Derelict Uncle Monty-esque farmhouse in the countryside of the Lake District National Park World Heritage Site for sale for a staggering sum
Described as “one of the most stunning sites in the Lake District National Park” by selling agents Michael C. L. Hodgson, the Hard Crag farmstead above High Brow Edge at Backbarrow in Cumbria has gone on sale for £795,000 ($1 million, €889,000 or درهم3.8 million) in spite of being nothing but an utter wreck.
Unusual in that it was built high on a hillside rather than in a valley in the 17th century and unoccupied since 1954, this ‘yeoman style farmhouse’ with a barn and outbuildings is Grade II listed and on the National Park Authority’s register of Listed Buildings at Risk.
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Offered with planning permission for redevelopment, designs for Hard Crag envision the creation of a parlour, snug, dining kitchen, utility room and guest bedroom suite with wet room to the ground floor and a sitting room with a raised platform and a master bedroom suite with a dressing room and bathroom to the first floor.
Surrounded by 36 acres of land that includes pasture, grazing, meadows, a tarn and rocky outcrop features, what sets this property apart are its views to Consiston, Scafell and the Langdales.
Though presently akin to Uncle Monty’s cottage in the cult film Withnail & I in its present condition, Hard Crag will most certainly once again soon be a truly fine home.
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The setting is fantastic but imagine what hell it must be when it snows. That’s probably why it’s been derelict for 64 years!
Wrecking ball urgently required!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Let it swing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The stone is a horrible colouration and I would build something in glass that allows the view —– which I do like ——- to be enjoyed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The price is one that only Yolanada could justify!!!!!!!!!!!! Ridiculous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Any paths to it? How do you get to it? Hill-walk several miles after abandoning the car? What?
And THIS under the heading “Opulence & Splendour”……!!!
H A ! H A ! H A !
Whoever buys it has the opportunity to create something quite splendid.
My great great grandparents lived here on the late 1800 to early 1900, I recently found out.