Exceptional home... by builder of an empire
Broad Carr, Holywell Green Price: £1.75m www.fineandcountry.com
Businessman Tony Gartland was a working class boy made good through hard work, intelligence and entrepreneurial spirit.
He passed away this summer at the age of 79 but left an impressive legacy. He built an empire, made a fortune from parking meters and used his talents to buy and turn around failing companies before selling them on as going concerns.
A proud Yorkshireman and fiercely loyal to his home town of Halifax, where he devoted time and money to community work and to its Rugby League club, he would not have considered living anywhere but Calderdale.
That is why he chose to lavish a substantial amount of money on buying and improving Broad Carr House in the village of Holywell Green.
It is now an impressive livework home and one of the area’s most outstanding properties.
Mr Gartland’s daughter Deborah, says: “He bought it 27 years ago and it is a beautiful house.
“It feels very rural but you can get into Halifax, Huddersfield and on to the motorway very quickly.”
The period house had been a restaurant in the 1970s and the previous owners had converted it back to a home.
While it was in good order, Mr
Gartland improved on it by adding a portico, an orangery, and garage.
He also had the old coach house converted into offices with an apartment above, and his most recent addition was an octagonal library. His daughter, Kelly Jackson, an interior designer, designed the decor in some of the recently updated rooms,
Deborah Gartland says: “The house is imposing but it is very welcoming, warm and inviting home. We are sad to see it go as we have very happy memories of living here. It is such a wonderful place.”
Broad Carr House sits in seven acres with gardens, open park land, stables, a wood and a lake.
The earliest part of the house dates to the mid 17th century and there are Victorian and Edwardian additions. The hallway has a grand staircase and opens onto three reception rooms. The property also has an orangery, kitchen pantry, utility room, butlers kitchen, wine store, several store rooms and access to the cellars. On the upper floors are six bedrooms.
Along with the main house, there is a garage, a suite of two offices and a two-bedroom, two bathroom apartment.