Property description
A substantial double-fronted Victorian residence offering well proportioned five bedroom accommodation with gardens and superb views to Burnsall Fell, also benefitting from a separate barn/cottage next door which offers excellent storage facilities as well as a one/two bedroom apartment on the first floor, ideal for annex accommodation or to let out as a holiday or long term rental.
Conistone House and Home Barn are situated in the heart of Burnsall Village. Conistone House was constructed circa late 1890's and is a typical example of a Victorian four-square home, with a central stout entrance door and four similar sized rooms grouped around the reception hall. Three of those are excellent reception rooms, with a generous farmhouse kitchen at the rear. On the first floor there are five good sized double bedrooms, all with handbasin and one with an en-suite shower facility, as well as a house bathroom. There are many traditional features within Conistone House that are characteristic of its era including deep skirting boards, deep ceiling covings, ornate ceiling rose, original moulding architraves and wide internal doors and is predominately upvc double glazed, some with modern sashes, as well as heated throughout by a propane gas-fired central heating system. In the past, Conistone House has been used as a Bed and Breakfast establishment and certainly its new purchaser may wish to explore this avenue, although it is also ideal as a family home. To the rear are lovely level gardens with breath-taking views to Burnsall Fell. From the front, there are equally pretty views up Burnsall Main Street to the open countryside beyond.
Next door to Conistone House is Home Barn - a former barn and stable which the present vendors have converted into a one/two bedroom apartment on the first floor which has until very recently been let out on an assured short hold tenancy agreement at a rental of �450 per month. It is worth noting that this rental figure has not been reviewed for some time. On the ground floor of Home Barn, there are several storage/barn facilities including the original stable. Home Barn is heated by an independent electric fired boiler system which fires the radiators.
Properties of this calibre rarely become available in Burnsall which is a particular popular place in which to live and is renowned for its strong community spirit and high level of owner/occupation in comparison to many other Dales villages. Not only is it surrounded by superb Yorkshire Dales National Park scenery, it also has the famous Burnsall Fell, which is the focal point of the annual Burnsall Feast and Sports where runners challenge each other to get to the top of the fell and back. Within the village there are two renowned hostelries, the Red Lion Hotel and the Devonshire Fell, and there is also a small shop and cafe. To add to the strong community spirit, there is a very well-respected primary school as well as a children's nursery and a recently upgraded village hall, which hosts a wide range of activities including the annual pantomime. Slightly further afield lies Grassington, circa 3.5 miles away where there is a good range of quality shops and supermarkets, as well a choice of various hostelries and restaurants. Nearby Threshfield also has a secondary school, although Burnsall is in the catchment area for the Skipton secondary schools, i.e. Ermysteds Grammar School and Skipton Girls' High School. Skipton lies approximately 13 miles to the south and offers a greater range of shopping, recreational and sporting activities, and a railway station with train services through to Bradford, Leeds and London Kings Cross.
| CONISTONE HOUSE |
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| GROUND FLOOR |
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| Stout front entrance door with stained glass features leading to:- |
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| Reception Hall | with quarry tiled floor and mat well. Original open return staircase to first floor, fine arched window on the mezzanine with superb views to the Fell. Radiator. Deep ceiling coving.
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| Sitting Room | having multi-fuel cast-iron stove in stone surround with timber mantle and stone hearth. Square recesses on either side of the chimney breast. Attractive aspect up the Village Main Street to the hills beyond. Picture rail. Deep ceiling coving. Radiator.
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| Living Room | with open fire in limed oak Adam style surround on stone hearth. Twin arches on either side of the chimney breast. Picture rail. Deep ceiling coving. French doors to rear garden with superb views. Radiator.
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| Dining Room | having window seat and windows to two sides. Stone lintel across former fireplace. Electric night storage heater. Side entrance. Meter cupboard. Exposed stonework to the front wall. Radiator.
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| Farmhouse Kitchen | with excellent range of oak wall/base units and worktops incorporating two and a half bowl stainless steel sink unit. Bosch four-ring gas hob (propane) and extractor hood. AEG double electric oven. Plumbing for automatic washing machine and dishwasher. Integrated refrigerator and freezer. Vokera boiler. Rear hall with access to understairs cupboard. Cloaksrail. Mat well. Connecting door to front reception hall. Rear entrance to garden.
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| FIRST FLOOR |
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| Landing | with open spindle balustrade. Night storage heater. Ceiling coving.
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| Bedroom One (Front) | having lovely views up the village to the hills beyond. Handbasin in vanity unit. Radiator.
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| Bedroom Two (Front) | with corner handbasin in vanity unit. Radiator.
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| Bedroom Three (Rear) | having full height fitted wardrobes and cupboards. Excellent views to Burnsall Fell. Radiator. Two wall light points.
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| En-Suite Shower Room | with three piece white suite comprising tiled shower cubicle; low suite wc; pedestal handbasin. Extractor fan.
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| Bedroom Four (Rear) | having handbasin in vanity unit. Fabulous views up to Burnsall Fell. Radiator. Access via retractable ladder to partly boarded roof space.
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| Bedroom Five (Front) | with handbasin in vanity unit and views across the village. Radiator.
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| Bathroom | having three piece suite comprising bath with overhead shower; pedestal handbasin; low suite wc. Airing cupboard with large hot water cylinder and electric immersion heater.
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| OUTSIDE | At the front there are attractive cottage gardens with a small lawned area, bounded by stone walling and solid railings with hedging to one side and a central pathway leading to the front door. There is parking for 3/4 vehicles in front of Home Barn.
There is a gate at the side of the property which leads through to the rear gardens which are entirely level with lawn, well-stocked borders and beds, crazy paved patio and seating area, dwarf stone walling and stone boundary walls. Also from the rear garden is access to the utility and outside wc area which forms part of the barn, and a second access to the ground floor of the barn.
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| HOME BARN |
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| GROUND FLOOR |
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| Front Entrance To Reception Hall | with stripped pine flooring and open staircase to first floor having painted stonework. Radiator.
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| Cloakroom | having two piece white suite comprising low suite wc and wall mounted handbasin.
The remainder of the ground floor is excellent storage/barn space with double timber doors to the front and the original stable block having a cobbled floor, and the rest being concrete floored, also housing the electric boiler which heats the radiators for Home Barn.
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| FIRST FLOOR |
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| Landing | with open spindle balustrade. Exposed stonework. Night storage heater. Fitted cupboards.
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| L-Shaped Sitting/Dining Room | having exposed beams. Exposed stonework. Fantastic views to the rear to Burnsall Fell. Two radiators.
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| Open Kitchen | with stripped pine flooring and fitted pine wall/base units with stainless steel single unit. Integrated electric single oven with four ring ceramic hob and extractor hood.
From the dining area there are three steps up to:-
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| Bedroom Two | - this is an occasional bedroom as it is partially open by a spindle balustrade rail to the dining area, presently curtained. Exposed beams and roof window. Access to partly boarded roof space.
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| Bedroom One | with fitted wardrobe, radiator and fabulous views to the rear.
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| En-Suite Bathroom | having three piece white suite comprising bath with overhead shower; pedestal handbasin; low suite wc. Velux roof window. Radiator. Shaver light. Half tiled walls. Heated towel rail.
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| OUTSIDE | To the front of Home Barn there is parking for three/four vehicles.
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| SKI140087/MAY/dm/20.3.14 |
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Property Features :
- CONISTONE HOUSE
- 5 BEDROOMS
- SITTING ROOM
- LIVING ROOM
- DINING ROOM
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