St Trinians Hall is a class act with top marks for beauty
St Trinians Hall, near Richmond, £2.5m www.hewetsonandjohnson.co.uk
Yorkshire has an abundance of beautiful period homes but St Trinians Hall easily qualifies as one of the best.
The property, which comes with an attached cottage, dates from the early 18th century and has been sensitively renovated and updated by Peter and Sue Mothersill. They bought the house and its 20 acres of land in 2001 after relocating from London. Sue is from the Richmondshire area and was keen to move back.
“It needed a complete refurbishment from the bottom upwards including replacing the roof, plumbing and electrics,” says Peter.
The Mothersills took a particular interest in the garden, which they had redesigned after taking inspiration from the gardens of a French chateau where they holiday. “We have loved living here and bringing up our two children here. It is a large house but it feels very homely.
“It’s also very conveniently located with Easby on the doorstep, Richmond a fiveminute drive away and some of the best walking territory in the world in Swaledale,” says Peter.
He and Sue are selling to downsize but say: “The house has been a passion of ours and we hope the new owners will enjoy it as much as we have.”
St Trinians Hall has a sitting room, drawing room, dining room, library/ snooker room, hobby/playroom, a large kitchen, a laundry room and back hall.
The upper floors have six bedrooms, a sitting room and four bathrooms. To the rear of the property is a cottage with two ensuite bedrooms that is connected to the house but with its own separate entrance
Outside, there is a large, gravelled area with a turning circle and a garage block. The garages offer scope for development subject to planning consents. Beyond is a small stable yard with three loose boxes. The gardens include a kitchen garden with a glasshouse with two mature and productive grape vines and fig trees. The parkland extends to 17 acres with a small lake and pond.
Ben Pridden of Hewetson and Johnson says: “This is such a rare home, which lends itself to family life and entertaining. The owners have carried out a wonderful restoration, leaving little for the next custodians to do and the gardens and park are glorious, ideal for free range children and animals alike.”