A fine Grade II listed Georgian house with fine southerly views across the river and meadows towards Bakewell and its historic bridge.
Detached House -
Offered for sale for the first time on the open market since June 1933 Burre House is an important Grade II listed residence offering excellent family accommodation over three floors and with the benefit of a field, stabling and garaging with further potential. The house is approached through a fine pair of listed stone gate posts leading to a tree-lined tarmac drive which then splits to the front and rear of the house with hard standing for a large number of cars.
Ground floor: Steps lead up to the front door which opens into a gracious hallway with original tiled floor and staircase to the first floor. The double drawing room faces south, has two full length windows, one being a wide bay with lovely views over the front garden and beyond and there is a particularly fine Italian marble fireplace similar to one found at Sandringham House. The dining room is of good proportions, also with a wide bay window and attractive Mandale fossilised stone fireplace. The billiard room is accessed off the inner hall, also faces south and features a fine Ashford Marble fireplace. To the rear of the house is the kitchen/breakfast room with fitted low level units and a four oven gas fired AGA. Leading off the kitchen is a rear hallway and back door, the utility/boiler room and then the butler’s pantry and a cloakroom.
Accessed from the rear of the house is the large original kitchen which is currently used for storage and has a further room to the first floor also used for storage but would make a good office, a lobby off this gives access to extensive cellars comprising five rooms.
First floor: To the front is the large master bedroom with wide bay window and fireplace, adjacent is a single bedroom currently used as a study. There is a further large double bedroom to the front and a third to the side/rear. To the rear is a well fitted bathroom and opposite is a shower room with an original ‘Shanks’ thunderbox W.C. Off the landing is a door into an airing cupboard and a further door to the rear staircase.
Second floor: Historically part of this floor was used as a self-contained flat with access by means of the rear staircase. It offers two large bedrooms and a single bedroom to the front all with wonderful views towards Bakewell Bridge. To the side/rear is a further potential double bedroom currently used for storage however it was in the recent past a kitchen. There is a further double bedroom to the rear and a family bathroom with roll top bath.
Stable block: This was purpose built for the house in 1898 and is situated to the rear of the house, the stable block has a large original tack room with tiled floor, working fireplace and large glass fronted fitted cupboards for housing tack. There is a large stable with three original stalls and a further large loose box.
Adjacent is a further large loose box.
Garage block (former coach house): To the ground floor are two large single garages, one of which leads into a good sized workshop with steps leading up to the first floor where there are three interconnecting rooms offering great potential. There are two further large single garages.
Grounds and gardens: At the front of the house are beautifully manicured lawns edged by some wonderful, mature specimen trees and shrubs, to one side is a timber construction gazebo. To the rear of the house the gardens rise up the hill and are mainly laid to lawn interspersed with well stocked borders including a lovely rose garden under the brick garden wall. A pathway leads to the top of the garden where there are two dilapidated brick sheds and a further range of buildings including a fine potting shed. The gardens and grounds extend to approximately 2.4 acres. A gateway leads to a field extending to approx. 1.5 acres. In all the grounds, gardens and field extend to approximately 3.9 acres.
