase to the first floor. the attic rooms is here and there is a second staircase which The flooring here is limestone. From here there is a second returns to the rear hall. access to the cinema room as well as access to a small study and cloakroom/WC. Finally, on the first floor, are another two bedrooms which are above, and accessed from, a staircase between the kitchen and The rear lobby provides direct access to the study, inner hall study. They are both double bedrooms one of which has an and kitchen. The study is a fine room overlooking the gardens en-suite shower room. This could work well as an apartment with bespoke bookcases with cupboards below and a wood being used as a living room and bedroom. burning stove. Outside West Hall occupies a fine position in the middle of the village and yet benefits from stunning, private walled gardens and an expansive area of hard standing to the rear. To the south side a hand gate in a stone wall leads into a rose garden with box hedging and a gravel path running along the front elevation. A side driveway leads into a large courtyard area on the north side with access into the rear of the house. The buildings surrounding the courtyard comprise: • Garage • Further Garage and store CGI • L-shaped block with three stables • Second stable block with two loose boxes and outer steps three floors with garden to the front and large courtyard to and access from Kneeton Lane with parking to the front. At to loft above the rear, served by the existing vehicular access. the end of the garden there is a barn which is currently under • Inner yard with further store Gross Internal Area 3066 sqft/285 sqm consideration for planning permission to be converted to a 2 bedroom annex. An opening from the courtyard leads into the walled garden Plot 2 Gross Internal Area 1511 sq ft/140 sqm which has a large expanse of lawn overlooked by a fine Forms the west wing of West Hall and would provide 4 Walnut tree, believed to be contemporary with the house. bedroom accommodation over three floors. It would have an Plot 5 A tall south-facing wall has an established herbaceous border extensive garden to the west of the property, sub divided with Comprises a new build 4 bedroom house over two stories with a gravel path in front. An opening in the wall leads into a hedging at the point where this wing of the house returns, sited within the walled garden. The garden for this property is secluded garden utility area behind. In the north-west corner thus providing a very large private garden for Plot 2. Vehicular set within the walled garden and access is via the new Kneeton is a stone barn, 11.2m x 5.1m, with a raised garden dining and access would be from new access on Kneeton Lane. Lane entrance with courtyard for up to four vehicles. To the barbecue area in front, underneath a timber pergola covered front there is also a two story stable which is currently under with honeysuckle and an established vine and garden herbs. Gross Internal Area 3130 sq ft/ 291 sqm consideration to be converted into a 1 bedroom annex.
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