Wednesday, 30 April 2014

One of Britain's most historic houses goes on sale for £1.3m #CarryGobySeanKellz #FutureGroupNG via @myentertain9jar

A STUNNING home thought to be near the final resting place of fabled hero Robin Hood is up for sale for £1.3m.

 The stunning house if located in the village of Hartshead [MERCURY]
Awe-inspiring Carr House is located inside the 750 acre gated Kirklees Estate on the border of the West Yorkshire village of Hartshead.
The 17th century Grade I listed grand mansion is one of the most historic in Britain and features a 'flying' staircase and an oak room.
The panelling in the Victorian rooms is insured for £750,000, and the house also features a spectacular library with a gilded ceiling decorated with neo-classical designs.
Halifax estate agent Charnock Bates describe the four-bedroom house as offering "unique and elegant living".
The listing reads: "This superb Grade One listed property, which has undergone major renovation in the 1990s under the auspices of English Heritage, offers unique and elegant living, boasting a spectacular array of original features.
"A very rare opportunity has arisen to purchase the principal part of the historical Kirklees Hall."
 The Grade I listed mansion is one of the most historic in Britain [MERCURY]
 Robin Hood is said to be buried nearby [MERCURY]
Carr House was last sold in 2009 for £1m and the whole estate was sold for around £7m to a private buyer in February 2013 - the first time it was put on sale in 450 years.
The entire estate belonged to the Armytage family from 1565 and Lady Margaret Armytage, who died in 2008, was the the last to live in the grounds.
She moved in 1997 to a smaller property next to the Kirklees Priory, where Robin Hood is fabled to have died.
The folk hero who robbed the rich to feed the poor is thought to have bled to death in the grounds after being betrayed by the Abbess of Kirklees in the 1200s.
The Robin Hood story has been retold and mis-heard over centuries and it is not known exactly what happened to his remains.
Legend has it that Hood fired a bow from his bed at the Priory, despite being weakened by old age, and requested to be buried where the arrow landed.
Three other historic listed houses on the incredible Kirklees Priory, which has manicured grounds and woodlands, are also for sale and cost between £425,000 and £625,000.
 The oak panelling is insured for £750,000 [MERCURY]

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