Westside House, Marton

West Side House 

Introducing West Side House, the former vicarage to St Cuthbert's Church dating back to 1847 later extended to include the west wing and coach house in 1873. This historic grade 2 listed property was purchased in 2010 by the current owners and has since undergone a comprehensive scheme of renovation and reinvention whilst retaining its wonderful inherent period character.

The property offers an impressive 5,458 sq ft of family living accommodation over three floors with elegantly proportioned rooms and high ceilings and includes no fewer than six reception rooms, a wide sweeping staircase, a stunning breakfast kitchen with vaulted ceilings, eight bedrooms, and four bathrooms.

An exceptionally rare opportunity to acquire your own piece of local history and reside in one of the finest executive family homes on Teesside.

Coach House

The Coach House building sits adjacent to the eastern elevation of the property incorporating a single garage, workshop and store at ground floor, with attic storage above.

The vendors have advised that The Coach House had previous planning permission to convert to residential use. Prospective purchasers are advised to make their own enquiries via Middlesbrough Council.

Access

Access is via a private roadway leading from the public highway, past St Cuthbert's Church which lies to the immediate north of the property.

Gardens

The property incorporates an extensive lawned garden area to the south side of Westside House incorporating some mature trees and hedging which provide good screening and a high degree of privacy.

Paddock

To the north of the property  is a grass paddock extending to approximately 0.5 acres (stm). The paddock adjoins St Cuthbert's Church, the new vicarage, and backs onto residential properties on Columbine Close.

Historical Interest

FATAL GUN ACCIDENT NEAR MIDDLESBROUGH. A HOUSEMAID SHOT BY A CLERGYMAN'S SON.

On Saturday 1875, the housemaid, Margaret Barnett, was shot and fatally wounded in the kitchen of the vicarage in Marton village. The vicar's son, Richard Bailey, had just loaded the gun, which was a breach loading double barrel gun, when one barrel went off hitting Margaret Barnett in the left breast. The groom, called Carver was also in the kitchen at the time and had just gotten up from the table, if he had stayed at the table then he would have taken the fatal shot. Margaret staggered into the other kitchen followed by Richard, whereupon she fell to the floor dying. The Doctor was sent for but she died before he arrived. Richard had been pestering his father, the Rev Bailey, for a gun of his own and so his father borrowed one from Carl F Bolckow. On the morning of the fateful day Richard had spotted a hare in the garden and had asked Margaret to fetch the cartridges from upstairs. She stood in front of him a couple of yards away and watched him load the gun, it was just after this that the trigger was caught and the gun went off. Margaret Barnett was buried in St Cuthbert's churchyard on the 25th January 1875 after an inquest decided it was accidental.

Disclaimer 

Harvey Brooks Properties Ltd (the company). The company for itself and for the vendor(s) or lessor(s) of this property for whom it acts as agents gives notice that:
I ) the particulars are a general outline only for the guidance of intending purchasers or lessees and do not constitute an offer or contract. II) all descriptions are given in good faith and are believed to be correct, but any prospective purchasers or lessees should not rely on them as statements of fact and must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to their correctness. III) all measurements of rooms contained within these particulars should be taken as approximate and it is the responsibility of the prospective purchaser or lessee or his professional advisor to determine the exact measurements and details as required prior to the contract.(iV) none of the property’s services or service installations have been tested and are not warranted to be in working order. (V) no employee of the company has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to the property.