Bright Street, North Wingfield, S42

A beautifully restored Grade II listed home of character and substance, extending to over 2,100 sq ft, set behind electric gates within the historic Elm Farm

Featured property on the BBC programme "Restoration Home"

Set behind electric gates and forming the historic rear portion of Elm Farm, The Lodge is a beautifully restored Grade II listed home extending to over 2,100 sq ft. Joined to the principal front house, The Manor, it offers a rare combination of period character, generous accommodation and real individuality.

Believed to date from around 1720, The Lodge formed the more informal rear half of Elm Farm, historically associated with the service side of the house, including the original kitchen accommodation. It is also understood to have been known locally as the Shooting Lodge, where gentlemen would gather before a day’s shooting. Today, it provides a distinctive and atmospheric home, blending original features with carefully considered modern updating.

The property was also featured on the BBC programme Restoration Home, reflecting both its heritage and the care taken in its restoration.

Key Features

- Grade II listed period home
- Part of the historic Elm Farm
- Joined to the principal front house, The Manor
- Over 2,100 sq ft of internal accommodation
- Electric gated access
- Four double bedrooms
- Two en suites plus additional shower room
- Bespoke oak kitchen with granite worktops
- Characterful sitting room with stone inglenook fireplace and log-burning stove
- Detached stone-built workshop/outbuilding
- Generous garden and parking
- Featured on BBC Restoration Home

Accommodation

The Lodge offers spacious and well-balanced accommodation arranged over three floors.

The ground floor centres around an impressive sitting room with oak flooring, exposed oak beams and a substantial stone-built inglenook fireplace with inset log-burning stove. The kitchen/dining room is particularly well proportioned and fitted with a bespoke solid oak in-frame kitchen, granite work surfaces and integrated appliances including a Rangemaster cooker. Off the kitchen is an inner lobby giving access to a utility room and separate WC.

To the first floor are three double bedrooms. One bedroom benefits from an en suite shower room and adjoining wardrobe area, while a contemporary shower room serves the remaining bedrooms on this floor.

The second floor is dedicated to the principal suite, creating a particularly impressive private space with exposed A-frame oak timbers, a generous bedroom, dressing room and spacious en suite bathroom with freestanding bath and separate shower.

Character and History

The house retains a great deal of original character, including exposed beams, stone mullion windows and thick masonry walls, all of which contribute to its strong sense of age and authenticity.

As part of Elm Farm’s historic arrangement, The Lodge is understood to have formed the more informal rear section of the property, linked to domestic service and kitchen use, and later associated with use as a Shooting Lodge. This heritage gives the house a story and atmosphere that is difficult to replicate in more conventional homes.

Outside

The property is approached via a private road leading to electric gates serving the two dwellings within Elm Farm. Beyond the gates is a gravel driveway providing ample parking together with a generous garden arrangement including seating areas, lawn and planted sections.

There is also a detached stone-built workshop with power, lighting and water, offering useful flexibility for storage, hobbies or home working, subject where necessary to any required consents.

A small communal contribution is payable towards maintenance of the shared entrance gates.

There is the option of purchasing an extra plot of land that had planning (now lapsed)for a stone built 2 bed cottage – details available on request.

Location

North Wingfield is a well-served village in North East Derbyshire, offering a range of day-to-day amenities including shops, pubs, schooling and convenient road links. Clay Cross, Chesterfield and Alfreton are all within easy reach, as are the A61, A617 and Junction 29 of the M1, making the property well placed for commuting and wider travel.

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