The Barn, Norr Hill Farm, Lee Lane, Bingley
Dacre, Son & Hartley, Bingley
Telephone 01274 560421

It wasn’t the house itself that was the main reason the current owners fell in love with The Barn, because they virtually rebuilt it 13 years ago, just a year after they bought it.

“It was the position of the house that appealed to us. The incredibly quiet surroundings where all you can hear is birdsong is like being in the Dales, but with the convenience of being close to Bingley and Shipley.

“The wow factor was the uninterrupted stunning 180 degree views of the county." 

The owners virtually rebuilt The Barn in 2006, removing the roof, raising the walls to give full height ceilings upstairs and replacing the whole top and second level of the property with fully insulated SIPS panels.

“These are five-inch thick insulated panels made here in Yorkshire by SIPS of Addingham and arrive and are crane lifted fully assembled by the factory. This makes it an incredibly warm house with very low heating costs.

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“We discovered this heating system at the Home Show in Birmingham.” The heating comes from two heat recovery systems which blow warm air throughout the house. (It brings air from the outside mixes with air from the inside, dispenses the stale air out through the roof via a pipe, then blows the remaining air across the heater batteries which warms it up thus pumping it back into the house.

“It is constantly bringing in fresh air from outside so the air quality inside is always maintained and you don't get the "stuffiness" you can sometimes get with central heating. The filtration system also helps with allergies and dusting!”

The windows were sourced from a local Yorkshire company and are powder coated aluminium on the outside, which eliminates the need to paint them.

And if you not only hate dusting, but aren’t keen on spending a lot of time with a hoover, then you’ll be pleased to know that a centralized vacuum system which has sockets in all rooms makes vacuuming the house easy and very light work.

If you like your boy’s toys then lets hear it for the xanteck sound system and cat 5 cabling system which is operated in each room individually for surround sound TV, radio, cameras, iPod, DVDs and CD technology.

The renovation took nine months and the owners decided to move out as the place was a shell. It was worth the wait, as when it was finally time to move back in they had a superlative home boasting an unrivalled combination of detail and technology. Architecturally designed, The Barn offers excellent craftsmanship, quality, attention to detail and designed meticulously to flow from room to room.

On the ground floor is a stunning hallway with oak staircase off which is a sitting room, guest bedroom with en-suite shower, breakfast kitchen, family area with floor to ceiling windows, dining room, utility and cloakroom. On the first floor are two bedrooms, one with an en-suite shower room and one with an en-suite bathroom, study, and staircase to the master bedroom, dressing room with fitted oak built wardrobes, and an en-suite bathroom. On the second floor is the fifth bedroom or games room, and a quality bathroom.

Occupying an elevate position, the magnificent grounds include approximately four acres of land with planning permission for five stables for those with equestrian interests,

“Our favorite room is the kitchen/living room with the large picture windows making the most of the spectacular views towards St Ives Estate. You can sit at the windows and watch the ever changing nature taking its course. We can even predict when the rain is going to reach us as we can see it arriving before it gets here.

“We have spent a lot of time on the gardens building a large terraced area on four levels at the side of the house which has been made as low maintenance as possible. A putting green has been laid by a local Yorkshire company which promotes lots of competition and skill on the undulating slopes to the holes.”

This spectacular home is very much a ‘one-off’, where everything has been sourced to make life as easy and comfortable as possible, without sacrificing style.