Bank View, Shop Lane, Cowling,

This truly outstanding, superbly appointed and imaginatively planned individual stone conversion property provides unusually spacious accommodation of exceptional merit, extending to circa 3300 sq feet of living space and certainly offering a unique opportunity whilst enjoying an enviable location on the edge of beautiful open countryside.

Standing in a delightful extensive garden and converted in accordance with a superior specification, Bank View incorporates oil fired central heating, sealed unit double glazing, character features, a security alarm, quality contemporary fittings and fixtures together with a very high standard of bespoke joinery refinements throughout - also including a magnificent individually crafted family living/dining kitchen by Dovetail - with hand painted solid wood units, granite worktops, an island unit and expensive built-in appliances.

Listed as a Grade II Building of Historic and Architectural interest, this family sized and very prestigious property is strongly recommended indeed for inspection, comprising briefly:

A living room, a sitting room and a magnificent bespoke fitted family dining/living kitchen superbly appointed with an extensive range of individually crafted solid wood hand painted units by Dovetail - including granite worktops, an island unit and expensive built-in appliances whilst bi-folding doors give access to the rear garden areas. The kitchen is open through to a family/TV room. There is also a children's room, a side entrance hall, a boot room, a cloaks/WC and a utility room. Separate self contained first floor accommodation includes a fifth bedroom, a study/sixth bedroom and a shower room. The main first floor accommodation comprises a spacious master bedroom, a dressing room with bespoke fitted furniture and a luxurious large en-suite bathroom. There are three further first floor bedrooms and a luxurious house bathroom. To the front of the house is an enclosed lawned garden. A generous private pebbled driveway provides parking/turning for vehicles. Additional tarmac hard-standing/parking. Integral garage and an integral car port. Generous terraced enclosed rear gardens enjoying a delightful degree of privacy - including a colourful wild flower banking and flagged patios providing delightful sitting out areas. Summerhouse/garden shelter with an adjoining store room. Stone out-building/workshop. To the side of the house is an unusually large area of natural lawned garden.

Surrounded by beautiful open countryside on the route of the Pennine Way, the popular rural village of Cowling is served by local amenities including a primary school, a Church, a public house, a restaurant, an off-licence/store, a park/playground, a fish and chop shop, a take-away and a modern village hall which offers a variety of community classes and events.

The nearby larger village of Cross Hills provides an increased choice of everyday shops and facilities including a doctors surgery, a dentist and South Craven Secondary School.

Railway stations are available in the nearby villages of Steeton and Cononley.

The towns of Skipton, Keighley, Colne and Ilkley are all situated within circa twenty minutes travelling distance by car whilst the business centres of West Yorkshire and East Lancashire are within comfortable daily commuting distance.

This extremely desirable home comprises in further detail:

GROUND FLOOR

LIVING ROOM
15'1" x 14'1" (maximum) with a traditional oak and sealed unit double glazed front entrance door. Stone mullioned sealed unit double glazing with a stone lintel and stone window sill. Victorian style cast iron central heating radiator. Stone flagged flooring. Recessed stone fireplace with a stone surround and a stone flagged hearth. Exposed stone work and panelling to one wall. Ceiling beams. Wall light points. Staircase to the first floor with a spindled balustrade. Built-in store cupboard under stairs. Open store place beneath the original stone staircase.

SITTING ROOM
17' x 12' with stone mullioned sealed unit double glazing including a stone window sill. Stone lintels. Victorian style cast iron central heating radiator. Recessed stone fireplace with a stone surround and a cast iron wood burning stove on a stone flagged hearth. Wall light points. Picture light point. Ceiling beams. Sealed unit double glazed French door to the front elevation.

MAGNIFICENT BESPOKE FITTED FAMILY DINING/LIVING KITCHEN
27'8" x 15'4" Superbly appointed with a range of individually crafted hand painted solid wood units by Dovetail - including cabinets, drawers, a bespoke larder cupboard and granite worktops with matching up-stands. Built-in Belfast sink. Matching large island unit including cabinets, drawers, a bookcase, a built-in sink, a granite worktop and a recess for seating to provide a breakfast/dining table. Above the island unit is a bespoke railed canopy for pans/utensils etc. whilst including pelmet lighting. The solid wood units are hand painted in slaked lime whilst the island unit is hand painted in James blue - the colours are by the Little Greene Paint Company. All worktops including the island unit are Bianco Romano Brazilian Granite. Limestone flagged flooring with underfloor heating. Bespoke wall panelling and exposed stonework. Built-in Lacanche stainless steel range providing three ovens, two drawers, four ring gas hobs, a hotplate and barbeque. Matching extractor hood system above with lighting and an over-mantle. Built-in Fisher and Paykel stainless steel finish fridge and freezer. Integrated Bosch dishwasher. Wine rack. Integrated additional Bosch freezer. Sealed unit double glazing to three sides including a stone mullion at the front and a range of bi-folding doors to the rear. Recessed LED ceiling spotlights and down-lighting. This room is open through to the:

FAMILY/TV ROOM
16'6" x 11'8" With stone mullioned sealed unit double glazing. Limestone flagged flooring with underfloor heating. Recess for a wall mounted TV. Built-in individually crafted cabinets with a display surface and display shelves above. Recessed LED ceiling spotlighting.

CHILDREN'S ROOM
11' x 10'6" With sealed unit double glazed French doors to the rear gardens. Oak flooring with underfloor heating. Range of built-in individually crafted cabinets with display surfaces and display shelves. Fitted LED ceiling spotlights.

SIDE ENTRANCE HALL
13' x 8'9" With sealed unit double glazing and matching twin French doors to front and rear elevations. Limestone flagged floor with underfloor heating. Exposed stonework to two walls. Ceiling beam.

BOOT ROOM
With limestone flagged flooring including underfloor heating. Bespoke wall panelling with cloaks rails, a high level shelf and shoe racks with seating. Individually crafted shelved store cupboard. Recessed LED ceiling spotlights. Access door to the integral car port. Staircase to the separate first floor accommodation including the fifth bedroom, the study/sixth bedroom and a shower room. Traditional partly sealed unit double glazed external door to the rear gardens.

CLOAKS/WC
With a quality contemporary white suite comprising a hand wash basin and a low suite WC with a concealed cistern. Sealed unit double glazing. Limestone flagged flooring with underfloor heating.

UTILITY ROOM
9'2" x 8'3" With a range of individually crafted solid wood hand painted units. Quartz light marble style worktop surfaces. Built-in Belfast sink with a worktop drainer. Bespoke built-in shelves and recesses for an automatic washing machine and dryer. Access door to the integral garage. Fitted wall shelves. Sealed unit double glazing. Recessed LED ceiling spotlights.

THE SEPARATE SELF CONTAINED FIRST FLOOR ACCOMMODATION INCLUDES:

LANDING
With a velux window and a wall light point.

BEDROOM FIVE
14'9" x 8'9" With sealed unit double glazing including a stone window sill. Fine open views. Column central heating radiator. Access to roof void storage.

STUDY/BEDROOM SIX
12'2" x 10'2" (plus recess) With sealed unit double glazing and a column style central heating radiator. Built-in display shelves. Access to roof void storage.

SHOWER ROOM
With a quality contemporary white suite comprising a pedestal wash basin, a low suite WC and a tiled shower cubicle including a thermostatic shower. Column central heating radiator with a chrome towel rail. Velux window. Extractor fan. Porcelain oak style flooring.

THE MAIN FIRST FLOOR ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES:

LANDING
With a spindled balustrade, two velux windows and a column central heating radiator. Built-in individually crafted cabinet unit with display shelves above.

MASTER BEDROOM
15'3 x 15' with sealed unit double glazing to two sides including a stone mullion at the front. Bespoke shutters. Fine open views. Column central heating radiator. Bespoke panelling to one wall. Wall light point and reading light points. Built-in shelved cupboard. Ceiling beams.

EN-SUITE DRESSING ROOM
9'9" x 7'8" With sealed unit double glazing and bespoke shutters. Column central heating radiator. Individually crafted built-in fitted illuminated wardrobes. Illuminated display shelves. Access through to the:

LUXURIOUS EN-SUITE BATHROOM
With a quality white suite comprising a Victorian style cast iron roll top bath on claw feet, a high suite WC and a large walk-in shower cubicle incorporating full height wall tiling, a glass screen and an overhead drench shower. Twin hand wash basins built into a light marble style quartz worktop with bespoke solid wood hand painted cabinets and drawers beneath. Matching large fitted mirror with pelmet lighting. Porcelain oak style flooring. Fitted quartz display shelves. Two velux windows. Column central heating radiator. Extractor fan. Access to roof void storage.

BEDROOM TWO
14' x 10'3" (both maximum in L-shape) With sealed unit double glazing and bespoke shutters. Open views. Column central heating radiator.

BEDROOM THREE
13'1" x 11'10" With sealed unit double glazing. Open views. Column central heating radiator. Fitted LED spotlights.

BEDROOM FOUR
14'5" x 11'1" With sealed unit double glazing and a velux window. Fine views across the rear gardens. Column central heating radiator. Ceiling beam. Fitted LED spotlights.

HOUSE BATHROOM
With a quality contemporary four piece white suite comprising a panelled bath with a quartz surround, a pedestal wash basin with a quartz splash-back, a low suite WC and a tiled shower cubicle having a thermostatic overhead drench shower. Bespoke half height wall panelling. Porcelain oak style flooring. Velux window. Column central heating radiator. Extractor fan. Shelved wall cupboard and recessed shelves/display surfaces. Recessed LED ceiling spotlight. Fitted spotlight and wall light point.

OUTSIDE
The enclosed level lawned front garden includes flowerbeds, bushes, hedging and stone boundary walling together with stone flagged pathways.

A GENEROUS PRIVATE PEBBLED DRIVEWAY
Provides parking/turning for vehicles.

ADDITIONAL TARMAC HARD-STANDING/PARKING

Stone flagged frontage/patio providing a pleasant sitting out area.

INTEGRAL GARAGE
18'2" x 12'9" With twin front entrance doors and a pedestrian side access door. Double central heating radiator. Fitted cupboards and worktop surface. Built-in cupboard under stairs. Electricity sockets. Recessed LED ceiling spotlights. Security alarm control.

INTEGRAL CAR PORT
With stone flagged flooring and recessed LED ceiling spotlighting.

STONE OUT-BUILDING/WORKSHOP
9'5" x 7' With electricity sockets, lighting and a window.

The generous terraced enclosed rear gardens enjoy a delightful degree of privacy - including a colourful wildflower banking, hawthorn bushes, an ash tree, flowerbeds, vegetable beds and a children's play area with a bark bed. There are also stone flagged patio areas providing delightful sitting out spaces.

TIMBER SUMMERHOUSE/GARDEN SHELTER
With an adjoining store room.

To the side of the house is an unusually large area of natural lawned garden - including a variety of bushes, small trees and a stone crazy paved pathway.

SERVICES Mains electricity and water are installed. Drainage is via a private treatment plant. The central heating is an oil fired system. The gas supply is propane. Mains gas is not available.

Please note we have not been able to test the equipment or installations in this property and recommend that prospective purchasers arrange for a qualified person to check any appliances before entering into any commitment.

VIEWING Strictly by arrangement with HARRISON BOOTHMAN. All potential viewers are advised to read a copy of our PRIVACY POLICY which can be found on our website. Alternatively a written copy is available on request.

Tel: Skipton 799993

Any floor plans are provided for informational and illustrative purposes only. Although we endeavour to provide truthful representation, we do not in any way warrant the accuracy of the floor plan information and the floor plan layout and measurements may contain errors and omissions. We are not liable for and do not accept any liability relating to any loss or damage suffered as a direct or indirect result of use of any information on the floor plan. The extent of the property and its boundaries are subject to verification by inspection of the title deeds.

These particulars were prepared from observation together with information supplied by the Vendor. We have not carried out a detailed professional survey.

Ref: RAH/040923

If you are thinking of selling your property HARRISON BOOTHMAN will be pleased to provide a FREE VALUATION for sale purposes.


These particulars do not constitute an offer or contract of sale.
Any prospective purchaser should satisfy themselves by inspection of the property.