It could be your chance to live like a Lord or Lady of the Manor in one of the oldest residential buildings in the Bristol area – if you’ve got more than two and a half million pounds to splash.
The main part of Barrow Court, a magnificent Grade II*-listed country house on the edge of Bristol, is up for sale.
Described as an ‘architectural and historical landmark of exceptional grandeur’, Barrow Court is less than three miles from the edge of Bristol, and less than five miles from the city centre, but dates back to the 12th century and was a former nunnery in medieval times.
After the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 1530s, the Benedictine nunnery was sold to John Drew, a rich Bristol merchant, and it was restored and expanded in the late 19th century by Henry Martin Gibbs, who transformed it into the Jacobean masterpiece, including the stunning formal gardens that surround the place.
The estate’s buildings have since been converted in the 1970s into 18 different homes, and including seven homes out of the main manor house building. The principal, central part of the house was divided into three, but in the 1980s, the owner bought all three of the main building and restored it back to one, nine-bed home – which is now for sale.
“This is a rare opportunity to own a significant piece of English heritage, where history, elegance, and luxury converge in a truly remarkable home,” said a spokesperson for the agents, Fine & Country.
“From the moment you step through the doors, you are greeted by an array of exceptional architectural features, including intricate plasterwork, stone mullioned windows, and stately fireplaces. The Jacobean staircase and decorative friezes add to the grandeur, while the remarkable Great Hall is a focal point of the house, with its impressive Corinthian fireplace and the Gibbs family coat of arms,” he added.
The home for sale for £2.5 million first went on the market at the start of 2023 for £2.25 million, and because of the dividing up of the estate and its buildings, is for sale leasehold – but the lease has 952 years remaining into the future – just slightly longer than the age of the building itself.
To find out more, visit the home on the Fine and Country website, here.