BOROUGHBRIDGE Hall is a remarkable property – and not only for being a substantial country house and wonderful family home.
Occupying a prominent position on the historic cobbled square of the town after which it is named, Boroughbridge Hall is surrounded by its own extensive gardens, riverside grounds and paddocks.
The grade II listed house itself dates back to the late 17th century, during the short reign of King James II, with
the front porch added in 1830 and the property being remodelled in 1947 to reduce its height from three storeys to two.
Many fine architectural features remain, including tall sash windows and bays, wall panelling, architraves, cornicing, fireplaces, panelled doors, cast iron column radiators and a superb rebuilt oak staircase faithfully following a seventeenth century design.
Such is the status of Boroughbridge Hall that the current owner recently granted the reigning British monarch use of its grounds for ceremonial purposes.
Briefly, the accommodation – which extends to nearly 6,600sq.ft in all, comprises a beautifully-proportioned double aspect drawing room with a handsome fireplace and panelling; dining room and sitting room connected via double doors to create a 37ft living/entertaining space which is home to three tall windows and a fireplace in the dining room and a large wood-burning stove and an original floor-to-ceiling bay that opens to the gardens in the sitting room; a kitchen with central island unit, an Aga, double Butler sink and granite worktops; a bespoke oak-framed orangery with ample space for a family-sized dining table and seating area; utility room; walk-in pantry and boot room.
Two pairs of French doors open from the orangery onto the garden terrace.
The eastern wing continues to the family room and garden room beyond, currently used as a gym.
Two staircases – including the oak Jacobean-style staircase in the reception hall which rises past a magnificent 30-pane window on the half landing – lead to the upstairs accommodation.
This includes the family bathroom, master bedroom with a bespoke dressing room and a large bathroom, and three further double bedrooms. On the second floor is the fifth bedroom suite with Velux windows and an en-suite shower room plus dressing area with eaves storage. Beyond this is a door to a substantial void space in the roof trusses which offers potential for development.
Two grand stone pillars welcome you to Boroughbridge Hall up a gravelled drive that continues past a pond to the front of the house encircling a central lawn of clipped box hedging and rose.
Beyond, sweeping lawns and sculpted box hedging are framed by a strip of well-established woodland concealing the town beyond. There is also vehicular access to the three fenced paddocks with their scattering of mature trees.
To the rear of the house is a parking area and garage as well as a purpose-built studio/office and separate
shower room attached to the garage block with planning permission to extend it into the open barn behind.
Attractive part-walled gardens with sweeping lawns and deep herbaceous borders lie adjacent to the eastern
wing of the house together with a south-facing greenhouse and potting shed. There is also an all-weather tennis court, two open barns and two secure stores.
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The grounds – which extend to 8.5 acres in all – arc around the property following the confluence of the rivers Tuff and Ure, forming a delightful walkway flanked by native English woodland.
Boroughbridge Hall benefits from riparian rights and has some 100 yards of fishing rights on the riverbank of the Ure. It lies roughly seven miles from Ripon and 11 miles from Harrogate, and is on the market at a guide price of £3m.
For more information or to arrange a viewing, please contact Croft Residential on 01904 238222.
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