Starling House

STANDING IN APPROXIMATELY 1.5 ACRES OF BEAUTIFUL GARDENS AND HAVING A HUGE RIVER FRONTAGE WITH FISHING RIGHTS THIS VERY LARGE FAMILY HOME OVERLOOKS THE RIVER AND FARMLAND BEYOND AND HAS A TRULY UNIQUE AND DELIGHTFUL LOCATION.
This six/seven bedroom home is approached over a very long driveway and enjoys many interesting features. Ideal for those who long for a home with light, space and truly magical gardens. It briefly comprises, entrance hall, large living room, second sitting room/garden room, very large dining room, kitchen with adjoining breakfast room, boot room, utility room, W.C, large master bedroom with en-suite, five double bedrooms, study, nursery bedroom, house bathroom, integral double garage, folly and riverside location. NO UPPER VENDOR CHAIN. The EPC Rating is C-69.

Entrance - Beautiful polished timber door with inset glazing. Attractive door furniture gives access through to the entrance hall.

Entrance Hallway - The entrance hallway is of a particular good size, has a chandelier point, coving to the ceiling and two windows giving a lovely view over the driveway and long beautiful gardens. There is attractive Amtico flooring, spindle staircase with polished timber wall post and useful under stairs storage cupboard. A doorway from here leads through to the living room.

Living Room - This spectacular room has two very large windows providing a huge amount of natural light and super views out over the gardens and rural scene beyond. The room has an attractive fireplace of a classical design, this with a marble hearth and backcloth, incorporates a mantel and gas coal burning fire. There is a chandelier point with ceiling rose, coving to the ceiling and a timber and glazed door leads through to the garden room.

Garden Room/ Second Sitting Room - This second sitting room once again has fabulous views over the gardens courtesy of a feature arch top window and full patio doors to give direct access out to the stone flagged patio and gardens beyond. There is a high-quality ceramic flooring with under floor heating and good ceiling height. Returning to the Entrance Hallway, twin doors give access through to:

Dining Room - This beautiful room has a fabulous broad bay window, which gives a stunning view down the driveway with the gardens and mature trees playing an important role. There is a further window to the side, attractive coving to the ceiling, feature fireplace with marble hearth and backcloth high quality fireplace and all for decorative purposes. There is a central chandelier point, doorway from the dining room and also from the hallway leads through to the good-sized breakfast kitchen.

Breakfast Kitchen - This large breakfast kitchen has delightful breakfast area with twin glazed doors giving direct access out to a delightful sitting area, which in turn gives a lovely view out on the gardens and beyond. The kitchen has ceramic tiled flooring, good ceiling height (some of which is glazed), there is inset spotlighting, a comprehensive range of high quality units to be found at both the high and low level, with a large amount of work surfaces and decorative tiled splashbacks, inbuilt stainless steel glazed fronted oven with five ring gas hob with extractor fan over, American style fridge freezer housing point with plumbing, and high quality sink with mixer tap over, there is also an integrated dish washer. Doorway leads through to the utility room.

Utility Room - Has plumbing for automatic washing machine and space for a dryer, ceramic tiled flooring, tiling to the half-height, high level cupboards, ceiling light point and door to good size pantry style store. From the utility room opening leads through to the boot room.

Boot Room - This which also doubles as a secondary entrance hall to the side, has a stable door with the upper proportions been glazed, large cloak / boot cupboards, ceramic tiled flooring, and ceiling light point. Doorway gives access to the downstairs W.C./Bathroom.

Downstairs W.C./Bathroom - This very large room has ceramic tile flooring, ceramic tiling to the full ceiling height, extractor fan, pedestal wash hand basin, low level W/C and bath with mixer tap/ shower attachment over. From the boot room, a door leads through to a large integral garage- details of which will follow.

Staircase/First Floor Landing - From the entrance hall, a staircase rises to the first-floor landing. The first-floor landing is presented to a high standard and has three chandelier points, loft access point and there is a window giving a pleasant view over the gardens. Doorway leads through to bedroom one.

Bedroom One - This very large double room has enchanting views out over the gardens and rural scene beyond; there are two windows in particular overlooking the garden with the properties potting shed and folly in the distance. Bedroom has two chandelier points with roses, coving to the ceiling, a feature fireplace (for decorative purposes) and is decorated to a high standard. The En-Suite is beautifully finished with a three-piece suite in white which comprises of large shower with Mira Sport fittings and curved glazed door, consisting of a W/C, vanity unit with inset wash hand basin, illuminated mirrors over, spot lighting, coving, ceramic tiled flooring, and ceramic tiling to the full ceiling height. (Please note bedroom 7 which joins is an ideal nursery room, this due to the configuration of the room could very easily be cooperated as a dressing room by moving the door from bedroom one a little further into the hallway).

Bedroom Two - Wonderful double room with a super view down the long driveway and overlooking the river and gardens beyond. There is a picture rail and central ceiling light point, the room is decorated to a very high standard.

Bedroom Three - Wonderful double room with a super view down the long driveway and overlooking the river and gardens beyond, there is a picture rail and central ceiling light point. The room is decorated to a very high standard.

Bedroom Four - Enjoying a similar view and once again being a good-sized room, with display shelving and inbuilt cupboard.

Bedroom Five - A good-sized room with a super view out to the side overlooking the pond, lawn, river, and fields beyond.

Bedroom Six/ Study - This room has a lovely view out over on the gardens, with a good-sized storage cupboard and spot lighting to the ceiling.

Bedroom Seven - Currently used a hobby room, this as previously being mentioned could be used as a nursery bedroom or indeed as a dressing room serving the main bedroom.

House Bathroom - This house bathroom has enormous proportions and is beautifully fitted, it has a multi- jet whirl pool Jacuzzi bath, low level W/C, fixed glazed screen, Jacuzzi shower with high quality fittings, vanity unit with marble surface inset wash hand basin, with back cloth display, display shelving, storage cupboard and draws, inset spotlighting to the ceiling, ceramic tiled flooring with under floor heating, window giving a large amount of natural light and all is beautifully complimented with high quality tiling to the walls.

Outside - In a truly amazing location, Starling house has an exceptionally long tarmac added driveway leading through beautiful mature gardens, in total the home stands in approaching 1.5 acres and has a fabulous river side garden over which the property has fishing rights, the broad gently meandering by river is a delight in itself. At the other side of the river there is simply farmland and fields and woodland beyond. When viewing Starling House please provide enough time to wander throughout the gardens and enjoy the many features, beautiful mature plants and shrubbery, delightful mixture of trees, well-manicured lawns, stone flagged patios, pond, and the properties hand-built folly, with other features including a potting shed and a sitting area next to the river. The home enjoys an incredible degree of privacy. Broad timber gate gives access to the home within delightful stone walling finished with wrought iron railing to the top. It should be noted that the driveway is illuminated and also covered by cameras and has power cabling installed to facilitate an automatic gate if so desired. The property is positioned adjacent to the delightful stone arched bridge which crosses the river, and the road then leads up to the beautiful countryside, including the Pennine Trial giving delightful access whether by horse, bicycle, or foot to Dunford Bridge or to Penistone with the many amenities there. The landscaping which has taken place within the gardens and grounds is quite simply amazing, there is a delightful pagoda walk, which again has a lovely setting next to the river side. The wildlife at the time of this brochure was created is quite simply amazing, with a number of birds, and ducks being present in the gardens and grounds and also on the riverbank.

Driveway - Is particularly long as previously mentioned and has a very large reception area to the front of the house, it also continues down the side and to the rear and gives access to the integral double garage. This double garage is of a very good size, it has a personal door to access to accommodation and also a personal door directly out to the gardens. There are windows to two sides, high ceiling height, and is fitted with power, light, and water, and has a high specification automatically operated door itself having a personal door to the centre. There is the properties recently installed gas fire central heating boiler, with high pressured water tank system located nearby.

Vendor Notes - Recently installed gas fire central heating boiler with high pressured water tank system near by.



Marketed by: Simon Blyth, Penistone