Downton Abbey-style 10-bedroom Ribble Valley mega-mansion sells for £2.5m

By Jack Marshall, Reporter
Published 28th Feb 2019, 14:03 GMT
Updated 21st May 2019, 12:08 GMT

The UK's most famous pub chain, Wetherspoons, is famous for taking old buildings - most of them historic and beautiful - and reviving them to great effect and re-purposing them as public houses. Now I don't want to overplay how large and wonderful this house is, but put it this way: I'd be shocked if Tim Martin didn't take a look at Bramley Meade Hall.

A 10-bedroom extravaganza of a home, this property has it all. It looks like it belongs on Downton Abbey, it has an indoor swimming pool, and Christopher Columbus could get lost in the gardens. It is, to put it mildly, simply one of the best homes to exist this side of Buckingham Palace, and priced at £2.5m, the brand new owners (sale subject to contract) know it.

Built in 1882, this former maternity hospital built in the classic Italian Renaissance style is on the market for a whopping 2.5m.placeholder image
Built in 1882, this former maternity hospital built in the classic Italian Renaissance style is on the market for a whopping 2.5m.

For more information, head to https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-57127671.html

The home's enormous reception room features marble pillars and a lush carpeted staircase which has its original balustrade and handrails.placeholder image
The home's enormous reception room features marble pillars and a lush carpeted staircase which has its original balustrade and handrails.
Stairs like these wouldn't look out of place in Buckingham Palace.placeholder image
Stairs like these wouldn't look out of place in Buckingham Palace.
Less a regular home's kitchen, more a restaurant-style hub of culinary excellent, the Bramley Meade Hall continues to impress.placeholder image
Less a regular home's kitchen, more a restaurant-style hub of culinary excellent, the Bramley Meade Hall continues to impress.
More island than the Greek Cyclades...placeholder image
More island than the Greek Cyclades...
Fancy dining in style? How does a wooden fireplace with marble hearth sound?placeholder image
Fancy dining in style? How does a wooden fireplace with marble hearth sound?
Get the fire going and gaze out over the home's garden and lands from the bay window.placeholder image
Get the fire going and gaze out over the home's garden and lands from the bay window.
Just look at how small those sofas are made to look in such a massive room...placeholder image
Just look at how small those sofas are made to look in such a massive room...
Grab a drink at the granite serving bar, why not?placeholder image
Grab a drink at the granite serving bar, why not?
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