Bishopdale House, Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire Dales

Chapel conversion to house. Unique property which has been thoughtfully converted for use as a family dwelling, retaining many of its original features including the original arched oak doors, Yorkshire flagged stone entry ways, vaulted ceilings, polished wood floors, fireplaces, and oak panelled rooms.

The main entrance into the house is via the massive arched oak doors leading into the atrium. The dining room is in the former nave of the chapel enjoying illumination from the original chapel windows on 3 sides.
The chapel altar area was converted into the kitchen and now includes a 3-oven gas AGA.
There are two staircases, one on the chapel-side and one on the registrar’s side.  Taking the chapel-side staircase leads you to a pair of beautiful arched leaded glass windows, one at the top of the stair landing, one in the single bedroom.

There are 3 further double bedrooms, two of which are en-suite.
The library/upstairs lounge is a beautiful room above the dining room. The library would potentially make a fantastic master bedroom. This room has excellent views of the village of Pateley Bridge.
Recent upgrades include gas central heating, combi-boiler, and re-decoration of many rooms.

On the ground floor, adjacent to the kitchen, the sitting room/lounge was originally used as an office by the registrar to register all the births and deaths for the Parish.  Reportedly there are ink stains on the floorboards under the carpet where his desk once stood. The room to the rear of the house was used as the registrar’s breakfast room and has the original fireplace that was used for cooking.
There are two cellars, one is a very useful workshop, the other a cold store/pantry and has a very large stone table (thrawl) used to keep food cool before refrigeration.  There is a detached two car garage with a loft above and an enclosed courtyard with spacious parking.

Sale Price: £580,000