Property history of Carr Hall Farm, Holywell Green, Halifax HX4 9DH, 1st Jul 2009

Previously listed for sale on 1st Jul 2009
Offers over £995,000 - 5 bedroom detached house

Property features

  • Detached
  • Approx 8 Acres
  • Period Features
  • Swimming Pool
  • Spacious Accommodation
  • Idyllic Location
  • Five Bedrooms
  • Well Presented

Property description

Carr hall farm, holywell green. This superb detached country residence dates back to the 1700s and is situated within approximately 8 acres of private grounds. Approached through a private deer park and accessed through electric gates, this property nestles in a beautiful wildlife corridor. The setting is truly unique. Comprising, entrance porch, hall, cloakroom, sitting room, utility room, kitchen, breakfast area, pool/leisure room, dining hall, lounge, study, five bedrooms, en suite bathroom and three shower rooms. Ample parking, garage, gardens, pasture and woodland. Leeds approx 20 miles. Manchester approx 30 miles.


Front entrance hall


Accessed via a solid timber and glazed door. Doors access the dining kitchen, utility room, cloakroom, storeroom and sitting room. Exposed oak beams to the ceiling and to the wall. Mullion windows overlooking the gardens and beyond. Terracotta tiled floor. Two radiators.

Cloakroom


Comprising, wash hand basin and W.C. Terracotta tiled floor. Radiator.
Sitting room 7.32m(24'0'') x 4.65m(15'3'')
A light and airy room with mullion windows to two elevations enjoying views across the gardens. Exposed oak beams to the ceiling. Storage cupboard. Door accesses the office. Radiator.


Sitting room


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Bedroom five 3.63m(11'11'') x 3.00m(9'10'')
A light room currently utilised as an office. A window to the side allows plentiful natural light. Sunken spotlights to the ceiling. Door accesses the utility room. Radiator.


Shower room


A white suite comprising, shower cubicle, wash hand basin and W.C. Heated towel rail. Sunken spotlights to the ceiling. Extractor.Tiled floor.

General


There is the potential to create a teenage suite/parent accommodation from the sitting room, bedroom five and the shower room.

Utility room 3.55m(11'8'') x 2.31m(7'7'')
An l-shaped utility room with stone steps leading to the front entrance hall and the boiler room. Belfast sink with a solid beech work surface and cupboard beneath. Eye level units. Plumbed for an automatic washing machine. Windows to the rear. Doors accesses the shower room and the garage. Door leads out to the side. Three radiators.

Boiler room


Housing the central heating boiler, uv filtration system, pump for the pool and solar power equipment.
Kitchen 7.54m(24'9'') x 3.96m(13'0'')
A superb kitchen with steps leading up to the breakfast area. Benefitting from a range of bespoke wooden base, drawer and eye level units. Electric aga set within an exposed Whitby brick surround with tiled splashback and solid pine shelf above. Door accesses the pantry. Farmhouse double bowl ceramic sink with mixer tap set in a solid beech surround. A feature arched barn window enjoys views to the front across the garden and beyond. Pine creel. Terracotta tiled floor.

Kitchen


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Kitchen


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Pantry 2.41m(7'11'') x 2.34m(7'8'')
Shelving. Terracotta tiled floor.

Breakfast area


Mullion windows enjoy views across the gardens. A pine spindle balustrade overlooks the kitchen area. Door accesses the dining hall. Terracotta tiled floor. Radiator.

Breakfast area


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Pool/ leisure room 11.20m(36'9'') x 11.05m(36'3'')
An impressive room with a heated swimming pool. Glazed to three elevations. Two sets of French doors access the rear. Fitted storage cupboards with power for music system and speakers. Seat to one wall. Door accesses the shower room. Non slip paved floor.

Pool/ leisure room


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Pool/ leisure room


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Pool/ leisure room


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Shower room


A white suite comprising, double shower cubicle, wash hand basin and W.C. Chrome heated towel rail. Extractor.Paved floor.
Dining hall 4.90m(16'1'') x 3.90m(12'10'')
A charming room with mullion windows overlooking the gardens and beyond. The central feature being the original cast iron 'Bower and Child' range. An oak turned balustrade staircase leads to the first floor. Exposed oak beams to the ceiling. Doors access the front entrance porch and the lounge. Polished stone flagged floor. Two radiators.

Dining hall


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Entrance porch


An arched heavy wooden door leads out to the front garden. Windows to the side incorporate window seats.
Lounge 4.83m(15'10'') x 4.50m(14'9'')
A delightful room with mullion windows to the front overlooking the gardens and beyond, further mullion windows overlook the rear patio. The central feature is the exposed stone fire surround with oak beamed mantle incorporating a solid fuel burning grate set on a stone hearth. Exposed oak beams to the ceiling. Door accesses the study. Radiator.
Study 2.74m(9'0'') x 2.69m(8'10'')
Mullion windows to the rear. Door leads out to the rear patio. Storage cupboards. Exposed oak beam and sunken spotlights to the ceiling. Radiator.

Half landing


An arched window to the rear.

Landing


A spacious landing accessing the bedroom accommodation and house shower room. Windows to the rear.
Master bedroom 4.98m(16'4'') x 4.93m(16'2'')
A light and airy room with mullion windows incorporating a window seat to the front overlooking the garden and surrounding countryside. Exposed stone mullion windows incorporating a stone sill to the rear. Small feature window to the side. Fitted wardrobes with double hanging rails, interior lighting and spotlighting to one wall. Door accesses the en-suite bathroom. Radiator.

Master bedroom


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En suite bathroom 2.76m(9'1'') x 2.85m(9'4'')
A white suite comprising, claw foot roll top bath, shower cubicle, wash hand basin and high flush W.C. Tiled splashback. Mullion windows to the side, incorporating a stone sill. Sunken spotlights to the ceiling. Extractor. Radiator.
Bedroom two 3.96m(13'0'') x 3.15m(10'4'')
A bright room with windows to both the front and side enjoying rural views. Built in wardrobe. Exposed oak a-frame beam structure to one wall and to the ceiling. Radiator.
Bedroom three 3.02m(9'11'') x 2.97m(9'9'')
Mullion windows to the front enjoy far reaching views. Exposed oak beams to the ceiling and feature oak a-frame beam structure. Radiator.
Bedroom four 3.05m(10'0'') x 3.15m(10'4'')
Mullion windows to the front incorporate a window seat and enjoy views across the front garden. Exposed oak beam structure to the ceiling. Feature stone work to the chimney breast.
House shower room 2.39m(7'10'') x 2.98m(9'9'')
A white suite comprising, double shower cubicle with extractor and spotlighting above, Fired Earth La Rochelle console basin and high flush W.C. Exposed beam surrounds the shower cubicle. Feature arched window to the front. Exposed oak beam to one wall. Storage cupboard houses the dps heat bank. Chrome heated towel rail. Loft access.

General information


Oil central heating to three zones -
·the main house
·sitting room/bedroom 5/shower room (potential ancillary accommodation)
·pool heating
Solar heating to the main house with surplus energy heating the pool.
The pool/leisure room has overhead heaters operated independently from the main house.


Externals


After driving through the Deer Park the property is approached via a cattle grid with electric wrought iron and timber gates. A tree lined private drive leads to ample parking and the garage. The property is set within south facing gardens and patios enjoying far reaching rural views.
The kitchen garden hosts a variety of well established fruit bushes and vegetables, including gooseberries, strawberries, rhubarb, blueberries, loganberries, asparagus, onions, potatoes.
Attached greenhouse with wooden shelving
A stone sided spring water stream leads to a garden pond and down to the duck pond.
The property is situated within approximately 8 acres of gardens, pasture and wooded areas. Post and rail and electric fencing to boundaries and between paddocks.
Water to all fields
5 areas for grazing
3 field shelters
3 hay/storage sheds.


Externals


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Externals


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Externals


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Externals


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Externals


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Externals


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View from approach road


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Garage 4.82m(15'10'') x 5.43m(17'10'')
Electric up and over door. Power and light.

Local authority


Calderdale mbc

Services


Benefits from all mains services except gas. Oil central heating. Services should be checked by any prospective purchaser.

Tenure


Freehold

Viewing


Strictly by appointment with the sole selling agent, Charnock Bates, No 70 Commercial Street, Halifax HX1 2JE.


Directions to


Approaching the property from Leeds at junction 24 of the M62, follow the dual carriage way back under the motorway following the signs to Blackley. After approx 1.5 miles, at the crossroads, turn left for a further 1.5 miles. Passing The Rock Inn on your left hand side, continue until you reach the Holywell Inn on the right. At the junction, turn left and immediately left again into Shaw Lane. Continue down the private road to the bottom where there is a wall and cattle grid on your right hand side. Facing you are the Deer Park gates which is the secure controlled entrance to the grounds. Follow the road through the deer park, turning left after the duck pond and right in front of the Castle following the sign to Carr Hall Farm. Take the road to the top of the hill until reaching the gated entrance to Carr Hall Farm.
Please note that entrance into the park is accessible by appointment only.
For Satellite Navigation- Shaw Lane, Holywell Green.

Misrepresentation act 1967. Charnock Bates for themselves and for vendors of this property whose agents they are give notice that:
(i) the particulars are set out as a general outline only for the guidance of intended purchasers and do not constitute, nor constitute part of, an offer or contract.
(ii) all descriptions, metric and imperial dimensions, reference to conditions and necessary permissions for use and occupation and other details are given without responsibility and any intending purchasers should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of them.
(iii) no person in the employment of Charnock Bates associates has any authority to make or give any representation or warrant whatever in relation to this property.

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