BSPC Property Guide FEATURE PROPERTY
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THE BSPC PROPERTY GUIDE / FEATURE PROPERTY Page 9 Upstairs – the house has front and back stairs – are seven bedrooms and two bathrooms. One is a particularly large and attractive room (positioned above the bay windowed dining room), which has windows to the front and side and is fitted with a wash-hand basin; another bedroom has an en suite dressing room and built-in wardrobe, while bedroom three, which also benefits from the stunning views from the front, has an en suite bathroom with separate shower. The games room provides access to bedrooms six and seven, which are positioned above the downstairs annexe, next to the back stairs. Located just five miles from Kelso – the school bus conveniently passes the door - the farmhouse also has an impressive driveway that extends into a large area for parking and turning, a garage, carport, outhouses, kennels and a greenhouse. And should a potential buyer be looking to keep a pony or livestock, an additional three acres of land for a paddock and adjoining grazing may be available by separate negotiation. A beautiful seven-bedroomed farmhouse near Kelso - gifted by a Duke The Farmhouse Eastfield of Lempitlaw Kelso Offers Over £625,000 Details on page 6 It’s exactly the kind of house and setting that epitomizes a Swallows and Amazons -style childhood, which is why this lovely old house would be so perfect for a family. One of the major attractions are the glorious views from the front, which stretch across the surrounding countryside to the Cheviots. The front of the house presents an equally impressive picture, with crow -step gables and stone walls partially covered by Virginia creeper, its green foliage due to turn red as autumn progresses and give the exterior a blaze of vibrant colour. While the interior is dated and would benefit certainly from a new kitchen, bathroom and central heating, it is nonetheless in good condition and the property has been well maintained throughout its life. The ground floor layout includes a hall, off which is a front-facing drawing room that has glorious views; a dining room with front bay window and double doors into an adjoining sun room with a door to the side lawn; a large dining kitchen, with French doors to the garden, plus a cloakroom/toilet, utility and boot room. There is also further annexe accommodation, accessed by a door in the hall, that could make a self-contained granny wing or home-based business, which comprises a room that is presently used as a family room (would also be ideal as a study or office), adjoining kitchen, bathroom and small hall with a door to the rear garden. Built around 1850 and lived in by successive generations of the same family of tenant farmers for over 100 years, the property known simply as ‘The Farmhouse’ in Lempitlaw, near Kelso, is far more spacious and elegant than most – and had a very unexpected beginning. The original farmhouse on the site was occupied by a Mr Turnbull, a tenant farmer who worked the land for the Duke of Buccleuch. When the Duke learned his tenant farmer was getting married, he very generously built the couple this beautiful house as a wedding present. Fast forward a century to just after the Second World War, the late Tom Brewis, who was then a student, came to live at the house with the Turnbull family – and when the farmer died, Tom remained in the house and took over the tenancy himself. Tom Brewis became a farming legend, a cattle breeder who founded the famous Eastfield Herd of Aberdeen Angus in 1953. Having tried on numerous occasions to buy the farm, it was only after his death in 1991 that his family succeeded, and acquired the farmhouse where Tom’s widow, Pam,has lived since she came here as a bride 60 years ago – and where Tom’s son, Ewan, and his wife Alison, now manage the Eastfield Herd. The two-storey farmhouse has four public rooms, a sizable country kitchen, and seven bedrooms - with scope for an eighth if you include the first floor games room – along with extensive, low maintenance gardens and grounds, including woodland, lawns, patio and former tennis court.
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PROPERTY FOR SALE - The Farmhouse, Eastfield of Lempitlaw, Kelso - Offers Over £625,000. A beautiful seven-bedroomed farmhouse near Kelso - gifted by a Duke.
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THE BSPC PROPERTY GUIDE / FEATURE PROPERTY Page 9
Upstairs – the house has front and backstairs – are seven bedrooms and twobathrooms. One is a particularly largeand attractive room (positioned abovethe bay windowed dining room), whichhas windows to the front and side andis fitted with a wash-hand basin;another bedroom has an en suitedressing room and built-in wardrobe,while bedroom three, which alsobenefits from the stunning views fromthe front, has an en suite bathroom withseparate shower. The games roomprovides access to bedrooms six andseven, which are positioned above thedownstairs annexe, next to the backstairs.
Located just five miles from Kelso – theschool bus conveniently passes thedoor - the farmhouse also has animpressive driveway that extends into a large area for parking and turning,a garage, carport, outhouses, kennelsand a greenhouse. And should apotential buyer be looking to keep apony or livestock, an additional threeacres of land for a paddock andadjoining grazing may be available by separate negotiation.
A beautiful seven-bedroomed farmhousenear Kelso - gifted by a Duke
The FarmhouseEastfield of LempitlawKelso
Offers Over £625,000
Details on page 6
It’s exactly the kind of house and settingthat epitomizes a Swallows and Amazons-style childhood, which is why this lovelyold house would be so perfect for afamily.
One of the major attractions are theglorious views from the front, which stretchacross the surrounding countryside to theCheviots. The front of the house presentsan equally impressive picture, with crow-step gables and stone walls partiallycovered by Virginia creeper, its greenfoliage due to turn red as autumnprogresses and give the exterior a blazeof vibrant colour.
While the interior is dated and wouldbenefit certainly from a new kitchen,bathroom and central heating, it isnonetheless in good condition and theproperty has been well maintainedthroughout its life.
The ground floor layout includes a hall, offwhich is a front-facing drawing room thathas glorious views; a dining room withfront bay window and double doors intoan adjoining sun room with a door to theside lawn; a large dining kitchen, withFrench doors to the garden, plus acloakroom/toilet, utility and boot room.
There is also further annexeaccommodation, accessed by a door inthe hall, that could make a self-containedgranny wing or home-based business,which comprises a room that is presentlyused as a family room (would also beideal as a study or office), adjoiningkitchen, bathroom and small hall with a door to the rear garden.
Built around 1850 and lived in bysuccessive generations of the same familyof tenant farmers for over 100 years, theproperty known simply as ‘The Farmhouse’in Lempitlaw, near Kelso, is far morespacious and elegant than most – and hada very unexpected beginning.
The original farmhouse on the site wasoccupied by a Mr Turnbull, a tenant farmerwho worked the land for the Duke ofBuccleuch. When the Duke learned histenant farmer was getting married, he verygenerously built the couple this beautifulhouse as a wedding present. Fast forwarda century to just after the Second WorldWar, the late Tom Brewis, who was then astudent, came to live at the house with theTurnbull family – and when the farmer died,Tom remained in the house and took overthe tenancy himself.
Tom Brewis became a farming legend, acattle breeder who founded the famousEastfield Herd of Aberdeen Angus in 1953.Having tried on numerous occasions to buythe farm, it was only after his death in 1991that his family succeeded, and acquired thefarmhouse where Tom’s widow, Pam, haslived since she came here as a bride 60years ago – and where Tom’s son, Ewan,and his wife Alison, now manage theEastfield Herd.
The two-storey farmhouse has four publicrooms, a sizable country kitchen, andseven bedrooms - with scope for an eighthif you include the first floor games room – along with extensive, low maintenancegardens and grounds, including woodland,lawns, patio and former tennis court.
