Property Details of England Lodge

Dean Lodge was built in 1885, at the same time as the main house and in the same architectural style, with massive stone elevations and mullioned windows. The Dean itself is a traditional West Riding mill owner’s house. Dean Lodge, originally a Gardener’s cottage and outbuildings, was completely refurbished into a cottage in 2005/6 and is a fine stone building at the side of the main house, with two terraces facing south across the garden to a small valley with pasture and spinnies, with fields beyond rising up to the horizon.
Dean Lodge has 2 bedrooms/2 bathrooms and sleeps a maximum of 4 people.
The entrance is at the side of the house to the hall with a housekeepers cupboard containing a washing machine, boiler and storage. There is a large galley kitchen, modern, with four ring gas hob, electric oven and grill, microwave, dishwasher and fridge. The Sitting/dining room is south facing with oak table and chairs, two sofas and built in contemporary electric fire.
From the hall is Bedroom Suite 1. A good–sized bedroom with double bed, chest of drawers, clothes storage cupboard, dressing table. A door leads to a full bathroom with bath (no shower), WB, WC and heated towel rail.
There is an inner lobby with separate second WC with staircase leading up to the second bedroom. A dormer bedroom with sloping ceilings, large velux window, double bed, chest of drawers, fitted hanging cupboard, dressing table. A door leads to a large bathroom with bath (no shower), WB, WC and heated towel rail.
Outside there are two small terraces by the cottage with garden chairs, table and barbecue. Beyond, there is a lawn joining the large lawned gardens belonging to the main house adjacent. There is also a large forecourt with ample parking.
Pets are not allowed and no children between 8 months and 18 years are allowed.
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Local Area Details

Kirkheaton is a parishtown The history of this church goes back to the 9th Century on the evidence of AngloSaxon cross fragments found there The Beaumont chapel which dates back to the 14th Century is the oldest remaining part of the structure In the north aisle of the choir is a cumbant statue of Sir Richard Beaumont of Whitley Unfortunately Whitley Hall was torn down and all that is left is a small structure locally known as the Black Dicks Tower or the Temple Black Dick Sir Richard Beaumont is rumoured to walk the grounds with his head under his arm every year on 5 July Black Dick of the North was the nickname given to Sir Richard by James I Born in 1574 and knighted in 1609 Black Dick was made a baronet in 1628 He died in 1631 The Beaumont Arms is located next to the Church at Kirkheaton and was once a stable for the parishioners carriages In the 1700s it was used once a year for the annual dinner and rent payment for the Beaumont estate The Beaumonts fed their tenants and received rent payments Subsequently the building was converted to a pub The legend of Robin Hood has been questioned and debated for many years and one theory suggests that he was a Yorkshireman even though many of his exploits reputedly took place in Nottinghamshire Some historians now say that Robin Hood may well have been born in Wakefield lived in Barnsdale Forest and died at Kirklees Priory The ruined priory gatehouse where he was gruesomely murdered by the wicked prioress is still in existence The surrounding famously spectacular craggy countryside is Pennine not Dales adjoining the northern part of the Peak District There are wonderful walks in the immediate area and on neighbouring Pennines and Yorkshire moors above Holmfirth Huddersfield Dewsbury Halifax Sheffield Leeds and Barnsley are all about 30 minutes away for shopping and York and Harrogate both about an hour away For local interest Holmfirth Last of the Summer Wine Sowerby Bridge canals and old shops and Slaithwaite Where the Heart Is are all within a few minutes drive and Denby Dale and Howarth are amongst many local attractions

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