Property history of Halton Green East, Halton, Lancaster LA2 6PA, 7th Jun 2010
Previously listed for sale on
7th Jun 2010
Guide price £1,500,000
- 6 bedroom detached house
Property info
Property description
The delightful location of Halton Green East needs to be viewed in order to fully appreciate its combination of superb accommodation and accessibility. The village of Halton provides a range of amenities including village store and newsagent, public house and a well regarded primary school. There is an excellent choice of public schools in the area, including Sedbergh and St. Annes in Windermere, and the property lies within the catchment area of Lancaster Royal Grammar School and Lancaster Girls Grammar School, both highly regarded.
The West Coast mainline connection at Lancaster offers a fast service to London Euston and Glasgow/Edinburgh, and the international airports at Manchester and Liverpool are both easily accessible
Sporting facilities in the area include shooting, fishing on the River Lune, golf at Lancaster, Morecambe and Silverdale, Sailing in the Lake District and on Morecambe Bay and a wide range of equestrian activities
Accommodation The main house dates back to the mid-17th century and retains many original features such as a fine Jacobean staircase and mullioned windows and beamed ceilings in many rooms.
Ground Floor An attractive eighteenth century Entrance Porch with seating around the original front door into entrance hall with delightful oak panel staircase and solid sandstone flagged floors.
Drawing Room
18’2 X 15’8 (5.54m X 4.78m) Mullioned windows on two sides of this delightful room looking out over the rose garden, heavy beamed ceiling, built in shelf cupboard and half stoned fire surround and hearth with open grate.
Snug
18’7 X 13’4 (5.66m X 4.06m) Mullioned windows to two sides and ornate Godin enamelled stove on tiled hearth. Useful understairs storage area.
Splendid Dining Room
18’0 X 13’8 (5.49m X 4.17m) There are mullioned windows and window seats to this very characterful room together with stone flagged floor and ceiling beams, all highlighted by a superb large stone fire surround.
Inner Hall Tiled floor and fitted book case. Door down to:
Cellar
12’2 X 12’2 (3.71m X 3.71m) Stone steps leading to traditional cellar room with stone slab shelving and central stone “cold” slab together with ample wine storage racks.
Attractive Garden Room With tiled floor. Pleasant sunny outlook to garden and French doors leading out onto a terrace with uninterrupted views over the surrounding countryside.
Cloakroom
WC & Wash hand basin.
Generous Breakfast Kitchen
17’9 X 11’8 (5.41m X 3.56m) With tiled floor and original ceiling beams, together with mullioned windows to two sides and secondary staircase. There is ample space for breakfast table and the kitchen is extremely well fitted out, with a four oven Aga and range of hand-crafted solid oak floor and wall cabinets which incorporate electric hob and oven, dishwasher, inset sink unit and topped with quality polished Lakeland slate worktops.
Adjacent to the Kitchen is a spacious separate entrance lobby with quarry tiled floor, vaulted ceiling and stable style door opening onto the courtyard. This area is fitted out with a wash hand basin and provides a very useful wet entrance area with coat space and boot storage.
First Floor
Bedroom One
20’3 X 18’7 (6.17m X 5.66m) A fine large Master Bedroom with leaded and mullioned windows to two sides including window seats overlooking the gardens and Clougha Fell. Oak beamed ceiling and twin built-in double wardrobes.
Bedroom Two
14’10 X 12’7 (4.52m X 3.84m) A good size double bedroom with two mullioned windows with windows seats, built-in wardrobes to the alcoves, central ceiling beam and pleasant rural outlook.
Bathroom Three piece white suite which provides panel bath, WC and pedestal wash basin.
Shower Room Four piece white suite providing corner shower cabinet, pedestal wash basin, bidet and WC.
Laundry Room
7’5 X 6’2 (2.26m X 1.82m) A very useful room on the first floor with Belfast sink and plumbing for washing machine.
Main landing area. Along the landing area there are mullioned windows and beamed ceilings together with built-in linen cupboards, cylinder cupboard and hanging rail.
Bedroom Three
14’7 X 12’0 (4.44m X 3.66m) A good double bedroom with range of built-in wardrobe with sliding doors, pedestal wash basin and stone mullioned windows looking out over the courtyard to the barn.
Bedroom Four
18’10 X 8’9 (5.74m X 2.67m) A generous twin bedroom with lovely old mullioned windows to three sides with leaded lights looking onto the lane and fields beyond. Beamed ceiling.
From the landing a second staircase leads onto the Second Floor, which provides for Bedrooms Five 19’8 x 16’11 (5.99m x 5.16m) and Six 19’6 x 17’3 (5.94m x 5.26m). These are two large adjoining rooms with bags of character, including exposed roof trusses. Bedroom 5 has two eaves cupboards, shelving and a washbasin with splashback and together with Bedroom 6 could form an excellent self-contained suite.
Outside From Green Lane the gated entrance opens into a large level stoned gravelled courtyard with ample parking and turning space. At the far side of the courtyard is a prominent stone built bank barn which is Grade II listed, erected in 1837 using the stone from the demolished Halton Church and retaining many of the architechtural features including dressed stone archways and stone lintels. The building retains most of the original layout with shippens and stalls on the ground level and large hay barn above.
The barn has the benefit of planning permission to convert into two large 4 bedroom homes. (plans available for inspection at our Lancaster office)
In addition to garaging in the centre of the main barn, outbuildings adjacent to the house provide a series of very useful areas including an excellent games room/home office with central heating, and glazed door leading onto a further terrace. These outbuildings also comprise of boiler room and fuel stores, the original stable block with three loose boxes and stone floors, upper loft area, tack room, potting shed and garage. To the rear of the main barn are four further loose boxes in a walled and fenced enclosure.
The immediate gardens around the house provide a delightful feature and comprise formal lawn and mature borders, terrace sitting areas, summer house, rose garden, vegetable garden with soft fruit canes and greenhouse, all enjoying privacy and an open sunny aspect.
The West Coast mainline connection at Lancaster offers a fast service to London Euston and Glasgow/Edinburgh, and the international airports at Manchester and Liverpool are both easily accessible
Sporting facilities in the area include shooting, fishing on the River Lune, golf at Lancaster, Morecambe and Silverdale, Sailing in the Lake District and on Morecambe Bay and a wide range of equestrian activities
Accommodation The main house dates back to the mid-17th century and retains many original features such as a fine Jacobean staircase and mullioned windows and beamed ceilings in many rooms.
Ground Floor An attractive eighteenth century Entrance Porch with seating around the original front door into entrance hall with delightful oak panel staircase and solid sandstone flagged floors.
Drawing Room
18’2 X 15’8 (5.54m X 4.78m) Mullioned windows on two sides of this delightful room looking out over the rose garden, heavy beamed ceiling, built in shelf cupboard and half stoned fire surround and hearth with open grate.
Snug
18’7 X 13’4 (5.66m X 4.06m) Mullioned windows to two sides and ornate Godin enamelled stove on tiled hearth. Useful understairs storage area.
Splendid Dining Room
18’0 X 13’8 (5.49m X 4.17m) There are mullioned windows and window seats to this very characterful room together with stone flagged floor and ceiling beams, all highlighted by a superb large stone fire surround.
Inner Hall Tiled floor and fitted book case. Door down to:
Cellar
12’2 X 12’2 (3.71m X 3.71m) Stone steps leading to traditional cellar room with stone slab shelving and central stone “cold” slab together with ample wine storage racks.
Attractive Garden Room With tiled floor. Pleasant sunny outlook to garden and French doors leading out onto a terrace with uninterrupted views over the surrounding countryside.
Cloakroom
WC & Wash hand basin.
Generous Breakfast Kitchen
17’9 X 11’8 (5.41m X 3.56m) With tiled floor and original ceiling beams, together with mullioned windows to two sides and secondary staircase. There is ample space for breakfast table and the kitchen is extremely well fitted out, with a four oven Aga and range of hand-crafted solid oak floor and wall cabinets which incorporate electric hob and oven, dishwasher, inset sink unit and topped with quality polished Lakeland slate worktops.
Adjacent to the Kitchen is a spacious separate entrance lobby with quarry tiled floor, vaulted ceiling and stable style door opening onto the courtyard. This area is fitted out with a wash hand basin and provides a very useful wet entrance area with coat space and boot storage.
First Floor
Bedroom One
20’3 X 18’7 (6.17m X 5.66m) A fine large Master Bedroom with leaded and mullioned windows to two sides including window seats overlooking the gardens and Clougha Fell. Oak beamed ceiling and twin built-in double wardrobes.
Bedroom Two
14’10 X 12’7 (4.52m X 3.84m) A good size double bedroom with two mullioned windows with windows seats, built-in wardrobes to the alcoves, central ceiling beam and pleasant rural outlook.
Bathroom Three piece white suite which provides panel bath, WC and pedestal wash basin.
Shower Room Four piece white suite providing corner shower cabinet, pedestal wash basin, bidet and WC.
Laundry Room
7’5 X 6’2 (2.26m X 1.82m) A very useful room on the first floor with Belfast sink and plumbing for washing machine.
Main landing area. Along the landing area there are mullioned windows and beamed ceilings together with built-in linen cupboards, cylinder cupboard and hanging rail.
Bedroom Three
14’7 X 12’0 (4.44m X 3.66m) A good double bedroom with range of built-in wardrobe with sliding doors, pedestal wash basin and stone mullioned windows looking out over the courtyard to the barn.
Bedroom Four
18’10 X 8’9 (5.74m X 2.67m) A generous twin bedroom with lovely old mullioned windows to three sides with leaded lights looking onto the lane and fields beyond. Beamed ceiling.
From the landing a second staircase leads onto the Second Floor, which provides for Bedrooms Five 19’8 x 16’11 (5.99m x 5.16m) and Six 19’6 x 17’3 (5.94m x 5.26m). These are two large adjoining rooms with bags of character, including exposed roof trusses. Bedroom 5 has two eaves cupboards, shelving and a washbasin with splashback and together with Bedroom 6 could form an excellent self-contained suite.
Outside From Green Lane the gated entrance opens into a large level stoned gravelled courtyard with ample parking and turning space. At the far side of the courtyard is a prominent stone built bank barn which is Grade II listed, erected in 1837 using the stone from the demolished Halton Church and retaining many of the architechtural features including dressed stone archways and stone lintels. The building retains most of the original layout with shippens and stalls on the ground level and large hay barn above.
The barn has the benefit of planning permission to convert into two large 4 bedroom homes. (plans available for inspection at our Lancaster office)
In addition to garaging in the centre of the main barn, outbuildings adjacent to the house provide a series of very useful areas including an excellent games room/home office with central heating, and glazed door leading onto a further terrace. These outbuildings also comprise of boiler room and fuel stores, the original stable block with three loose boxes and stone floors, upper loft area, tack room, potting shed and garage. To the rear of the main barn are four further loose boxes in a walled and fenced enclosure.
The immediate gardens around the house provide a delightful feature and comprise formal lawn and mature borders, terrace sitting areas, summer house, rose garden, vegetable garden with soft fruit canes and greenhouse, all enjoying privacy and an open sunny aspect.
See details for Halton Green East, Halton, Lancaster LA2 6PA when it was last marketed:
- 7th Jun 2010