Property description
Large eighteenth century house and superb 40ft studio in the heart of the thriving market town of Pickering. Garden and enclosed parking area.
Entrance opening to staircase and dining hall, sitting room, kitchen breakfast room and pantry, utility room, cloakroom, work room/store, rear hall, study
Master bedroom with en suite, 2 further bedrooms, house bathroom, 2 double bedrooms and living room on the second floor.
Ground floor studio barn
Gardens, enclosed parking area
Mount Farm, 39 Potter Hill, Pickering YO18 8AD
Mount Farm is a large, grade II listed 18th century house that proudly showcases its period architectural detail to great effect. Now a five bedroom family house of some 3300 sq ft, the property also has a large studio barn with kitchen area, and landscaped gardens to the rear.
•Grade II listed 18th century house constructed in stone with pantile roof.
•Interesting architectural detail includes painted quoins, triple keystones, stone lintels and cavetto moulded eaves cornicing. The elliptical headed archway is testament to the property’s farming heritage. This now provides off street parking.
•Large five bedroom house of over 3,300sq ft.
•Inglenook fireplacewith log burner in the dining hall and a further period fireplace with open fire and basked grate to the sitting room.
•The kitchen is the heart of the house; it faces west and looks out on to the garden, it has a newly installed gas Aga, range of wooden work surfaces, a white French porcelain sink and wide floorboards. There is a useful open pantry and space for a large dining table.
•The three bedrooms on the first floor face south.
•Three rooms on the attic floor, currently a sitting room and bedrooms 5 and 6, all with dormer windows. Although on the second floor, the rooms all have high ceilings, with exposed trusses and beams, and enjoy good natural light and far reaching views.
•Converted approximately eight years ago, the 40 ft studio barn with exposed roof trusses and purlins, boarded flooring and exposed interior stone is a superb building, ideal as an artist’s studio. It has three external doors, it is light and airy having velux skylights and windows facing east and west. It includes a kitchen area, and gas fired boiler providing heating and hot water on demand. It could convert to a self contained annex (subject to consent)
•A first floor “loggia” has been created from a former stone-built granary. Situated above the study and accessed via stone steps from the garden, it is an open fronted al fresco living room with a west facing aspect and lovely views over St James Church.
Outside
Vehicular access from Potter Hill leads up to the archway of Mount Farm and through wooden gates onto a cobbled parking area. The private rear garden is enclosed by stone walls. An upper York stone terraced area with lawn below, bordered by old roses and lavender.
Environs
Mount Hill lies at Potter Hill on the west side of Pickering, the commanding position sets the house well up from the street below. Pickering itself is an historic town on the edge of the North York Moors National Park. There is a 13th century castle, a heritage line railway station and museum as well as good state schooling at Lady Lumley’s and all the facilities expected of a thriving market town and popular tourist destination.
Malton 8 miles, York 22 miles. (Distances approximate)
Services
All mains services
Local authority: Ryedale District Council 01653 600666
Directions: Potter Hill lies to the west of Pickering High Street, the house is on the right hand side (if leaving from Pickering).