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An exceptional home enjoying an equally impressive location, privately enclosed within stunning grounds, surrounding open countryside resulting in cross valley views, the most idyllic of outdoors lifestyles, AND AN OPTION FOR ADDITIONAL LAND AND STABLES ideal for those with an equestrian interest.

A late 18th century farmhouse which has been sympathetically restored and extended offering spacious five bedroom accommodation with four reception rooms to the ground floor complimenting a breakfast kitchen and home office. All rooms enjoy scenic views over the grounds and surrounding countryside, the gardens are landscaped and privately enclosed whilst the adjoining paddocks wrap the property ensuring a private secure position. Outbuildings include a stable block garaging, workshop and additional stone built gardens stores.

The property enjoys a private, little known setting, surrounded by glorious open countryside, nestled between the popular villages of Farnley Tyas, Honley and Fenay Bridge; this is the most idyllic of rural locations, local facilities including highly regarded schools, whilst a short drive to the M62 motorway network ensures convenient access throughout the region. 

Ground Floor

A traditional entrance door opens into a stunning hallway, which provides an immediately impressive introduction to the home, a grand staircase rising to a galleried landing whilst retained period features include ornate detailing to the ceiling and a stunning stone Inglenook fireplace to the chimney breast. The connecting rear hall has a limestone floor and a door opening directly onto the east gardens and turning circle. A generous cloakroom presented with a two-piece suite.

The study occupies a delightful position, windows set to stone mullioned surrounds overlooking the rear gardens, with pleasant views across the valley. The room has an external entrance door and an exposed stone chimney breast.

A sitting room enjoys a double aspect position, with stone mullioned windows commanding views over the gardens and across the valley.

The sitting room offers generous proportions, invites an abundance of natural light indoors with windows to both front and rear aspects, the rear picture window enjoying a delightful outlook over south facing gardens with a tree lined vista across the valley beyond. To the chimney breast there is a carved oak fireplace, with a marble inset and hearth, that is home to a living flame effect electric fire.

French doors gain access through to the lounge, originally an adjoining farm barn, now offering versatile accommodation with an exposed double height into the apex of the building. A stunning room ideal for entertaining, tremendously well-lit with natural light, the two original round barn arches to the south and north aspects being fully glazed, the rear commanding amazing views over the grounds and beyond. There are exposed floorboards, feature exposed stonework to one wall and original beams and trusses on display.

A wonderful dining room displays charm and character, is traditionally styled with retained period features, whilst windows set to Stone mullioned surrounds command scenic views over the grounds and adjoining countryside. The room has a picture rail and a beautiful marble fireplace with a cast iron inset and a tiled hearth, which is home to a real flame fire.

The breakfast kitchen has a Yorkshire stone flagged floor, windows to two aspects, one side overlooking the courtyard, the other enjoying stunning views over the gardens and adjoining countryside. Presented with a bespoke range of furniture, with Granite work surfaces incorporating a drainer with a stainless-steel double bowl sink unit. A contrasting dresser has a solid wooden work surface, with cupboards beneath and eye level glass fronted display cabinets over. Set back into the chimney breast is a double Aga, whilst additional appliances include an integral Miele oven with a four-ring hob over and an extraction unit, a dishwasher and a fridge. Access is gained to a small keeping cellar.

Off the kitchen a hall has a door opening to the courtyard before leading through to the utility/boot room, which has a sash window to the front aspect, is presented with base and wall cupboards and a work surface, which incorporates a stainless-stell sink unit. The room has plumbing for an automatic washing machine, space for a dryer, is home to the central heating boiler and in turn provides access through to a generous pantry, with fitted cupboards whilst also being home to the hot water pressurised cylinder tank. 

First Floor

A galleried landing has a ceiling lantern and windows to two aspects, a delightful seating area and an ornamental cast iron fireplace to the chimney breast.

The principal bedroom suite offers exceptional proportions, has windows to both front and rear aspects, the rear enjoying beautiful cross valley views. The room is exposed into the apex of the ceiling, with original beams and trusses on display, there is a generous walk-in wardrobe and en-suite facilities presenting a five-piece suite, with exposed beam work, a brass towel rail and a window which overlooks the courtyard.

The guest bedroom has windows to two aspects, one of which is set to a stone mullioned surround and enjoys a delightful outlook overlooking the gardens and adjoining countryside beyond. There is a bank of wardrobes to one wall and en-suite facilities presenting a three-piece suite, including a bath with a shower over, a low flush W.C and a wash hand basin.

The third double room has a window overlooking the grounds, an ornamental cast iron range to the chimney breast and an en-suite shower room presented with a three-piece suite.

There are two additional bedrooms to the property, a generous double which enjoys a dual aspect position, having two windows set to stone mullioned surrounds, commanding differing views over the gardens, one of the windows benefitting from stunning cross valley views towards Woodsome Golf Course, with Emley Moor mast in the distance. This room has a feature cast Iron range to one wall and fitted wardrobes. The fourth bedroom has two windows set to stone mullioned surrounds; the two rooms would connect to create an impressive bedroom suite with dressing room.

The house bathroom presents a wash hand basin with cupboards beneath, a double ended bath with a shower over and a low flush W.C. The window commands views over the gardens and there is a heated chrome towel radiator.

Externally

The property occupies a quite remarkable position, privately enclosed, set back behind a stone walled boundary, enjoying stunning south facing grounds. Electronically operated timber gates open to the east aspect of the property, where there is a generous driveway extending to a turning circle and parking for several vehicles. Lawned gardens are set within planted borders with drystone wall and fenced boundaries. The lawn extends to the south aspect of the property, commanding views in all directions and over the Woodsome valley and beyond. An additional garden enjoys a direct south facing aspect, is in the main laid to lawn, with an enclosed flagged terrace, strategically positioned capturing magnificent views across the valley. A second access, also through electronically operated gates opens to the front stone cobbled courtyard, which gains access to a double garage, a barn / workshop and a garden store in addition to a coal store and gardeners W.C. An option is available for the paddocks which wrap gardens resulting in both security and privacy, are set within a fenced and hedged boundary and include a stone built stable block which incorporates two stables, a secure store and an open fronted hay store.

Additional Information

A Grade II listed Freehold property, with mains gas, water, electricity and drainage. Council Tax Band - G. Fixtures and fittings by separate negotiation.

1967 & MISDESCRIPTION ACT 1991 - When instructed to market this property every effort was made by visual inspection and from information supplied by the vendor to provide these details which are for description purposes only. Certain information was not verified, and we advise that the details are checked to your personal satisfaction. In particular, none of the services or fittings and equipment have been tested nor have any boundaries been confirmed with the registered deed plans. Fine & Country or any persons in their employment cannot give any representations of warranty whatsoever in relation to this property and we would ask prospective purchasers to bear this in mind when formulating their offer. We advise purchasers to have these areas checked by their own surveyor, solicitor and tradesman. Fine & Country accept no responsibility for errors or omissions. These particulars do not form the basis of any contract nor constitute any part of an offer of a contract.

Directions

From Huddersfield centre leave town on Greenhead Road and turn right onto Park Avenue. Immediately turn right onto Trinity Street and then turn left onto Castlegate slip. Continue (A62) and bear left onto Southgate before bearing left onto Wakefield Road (A629). Proceed for approximately two miles before turning right onto Fenay Lane. Turn left onto Birks Lane. The property is straight ahead.