B2016 - Vacant Huddersfield mansion

Yorkshire HD3

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Vacant property - Grade 1 listed 5 reception mansion in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Set in 7 acres of private gated land, which includes formal gardens and terraces, with sweeping drives which were designed for horse and carriage. The house itself has servants quarters including an attic and keeping cellar. The main house has a furnished drawing room, furnished conservatory/sun lounge with bar, billiard room with full-size snooker table with a large furnished inglenook fireplace, a furnished library/study, a dining room with a large oak table that seats up to 24 people, the old butlers pantry and a large vault. A large kitchen with 4 door agar and modern facilities with a utility room. The property also includes two other vacant houses, a one-bed coach house and a 3 bed cottage. Outbuildings include an original stable building in a courtyard with a covered yard and two huge derelict outbuildings on the grounds which were previously used for fire engines and large vehicles used in wartime. Outside includes a field and an area used for car parking which will host 80+ cars. There is a large area that previously was a tennis lawn and will hold 2 large tipis easily or a large marquee. The house was built in arts and craft style by the Architect Edgar Wood in 1901 and has many of its original features, including large stone fireplaces and oak panelled walls. Although built in the Victorian era, the house has more of a medieval/gothic feel to it.