Bradford Manor Bradford Devon is for sale with an estate of around 13 acres

Placed: 28/11/17
Region: United Kingdom
Category: Real Estate


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Property type: House, Number of bedrooms: 6

Offers over £1,950,000 are invited for Bradford Manor, Bradford, Devon. A substantial 6500 sq ft Manor House built in the 1860's with the most attractive dressed mellow local stone under a slate roof. Situated in the heart of rural Devon this is an opportunity to acquire this beautiful titled Victorian Manor of elegant proportions.
The buyer will inherit the title Lord and Lady of Bradford to use world wide.

You are welcome to email vendor direct for more details and information.

Bradford Manor is set in approximately 13 acres including its two acre gardens. Victorian walled kitchen garden with large green house, open fronted carriage barn, Coach house, garaging, extensive large stone and slate barns all with concrete floors, around 14000 sq ft internal floor space around a central courtyard. Mature woodlands, paddock, field, old estate ancient stoned lanes and potential building plots. Sporting rights include Riparian owner of approximately 800 yards of single and double bank fishing on the nearby river Torridge with salmon and trout in season.

Bradford Manor internally is approximately 6500 sq ft comprising 25 rooms including six bedrooms (two en-suite), house bathroom, playloft, kitchen, pantry, pump room, sitting room, sun room, drawing room, dining room, library, boot room, utility room, two cloakrooms and three basement rooms including a retro cinema. Bradford Manor is a Doomsday recorded Manor with the original house dating back to the 11th century. This manor house was damaged by fire in 1770 and subsequently demolished to make way to build the current Bradford Manor in the 1860’s by the famous engineering and industrious English family. At that time it was an 1100 acre estate with 5 farms and 3 workers cottages which make up the current hamlet around Bradford Manor.

As property of this historic importance and quality along with the internationally recognised prestigious title, Lord and Lady of Bradford, rarely become available.

This exceptional property has been updated and restored with a great deal attention to historic detail retaining its historic Victorian charm.

Each room has been sympathetically refurbished in keeping with its age and style with particular quality in its recent library, kitchen and master bedroom en-suite bathroom.

Bradford Manor has many of its original features including fireplaces, panelled doors, sash windows, plaster covings and servants bell system from when the once large country estate had many workers and servants.

Bradford Manor is L shaped and has painted rendering to west side and some of the north side. The west wing used to be the servant quarters. The stone barns have historical planning consent passed to convert to nine houses. The large concreted courtyard is approximately 137' 10'' x 88' 7'' (42m x 27m) which could be used for a multitude of purposes. There is garaging for over 30 cars, or stabling for many horses. On the borders of the estate is a former piggery with rear lane access and in a small paddock with the substantial concrete bases still intact. This has far reaching views and would make a fantastic location for two holiday lodges subject to the necessary planning consents.

The Estate lane to the rear and east gives access to the Old Threshing barn, Tractor barn, large lean to wood storage barn, Field, Woods, River and the Paddock with its former piggery, the concrete bases are still in situ with wonderful far reaching countryside views, ideal for two holiday lodges (subject to the necessary planning consents). Grazing meadows are fenced and well cared for. Further down the stoned lane passing by the Church, over a bridged stream, is the gate for access on foot or with vehicles, the private mature woods on another stoned roadway. Access to the river Torridge is also down the lane and through adjoining fields and river side meadows to enjoy the sporting rights included. The whole extends to approximately 13 acres (5.228 hectares). Offers over £1,950,000 are invited. There is no upward chain which is a great help to the buyer. The regularly estate classic Land Rovers and vintage tractor are included. Most of the furniture and all curtains and blinds are included so it can be a second home or holiday home quite easily for the buyer.