The Old School House

The sale of The Old School House offers a rare opportunity to acquire a family home with a wealth of character features and a quaint separate detached cottage annexe suitable for a dependant relative, Airbnb or rental opportunity. Believed to date back to the 18th Century, the property was initially commissioned under instruction of Lady Elizabeth Hastings, the eldest surviving daughter of the 7th Earl of Huntingdon who devoted her inheritance to education and relieving poverty. As a result she set up several schools across her late Father’s Estates and whilst maintaining its rich heritage The Old School House has been lovingly restored to form a practical period home. The property is situated in the centre of Wike, close to Wike and Moorallerton golf courses, and almost midway between the village of East Keswick and the North Leeds suburb of Alwoodley. Wike is ideally placed for ease of access to the Grammar School at Leeds, Gateways at Harewood, fashionable shops and restaurants on Street Lane and with ready access into Leeds city centre.

The accommodation briefly includes an entrance hall with turned staircase to the first floor of the east wing, sitting room with full width stone fireplace and wood burning stove, ceiling beam and access through into a guest cloakroom and boiler room. A feature of the property is the stunning sitting room open to the full height of the roof with exposed beams and trusses, rustic brick fireplace with full height chimney piece and wood burning stove, minstrel galleried landing providing private access to the principal bedroom. As there are effectively two wings to The Old School House there are two fitted kitchens, one of which could be used as a utility room if preferred.

At first floor level the principal bedroom is situated in the west wing, accessed from the minstrel gallery with built in wardrobes and an en suite bathroom. The east wing provides a further three bedrooms and a house bathroom.

Situated immediately to the south of the principal dwelling is the detached cottage annexe, a charming property in its own right, with glazed entrance conservatory opening into a lovely open plan living dining kitchen with polished wood and terracotta tiled flooring, stone corner fireplace, wall and base kitchen units with split level cooker and vaulted ceiling with exposed beams and mezzanine level. There is a double bedroom with arched shuttered window and a bathroom.

Outside, the property is approached by a private tarmac driveway into a turning head and parking area for several cars, which in turn gives access to a large integral garage. There are formal gardens to the front and side with mature boundary beech hedge providing privacy and enjoying full south and west facing aspects. Immediately adjoining the gardens to the west is an enclosed paddock with stable and immediately adjacent to the Wike golf course. In all, the grounds and paddock extend to approximately 1 acre.

Marketed by: Carter Jonas, Harrogate