Ten-bed home on the market
DID you struggle to find a bed for some of your overnight guests and family over Christmas?
If so, this ‘grand old lady of a house’ could be just what you need.
Fern Cliff in Heaton Moor might just be the biggest house currently on the market in Greater Manchester – and is unlike any other.
Now it could be yours for a cool £1,475,000.
Stretching an enormous 6,997 sq ft and boasting 10 bedrooms, it’s something you’d expect from a palace rather than a suburb in Stockport.
The house has been a fixture in Heaton Moor since Queen Victoria was on the throne.
It was once even home to the former Lord Mayor of Manchester, Sir James Hoy who lived in the house for more than 20 years in the late 19th Century.
And due to its heritage and colossal size, the property has always been an amazing venue for parties down the decades.
Director at Julian Wadden Estate Agents, Julian Bethell, said: “Over the years it has been the heart of the family for celebrations of all kinds.
“Family Christmases, New Year parties, teenage cellar parties, Father’s Day barbecues in the beautiful garden as well as a golden wedding and a 90th birthday party.”
Fern Cliff was sold to its current occupants in 1948.
And despite it being almost 150-years-old, the property retains many of the original fittings from 1869, such as intricate stain glassed windows and ornate inlaid tiles.
Julian said: “It is a grand old lady of a house in need of some repair, but offers a magnificent and utterly unique home in Heaton Moor.”
But it’s not just about the history and the huge amount of space inside, the garden is also something to behold.
Set back on a long, private drive, according to the advert, Fern Cliff is ‘majestically surrounded by rhododendrons and various mature trees’.
And if you look hard enough there is even an idyllic, secret garden at the back of the property, perfect for lounging on those summer days.
You don’t just get a house and a garden though, there is also a separate ‘Coach House’, which boasts a further four rooms.