BRIDGE HOUSERichmond, North Yorkshire

BRIDGE HOUSE15 BRIDGE STREET, RICHMOND, NORTH YORKSHIRE, DL10 4RW

A HANDSOME GRADE II* LISTED, SEVEN BEDROOMED HOME IN

THE HEART OF RICHMOND WITH MANY PERIOD FEATURES, GATED

PARKING AND THE OPTION TO PURCHASE AN ADJOINING TWO

BED COTTAGE BY SEPARATE NEGOTIATION.

AccommodationReception Hall • Sitting Room • Dining Room • Study • Morning Room

Kitchen • Utility Room & Store • Walk-in Pantry • Seven Bedrooms including Two En-Suite Bedrooms • House Bathroom • Cloakroom • Cellar

ExternallyCourtyard • Gated Parking • Elevated Garden

15 High Street, Leyburn, North Yorkshire, DL8 5AQTel : 01969 600120

www.gscgrays.co.ukleyburn@gscgrays.co.uk

Off ices also at :

Alnwick Tel : 01665 568310

Barnard CastleTel : 01833 637000

Chester-le-StreetTel : 0191 303 9540

Hamsterley Tel : 01388 487000

Stokesley Tel : 01642 710742

Bridge HouseBridge House is a handsome period home in the centre of Richmond. This fine Grade II* Listed building has many period features including a magnificent staircase which rises through four floors with a turned and gadrooned baluster to each tread, lit by a long stair light window, flagged floors, ornate fireplaces, shuttered windows, window seats and some fine plasterwork to name a few. The property has seven bedrooms, two of which are en-suite, a house bathroom and cloakroom. A particularly nice feature is the master bedroom suite on the first floor, with a lobby area opening to an outside terrace with views over the Richmond rooftops

towards the River Swale. In addition to the main house, there is an option to purchase Groom’s Cottage, a further adjoining two bedroomed cottage, by separate negotiation.

Situation & AmenitiesBridge House is in the heart of Richmond within walking distance of a good range of amenities in the cobbled market square including national and local retailers, cafés, restaurants as well as a traditional weekly market. There are educational opportunities at both primary and secondary level within the town itself.

Richmond is well placed for travelling in the region with the A1(M) access point at Scotch Corner close by, soon to be the home to a Designer Outlet Village including a wide range of high end retailers, cafes and restaurants. The East Coast Mainline is available from Darlington and Northallerton, and Durham Tees Valley and Leeds Bradford Airports are both within easy reach.

A1 (M)/Scotch Corner 5 miles, Darlington 14 miles, Northallerton 17 miles, Harrogate 43 miles, York 47 miles, Newcastle 48 miles.

AccommodationStone steps lead to the main front door which opens to a grand reception hall with the magnificent staircase rising through all four floors. From here, there is access to the two principal reception rooms, study and cloakroom. The sitting room is a formal room with a carved fire surround with marble inset and open grate, this room has the most ornate coving of all. The dining room, with its butler’s pantry off, has a fire surround with an open grate and ornate coving. The study has a fire surround with open grate. The cloakroom is equipped with a modern step in shower, bracket wash hand basin and low level wc.

Proceeding to the lower ground floor, many of the floors in this area are the original stone flags. The main hall area provides access to the morning room, kitchen, and some functional rooms including a walk-in pantry, utility & store, cellar and an under-stairs cupboard. The kitchen is fitted with a range of modern wall and floor cupboards with granite work surfaces with integrated fridge and dishwasher. A gas fired four oven Aga is set to a recess with a wooden lintel above. From here, a door opens to the courtyard area. The morning room has a window to the front elevation, stone fire surround with a log burner and a porch with door opening to the front street. The utility room has a sink unit and is plumbed for a washing machine, a dividing wall opens to a useful store.

Continuing back up the grand staircase to the first-floor landing, there is access to four bedrooms including the master suite with lovely views over the rooftops of Richmond, from here a small lobby area leads to an en-suite bathroom and out onto an elevated patio terrace, which continues to a small walled garden area with excellent views and steps which return to the ground floor courtyard. The remaining bedrooms on this floor all have shuttered windows, window seats and fireplaces.

The top floor has a further three bedrooms and the house bathroom which is fitted with a modern suite with freestanding roll top bath, step in shower cubicle, pedestal wash hand basin and low level wc. One of the bedrooms also has an en-suite shower room.

Groom’s CottageGrooms Cottage has a living room with a wood burner, kitchen with fitted wall and floor cupboards, two bedrooms and a bathroom with a white suite comprising panel bath, pedestal wash hand basin and low level wc.

ExternallyDouble wrought iron gates provide vehicle access from Bridge Street between the main house and Groom’s Cottage into a stone flagged courtyard. Stone steps rise to a small garden area with superb views over the rooftops of Richmond and towards the River Swale. The garden comprises lawn with flower bed borders and a flagged terrace which provides access into the lobby area of the master bedroom suite on the first floor.

ServicesThe property is served by gas fired central heating.

TenureThe property is offered Freehold with Vacant Possession upon Completion.

Local Authority and Council TaxRichmondshire District Council – 01748 829100. The property is banded E.

ViewingsStrictly by appointment only via the Agents GSC Grays tel: 01969 600120

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Particulars written: August 2018Photographs taken: August 2018

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