Stonegate House, Low Bentham, LA2 7DS

A truly charismatic Grade II Listed village property

Situated in a central village location, yet set back off the main thoroughfare, Stonegate House is a striking property from the outside, but wait until you see inside!

Being Grade II Listed, the property is bursting with original period features (ceiling beams, exposed floor boards, decorative tiled floor, deep skirtings, six panelled doors, entrance door with coloured glass, decorative plasterwork, wood staircase and mullion windows etc.). Four distinct architectural periods have formed the property as it is today; the original house is Jacobean, dating back to 1609 and reputedly the first dwelling in Bentham. During the Georgian era, the facade was altered with the addition of two large bays; the entrance door is central to the windows with a covered slate porch. In the late 1800's, the Jubilee Tower, a three storey extension was built with a garden room on the third floor, to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. Finally, the property was extended again in the early 1970's and run as a successful restaurant with rooms.

Spacious and versatile (gross internal measurement of 3299 sq ft [306.5 sq m]) with a wonderful, eclectic combination of styles, the property has been a private dwelling since the late 20th Century and the impressive, atmospheric and immensely stylish interiors inspired by the current owners' love of Morocco (along with a Mediterranean kitchen and shower room) have featured in many publications including the Sunday Times, the Telegraph, Extraordinary Interiors as well as being showcased on Instagram (@kasbahkate)

Let us take you on a tour...

Come on in through the covered entrance and into the hall with understairs cupboard. Off here, is a snug with large bay, painted floorboards, shelved recessed arch and wood burning stove.
The hall is open to the breakfast room with built-in cupboards to one wall and two skylight windows.

The dining room with recessed arch and large bay, leads in to a fabulous sociable space with the sitting room being open to the kitchen. The contemporary sitting room has windows and doors out to the courtyard and fitted shelving. A couple of steps lead up to the kitchen, which also has a glazed door out to the courtyard. There is a breakfast bar, pot sink with stone slab, decorative tiled worktops, undercounter space and plumbing for a washing machine and dishwasher, as well as space for a tumble drier, inset shelving and a two oven Aga set in Moroccan tiles.

A staircase leads to the first floor main landing with a useful store cupboard, arch, picture window and has three double bedrooms off. Bedrooms 2 and 3 both have walk-in wardrobes and the generous dual aspect principal bedroom has an Adam style marble fireplace and hearth, built-in wardrobes to one wall and windows to the other.

Double opening doors lead into the stunning four piece house bathroom with marble effect walls and floor, free standing bath with shower attachment, two Art Deco style wash basins and bespoke solid brass fittings.

Off the second landing there is a linen cupboard, shower room with 'pebbled' walls and floor, nickel fittings and a vanity washbasin set on a tiled console and bedroom 4 with wall panelling and ladder access to the Tower Room, which leads out to the tiered rear garden with glazed doors and 'crowned' with a four-sided window with leaded and coloured panes - this could be an occasional bedroom but is the perfect spot for a studio/hobby room.

Outside space

Set within grounds of c. 0.37 acres (0.15 hectares) there is a large gravel parking area for several vehicles to the front of the property.

Also to the front, is a landscaped garden with two circular seating terraces formed with setts, a wooden pergola covered with wisteria and planted beds, filled with an array of lovely shrubs, trees and ground covering plants.

To the side and with access from the kitchen and sitting room, is a private gated flagged courtyard under a beautiful copper beech canopy with stone steps leading to an informal garden.
A tiered, landscaped garden is situated to the rear with various seating areas from which to enjoy the south easterly/north westerly panoramic views across roof tops towards the fells (the decked terrace is a real sun trap). There are mature planted beds, paths and a timber bridge with pergola leading from the Tower Room.