For sale: beautiful village home that was built to last

They don’t make them like they used to springs to mind when viewing Lane House, a former vicarage constructed in 1694 from traditional red brick. The property, sensitively updated over the years, is still going strong and retains an abundance of original features.

The house sits in the village of Burneston, near Bedale, and on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. The 3,466 sq ft home is set over four floors. There is a tanked cellar with three rooms, a large kitchen with walk-in larder and a family room featuring beams originally taken from a ship. Across the hallway is a snug and a study.

The second floor has three double bedrooms and a bathroom as does the third floor. Outside, there is parking, sheds, a double garage and workshop plus beautiful gardens with a courtyard, lawns, terraces, a wildlife pond, an Italianate garden with fish pond and seating amongst the wisteria and clematis. Lane House is for sale at £800,000 with www.robinjessop.co.uk.