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Magnificent Grade1 Listed Georgian Mansion Venetian Saloon, Impressive Ballrooom Original Hall Accommodation Additional 50 Bedroom Residential Wing The Estate Provides 88 Acres In Total 63 Acres Hill Grazing plus 20 Acres Landscaped Gardens & Walled Kitchen Garden Two Cottages within the Estate Romanesque Style Chapel
THE home which inspired Robert Louis Stevenson to write his classic adventure novel Kidnapped is on the market for £850,000. Story here...
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Glassingall belonged to the Kynbuck Family from about 1100 to 1455 and the property itself is steeped in history. According to local historian, Archie McKerracher, Old Glassingall House was the original ‘House of Shaws’ in the famous novel ‘Kidnapped’ by Robert Louis Stevenson, and the plot was based on the family who lived there at the time.
Stanton Court is a listed Grade II Jacobean Manor House in the Elizabethan style, with projecting gables and angle towers. The house and surrounding walls are constructed from ashlar Cotswold Stone with a stone slate roof. The original U-shape house has been extended over the centuries to include a Georgian double drawing room, cottages and link bridge creating the courtyard, and more recently a stunning garden room and pool suite.
Wentworth Woodhouse sits in 82 acres of gardens, parkland and woodland surrounded by the greater park and farmland of the Fitzwilliam Estate in what was once one of the finest parklands of its age.
Grade 1 listed!
Limestone Quarry: Sale by Private Treaty to include all land and reserves, profitable quarry business including assets together with waste transfer / recycling operation and tenanted industrial estate. Total 35 acre site plus woodland.
Balla Wray is set within stunning landscaped grounds in a tranquil elevated position with spectacular views over Lake Windermere. Undoubtedly one of the finest homes in the Lakes, Balla Wray is a magnificent stone built residence with a separate three bedroom cottage all set within stunning grounds of about two acres. The lease on a boathouse and jetty on the lakeside are included within the sale
A superb six bedroom modern mansion house set in landscaped grounds extending to circa.1.2 acres on one of the most prestigious roads in the North East of England.
The Hall is an impressive focal point lying in the middle of the estate amidst superb scenery. Its accommodation extends to approximately 12,100 sq ft with the main accommodation on 2 floors. Internally it boasts an impressive scale and fine architectural detail, with spacious reception rooms on the south side of the house and 2 fine oak staircases. Other features include the intricately detailed 18th century pine panelling in the dining room, and the 1,600 sq ft Edwardian ballroom, with its fine fireplaces, minstrel\’s gallery and coffered ceiling. Garden Cottage forms part of the hall and has disabled facilities.The estate is commercially managed and details can be obtained on request.There are various outbuildings, including estate yard, former stable block (which houses a fully equipped commercial kitchen), 3 car garage/workshop, potting sheds, barn and Barnhill steading. The estate also includes six houses/cottages which are either let on Assured Short hold Tenancies or as holiday cottages. There are formal gardens, a walled and castellated courtyard , octagonal summerhouse and sun room, and tennis court.Farmland totals approximately 217.43 acres;approximately 69.26 acres is woodland. Of particular note is the superb salmon fishing on the River Coquet. There are 34 named pools.
The Control Tower holds a commanding position as it would have done during World War ll overlooking the air base at the time. It opened in 1943 and was used by the American air force. The building is of architectural and historic interest and is constructed of brick and concrete with rendered elevations and a flat roof. Enthusiasts have said it is the, \”best preserved World War ll airbase in Essex\”.
Scar Top House is offered for sale on the instructions of British actor Sir Patrick Stewart. For the last 25 years it has been the perfect retreat for him – a place of seclusion and tranquillity, ideal for getting away from it all and taking in the beauty of the Yorkshire Dales National Park moors surrounding the house, but easily accessible to local communities.