Tetley, Crowle, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, DN17

Country House Restoration Opportunity

Description

Summary
Tetley Hall is a Grade II listed Country House. For the last 190 years it has been occupied as a private residence by various different families since its initial construction. It was built by the Stovin family who were previously a large land owning family on the Isle of Axholme. The property is being offered for sale providing a rare opportunity for a purchaser to acquire a well situated large residential property. The Hall could continue to be used as a family home, or alternatively the use of it could be altered either for business / leisure purposes or division into several residential properties, subject to obtaining the necessary planning consents. The property extends to 14.74 acres (5.96ha) in total.

The property used to form part of a wider estate but over time the land has been disposed of. There is a small private cemetery where a number of the Stovin family and their descendants have been buried.

The property lies set back from the public road down a private drive with views out across the garden and up the private drive. The drive forks at the front of the property with one part leading to the parking area and the other track leading to the agricultural land. The town of Scunthorpe lies approximately 9 miles to the east where there are a range of services, the M180 lies 2 miles to the south and provides access to the A1 and the wider UK motorway network. Doncaster lies to the south west and benefits from the east coast mainline with regular services to London with fast services taking 1 hour 40 minutes. Humberside airport lies 23 miles from the subject property.

The main part of the hall was constructed between 1829 – 1839 while the adjoining courtyard was built at a later point in time, likely later in the 19th century.

Opportunities to acquire such a well situated, attractive and
historic property to restore to a purchaser’s own requirements are increasingly rare.

Description

A private tree lined driveway leads to a parking and turning area on the east side of the property. house, which is of attractive red brick construction under a Welsh slate roof, has accommodation on two stories with the principal rooms facing south. The accommodation, in total extends to approximately 7,893 sq ft (733 m2), as illustrated on the floorplans. The courtyard adjoins the main house and is used as one property at present.

Whilst the property has most recently been used as a private residence it is in need of total of refurbishment as it has fallen into disrepair over the years. The property retains many original period features including feature fireplaces, ornate plaster work, cornicing and excellent woodwork with doors and shutters.

The house benefits from excellent natural light and well-proportioned rooms suitable for a variety of uses. The main features of the house include:

Large drawing room with views across the garden, ornate fire place and large sash windows allowing light to flow in to the room.

The hallway has a large elaborate arch which leads to the staircase behind which is the kitchen and courtyard.

The bedrooms on the first floor have views out across the property and are all well proportioned rooms, benefiting from a range of traditional features including fire places with
marble surrounds.

Original clocktower located above the courtyard.

Accommodation in the courtyard has exposed timber beams throughout and stone flooring providing significant character.

The property in total has 7 bedrooms of which 3 benefit from large dressing rooms. The courtyard and rooms above have been used as a self-contained annexe with its own kitchen. Purchasers could continue this arrangement and have a separate annexe or look to divide the property into individual residential properties, subject to planning permission being granted.

The property internally requires total refurbishment throughout whether it continues to be used a principal residence or whether it were to be developed and divided into apartments.

The gardens which lie principally to the south of the Hall are mainly down to lawn and lead down to an attractive pond. There is a range of shrubs and ornate trees surrounding the garden providing privacy from the neighbouring properties.

There is a log cabin adjacent to the pond which makes for a lovely entertaining area in the summer. The cabin is constructed from a timber frame with corrugated tin roofing and internally benefits from a log burner. The gardens like the house require investment and improvement so as to return them to their previous state.

To the west of the farmhouse there is a parcel of agricultural land that is currently fallow but could be laid to pasture for equestrian purposes. In addition there is a pasture paddock on the left hand side of the drive which is down to pasture that has become overgrown. In total the property extends to 14.74 acres (5.96 hectares).

Square Footage: 7,892 sq ft


Acreage: 14.74 Acres