Stanbury, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD22

A Grade II listed, five bedroomed Farmhouse standing in gardens and land extending to 1.45 acres, with long range views across Ponden Reservoir and the countryside beyond.

This large grade 2 listed former farmhouse is steeped in history. Late 17th century in origin, the property features beautiful original details including exposed beams and exposed stonework creating a unique and appealing living space.
The house sits in over an acre of land with a fenced and hedged field to the front and back with a stream running through and with extensive gardens and fruit trees. It has spectacular panoramic views over Ponden Reservoir and the surrounding Bronte countryside.

It has predominantly oil fired underfloor heating with a new Rayburn (Aga) cooker. There are 3 wood burning stoves in feature stone fireplaces and an oil burner in another stone fireplace. Downstairs is flagged, upstairs are wooden floors. There is hardwood double glazing throughout and a vaulted stone cellar. The house has multiple mullioned windows with 2 sets of 6 lights with king mullions. The main sitting room boasts a minstrel's gallery with useful space above.

Lower Slack offers substantial flexible family accommodation suitable for a variety of uses and could be of interest to an extended family, 2 families or to offer holiday accommodation as well as a family home. The master bedroom has an ensuite bathroom and the further 4 or 5 bedrooms mostly have toilets and washbasins. There is a wet room and a large family bathroom in the area that was formerly a wash house. There is a garden room with a hot tub
The house takes full advantage of its elevated setting with extensive views. There is ample parking and a stone double garage with a utility area for freezers, washer and dryer. There is a refurbished outbuilding adjacent to the garage currently used for kennels but suitable for other uses. There is also a stone outbuilding with water and electricity in the field.

The village of Stanbury is 5 minutes drive away and has a popular village primary school and 3 public houses. A further 5 minutes drive takes you to Haworth, the home of the Bronte sisters. Keighley town centre with rail links to the major towns and cities of Yorkshire and beyond is approximately 4 miles from Lower Slack. To the west it is only about 20 minutes to the M65 leading into the M6.

Directions
From the North Street office into the High Street, turn left into South Street and into Halifax Road and up to Crossroads. At the roundabout turn right on to Lees Lane and follow the road down into Howarth, continue down Station Road and at the roundabout turn right into Bridgehouse Lane, follow the road round into Rawdon Road and then into Sun Street continue straight on through Sladen Bridge and into Stanbury, continue through the village and down the hill and across the bridge and up the other side, continue straight forward for approximately 1/4 of a mile and then turn left across the reservoir and then turn right and follow the road onto the end of the reservoir and then the property can be seen high up on the lefthand side with the 'for sale' board at the bottom. Continue up to the top of the driveway.