Thursday, 03 August 2017 16:17

Platts Hall SOLD STC

Written by The Webmaster

No two properties on the Bostock Hall Estate are alike, and so prices of homes can vary greatly depending on size, character, accommodation and private gardens. All properties have detached timber garages and allocated parking spaces, and residents have access to the Parkland’s communal gardens, a large lake with fishing rights, and a woodland walk through the mature forest trails.

Platts Hall was originally a half-timbered manor house surrounded by fields in Lostock, near Northwich and dates back to 1631. It later became a farmhouse, but fell into disrepair.

In 1885 it was sold to Brunner Mond & Co, one of the founding companies behind the formation of ICI, and the house was included as part of the development of its chemical plant. Its largest room served several functions, including the management dining room. The chemical plant is now owned by Tata Chemicals, and still exists in Lostock today.

By 1998 PJ Livesey Heritage Group, in association with Lancaster University Archaeology Unit, had relocated the house by deconstructing and reassembling the structure to its new home in the grounds of Bostock Hall Country Estate.

Today, Platts Hall stands in its own private landscaped grounds, approached through wrought iron gates and a private sweeping driveway leading from the Estate. The Hall retains many of its original features with its oak framed storm porch - leading to a hall with its double height beamed gallery and oak spiral staircase - and its beamed ceiling and wall timbers. The accommodation was sympathetically renovated by Livesey's, designed for contemporary living, and now houses four receptions rooms, a kitchen and utility room, for bedrooms, three with ensuite, and a family bathroom.

The gardens enjoy a south westerly aspect with mature Yew trees and are enclosed by original Estate walls. There is a large detached double garage with parking. You can watch the BBC news clip from 1998 here.

Please contact the relevant estate agent for details.

£1,250,000  SOLD STC

Bedrooms: 6 | Bathrooms: 4 | Heated outdoor swimming pool.