Moorside, Joss Lane, Sedbergh, Cumbria, LA10 5AS - Matthews Benjamin

A handsome and impressive detached house built in 1923 to the architectural style of the Arts & Crafts Movement, Moorside offers authentic period details throughout spacious and light filled rooms. It’s a great house for families that would equally well suit a couple looking to embrace the luxury of space or host family and friends.

A handsome and impressive detached house built in 1923 to the architectural style of the Arts & Crafts Movement, Moorside offers authentic period details throughout spacious and light filled rooms. It’s a great house for families that would equally well suit a couple looking to embrace the luxury of space or host family and friends.

Facing south, Moorside commands fabulous, unspoilt views, predominantly to the south over the established garden with the tops of the fells reaching up beyond the treetops but also to the east across a patchwork of fields beyond which there are views of the distant fells.

Original architectural details feature throughout the house, both inside and out. These combine with naturally well-lit rooms benefiting from good proportions providing a spacious hall, two beautiful, connected reception rooms, capable of being opened up to create one large space. Walk-through office and downstairs cloakroom.  The dining kitchen is welcoming and supported by domestic offices of a pantry, large rear porch/boot room, boiler/utility room, fuel store and garden WC. From the first floor landing there are four double bedrooms, a fifth single bedroom and house bath and shower rooms.

An absolute delight are the private and established gardens, idyllic when viewed from the wisteria clad ground floor balcony and lower ground floor veranda. Excellent new access provides a significant amount of parking for several cars, plus a detached garage. In all, c. 0.45 acre.

At the head of the lane, this is a privileged setting indeed, one that is conveniently located to fully embrace the lifestyle that Sedbergh offers; good local facilities and schools, the immediacy of the fells and nature as well as the proximity of the M6 motorway.

The picturesque Dales market town of Sedbergh is only five miles from the motorway junction and yet feels a world away. Approaching from the M6, round the bend and the view is breathtaking as the valley stretches out in front, the glorious Howgill Fells surrounding the lower fields.

Sheltered by the fells, historic Sedbergh has a good provision of local shops and services for everyday needs. The attractive Main Street is home to independent retailers (including a traditional grocer, butcher and hardware shop), general services and numerous places to enjoy a drink or bite to eat.

As an official book town, there is a selection of book shops to browse and a town library. For healthcare there is a medical centre, dentist and vets’ surgeries. Sedbergh also has a weekly Wednesday market held in the car park on Joss Lane and during the summer months, Main Street hosts an artisan market.

The town has an active calendar of community events including a spring show, gala, music and book festivals. The renowned and independent Sedbergh School has extensive amenities some of which are available to use by residents including a swimming pool, various courts, floodlit astro-turf pitch and a sports centre. There are also cultural events to enjoy in Thornely Studio, the contemporary music hall.

Moorside was the first of four individual detached residences to be built along Joss Lane in the 1920s, all in the architectural style of the Arts & Crafts Movement. This movement was made popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and emphasised craftsmanship, honest materials, functionality and being in harmony with the environment.

This is evident throughout Moorside in the use of local stone and slate, the balcony and verandah design, the stone mullion windows, fabulous oak balustrade alongside the staircase and galleried landing, the unique folding oak partition between the reception rooms, the paneled internal doors and ceiling beams.

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