Grade 1 peel tower for sale-1 previous owner

[chuckey]

See :- http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/Historic-home-with-Royal-links.4139012.jp
become my neighbour.
Frank

 

[biffvernon]

Oh wow, this is one of my bestest ever Bed and Breakfasts. We stayed here a few years ago. Absolutely fabulous.

IoE Number: 323049

You live next door Frank?

 

[chuckey]

I live in the hamlet of Nappa Scar, 200yds away. You didn't visit Nappa Hall last week, did you? Some one did and stole the lead of that tower, 1/4" thick must have been several tons. I think the "guide" price is £500,000, its in a terrible state, I was friendly with the last tenant and he left because, on their 14 step staircase, he had to put 10 buckets to catch the rainwater coming through the roof, his wife couldn't stand it anymore. The only good feature was the recently leaded tower roof (courtesy of English Heritage), but thats wrecked now.
Frank

 

[shelli]

I think I'm in love......

no, no, no! stop it - no more money pits

Would be fantastic though - thats pretty much exactly my kind of house - could write in the barn, kids could play in tower, OH could do whatever it is OHs do in outbuildings, could get a dozen Indian runner ducks and some guard geese....mmmmm

500K isnt actually that much for all that property - how much to "restore it to glory" though? 100k, 150k, 200k

 

[Nemesis]

Yes but there is a possible downside:

become my neighbour.
Frank

 

[shelli]

ahh - yes

but Frank knows about lime and stuff so he could help!!

 

[Nemesis]

Does he? He's usually advocating all manner of unsuitable things for historic buildings!

 

[shelli]

we could train him then!

not allowed to buy it anyway - just asked OH - he did this :shock:

 

[KN]

Had to stop hubby collecting peel towers :roll: He came home with the details last night, bedtime reading

 

[Craig]

We drove by last weekend. You can hardly see it from the road but I guess someone unsuitable read about it being there and being unoccupied in the paper. Or was the theft before the YP article?

 

[Nemesis]

http://www.thedales.org.uk/NappaHall

Karen, it doesn't look enough of a challenge for hubby!

http://www.peelcastle.co.uk/index_flash.html


Here's one I coveted, which is currently being repaired wonderfully:

http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/buying_and_selling/article566129.ece

IoE details:

http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=73855&mode=quick

 

[KN]

Looks great Nemesis.

People keep sending him details of ruins around the country to try to tempt him :roll:


Karen

 

[Nemesis]

Just say NO... :roll:

I would have loved Blencow, pity it was a spot expensive even before the repair work!

I must go back and take some more pics.

 

[KN]

I've told him to work for other people and then he can enjoy saving buildings with out spending our money :wink:

He has to help with the B&B now anyway that keeps him out of mischief at weekends.

Karen

 

[plumbers mate]

Has it really only had one previous owner?
I see it had a norse wheel in it's mill - that would be nice if it was still in-situ.

 

[Nemesis]

Here's another:

http://www.periodproperty.co.uk/ppuk_discovering_ppom_200806.shtml

 

[chuckey]

Shelli, to sort out this one would be £200k +, new lead roofs east & west towers, Re-roofing hall, digging out total north, east and west periferies (200 ft?) and installing ground drains. Replacing the floors in west tower (old ones fell down!!). And thats without doing a survey.
The Dales.org article is misleading, Nappa Mill is 1/2 a mile away on the banks of the Ure, nothing to do with the Hall. Have walked the public footpaths around the Hall and no sign of a stream.
The Yorkshire Post article is also in error about the Hall being lived in by Metcalfes throughout its existence, here the dales.org is correct.
Bit of info for soft southern wussies, "scar"is yorkshire for cliff or bluff. The hall is built at the bottom of the scar, the top of the tower being roughly 20 ft or so below the road which is on top of the scar. This does give the place a nice sheltered position. I think the scar is about 1/2 mile long, if I was not so bone idle I'll walk across the valley and view it from the other side of the Ure.
Frank

 

[Nemesis]

Soft southern wussies?

From where I'm sitting that's Yorkshire then...

 

[plumbers mate]

Starts at Middlesborough doesn't it? You used to need a passport any further than that (before we got the EU)

 

[Nemesis]

Forgot to post this - there you are Frank, I sent it to Marcus and I think he did you proud:


http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/buying_and_selling/article4217833.ece