4 bedroom house for sale

Outstanding Georgian house and annexe with delightful gardens, situated just outside Beverley.

Cowthorpe House is a handsome double-fronted family house that dates from the early to mid-eighteenth century. It has been elegantly extended and renovated in recent years and features a stand-out kitchen/dining/living room that connects to the landscaped gardens. Original features have been restored and, where absent, replacements sourced and craftsmen employed in a determination by the owner to be faithful to the property’s heritage. The property borders the Grade I listed village church on one side and open fields on the other, with far reaching views across open countryside from the first floor. Leconfield is a rural but accessible East Riding village, situated between York and Hull, and some five minutes’ drive from the wonderful market town of Beverley.

2 reception rooms, study, kitchen/dining/living room, utility/boot room, cloakroom/wc, staircase hall
Principal bedroom suite and bedroom suite 2 both with large en suite shower rooms, 2 further bedrooms, house bathroom
2-storey annexe offering potential for 5th bedroom
Double garage, secure driveway, shed, landscaped gardens and grounds
In all 0.7 acres

Potential to purchase fully furnished by separate negotiation

Additional Information - This brick-built Georgian house displays some fine period features including elegant 16-pane sash windows and sliding sash windows, window seats, panelled doors with brass door furniture, elegant architraves, cornicing, dado and deep skirting, fireplaces on both floors, a coffered ceiling and a sweeping staircase with a spiral volute.

Comprehensively and sensitively renovated in the last 18 months, the house is now equipped with a low energy lighting system incorporating brushed nickel and dimmable downlights and enhanced by bespoke built-in cabinetry on both floors. There are new fitted carpets, underfloor heating throughout the ground floor and traditional column radiators on the first floor. Plantation shutters enhance the windows and every room has been decorated using an early Georgian colour palette by Farrow & Ball.

A handsome stable door opens to a limestone floor that continues from the sitting room, with wood-burning stove, through to the kitchen/dining/living room, a 48 ft family space at the heart of the home that projects into the garden. The extension is double-height with exposed roof trusses, has four skylights fitted with integrated rain sensors, and is illuminated by large windows and two pairs of French doors that open onto the garden terrace. The handmade fitted kitchen includes an island unit with breakfast bar, granite and silestone work surfaces, a re-enamelled 2-oven gas Aga with electric companion, a larder cupboard, integrated appliances that include a fridge, freezer and wine fridge, and the original bread oven re-purposed for wine storage. The dining area features a hand-crafted dresser unit with integrated cocktail bar and mellow oak floorboards that continue into the living area. The formal drawing room is an elegant and well-proportioned room with a window seat below a 16-pane window and recessed arches flanking a handsome fireplace housing a wood-burning stove. Across the hallway lies the study, also with arched alcoves and a 16-pane window. Supporting the kitchen is a newly fitted utility room with Shaw’s Butler sink and Perrin and Rowe antique brass taps, silestone work surface and Siemens appliances. The adjacent cloakroom has a Lefroy Brooks sink and nickel taps.

On the first floor, the principal bedroom suite with its west facing 16-pane window and window seat, has a newly fitted boucle carpet, recessed cupboards, a built-in wardrobe and large three-piece en suite bathroom with skylight, walk-in Aqualisa digital shower, vanity unit and heated towel rail. The second bedroom suite provides options to be the principal bedroom. It is double aspect with glorious views, has a cast-iron bedroom fireplace and hatch with dropdown ladder giving access to a fully fitted-out loft storage area with sockets and light. Its en suite bathroom is illuminated by a window and skylight, has Travertine tiling and Duravit fittings. There are two further double bedrooms, one with a pretty bedroom fireplace, served by a house bathroom with Burlington fittings, a vanity unit, shower, bath and heated towel rail.

Annexe
The two-storey annexe is a versatile space totalling nearly 800 sq ft with an independent central heating system including a gas-fired boiler housed in the garage. The ground floor room has west facing windows and French doors opening onto the garden. An internal staircase rises to the first floor room which extends 35 ft, has five skylights, a west facing Juliet balcony and a modern fitted bathroom with wc. This room has been fitted out as an office/library and is a versatile space with radiators, TV aerial and satellite. With minor development, it could be re-purposed into a one bedroom self-contained guest annexe.

Outside - Striking electric wrought-iron gates with an intercom and separate garden gate, both within a high brick boundary wall, open to the block-paved driveway, a generous space providing ample parking and turning areas in front of the garage. The detached garage block was constructed in 2011 of brick with a steeply pitched slate roof and incorporates both the garage and annexe. The double garage has power, light, plumbing and two electric up-and-over doors.

The formal landscaped garden was designed by Andy Karavics, previously the Head Gardener at Scampston Hall. It is largely enclosed by a high brick wall adorned with colourful climbers and its western perimeter borders the village church. Abutting the kitchen/dining/living room is a generous York stone terrace sheltered by clipped box hedging, providing an ideal space for al fresco dining. On the western side of the house, a formally laid-out garden comprises a manicured lawn framed by a high clipped yew hedge and boundary wall, edged on three sides with colourful beds. The gardens continue beyond, with expanses of lawn shaped by beds and hedges and scattered with a variety of trees and shrubs. In addition, there is a walkway through a small copse, a bug hotel, an orchard with apple and plum trees as well as an espalier pear, three raised beds, a utility area with compost and a timber shed with mains water, electricity and a gardener’s sink. Electric points are in place for garden lighting and there are outside taps and rainwater harvesting. From Arram Road, there are four points of access into the property.

Environs - Beverley 3 miles, Hull 12 miles, Yorkshire coast 15 miles, York 28 miles

Leconfield straddles the A164 Beverley to Driffield road. It is a thriving village with a primary school, church, playing fields and a village hall providing a focal point for recreational/community events. The village is rural but accessible with a regular bus service to Beverley. The Yorkshire coast can be reached in 20 minutes, Hull in 25 minutes, the M62 in 40 minutes and the city of York in 45 minutes. The Pipe & Glass is a Michelin-starred restaurant located some five miles away. Good local state school options are within easy reach as are independent schools in Pocklington, Hull and York.

The neighbouring market town of Beverley, known as the jewel of East Yorkshire, has defensive walls, a 15th century gate, cobbled lanes, elegant terraces, a medieval Minster and a range of shops, café-bars and restaurants including national brands and independent traders. Beverley Railway Station provides a service to London Kings Cross in around three hours (with an even faster service from Brough Railway Station, 15 miles away). Alongside the town are the common pastures of the Westwood, the racecourse and a private golf club.

General - Tenure: Freehold
EPC Rating: Exempt as Grade II listed
Council Tax Band: F
Services & Systems: All mains services. Gas central heating. Underfloor heating throughout the ground floor – zoned by room. Fibre broadband ‘lightning fast’.
Fixtures & Fittings: Only those mentioned in these sales particulars are included in the sale. All others, such as fitted carpets, curtains, light fittings, garden ornaments etc., are specifically excluded but may be made available by separate negotiation.
Local Authority: East Riding of Yorkshire Directions: Follow Arram Road all the way round from Main Street and Cowthorpe House can be found on the left hand side, after the church.
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Photographs, particulars and showreel: November 2024
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