Pleasant Hall Plantation is originally the main residence of a cotton plantation in Christ Church.
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Pleasant Hall represents a rare opportunity to purchase a substantial coral stone 18th century Barbadian Great House that has been carefully restored. The South coast property sits in a secure, gated, 2 acre compound with two cottages and a former stables office outbuilding. The site is located in the heart of the popular south coast district of Hastings. The residences/buildings were upgraded and modernized in 2006 . The central and convenient location is near to the PAHO headquarters, the EU Regional Offices and several other major diplomatic embassies, which would make it an ideal prospect for an international business or organization looking to set up offices in the region.
The 16 acre cotton and tobacco estate was passed down through generations of relatives, the Busbys, the Brownes and the Bynoes. A relative, Dr. Benjamin Bynoe, who was born in Barbados, sailed with Darwin on many of his voyages in the 1830’s,and became quite a famous botanist. Pleasant Hall was never a sugar plantation but grew only cotton and tobacco.
A parcel of land at the entrance of the property was sold to a group of gentlemen who started the Wanderers Cricket Club and Dermot Bynoe, a solicitor from Pleasant Hall was the driving force behind this.
In the 1950s the “big house” was converted into two apartments – one upstairs, and one downstairs. The three Miss Bynoes lived downstairs and had an elementary school there, preparing boys for the 8+ exam. Pleasant Hall has withstood many hurricanes, and there were quite a few mahogany trees along the driveway that were uprooted during Hurricane Janet in 1955.
The complex consists of:
- The Great House (currently split into two separate 2 bedroom apartments)
- Carriage House (fully contained 3 bedroom residence)
- Fireside Cottage (spacious one bedroom cottage)
- The Stables (conversion to 4 offices with air conditioning)
The compound sits in an impressive position at the end of a private tree lined cul-de-sac and looks out onto a cricket pitch and pavilion which an owner of the property gifted to the Wanderers Cricket Club in the 1930’s.
The walls are made of solid coral stone with traditional hardwood sash windows. The windows upstairs have further protection from modern external hurricane shutters.
Features of Pleasant Hall Plantation
- The Great House:
- Ground floor apartment (Garden House): 3272 sq.ft.
- Formal entry & front veranda with original flagstones (42’ x 6’)
- Principal reception/formal living room (36’ x 16’6”)
- 5 double French doors
- Hardwood floors
- High ceilings
- Fitted hardwood features
- Arched doorway from living to Western library corridor 6’ x 24’ hardwood floor
- Formal dining room (18’ x 16’) archway to library corridor
- Buttery, serving area (16’ x 7’) granite & hardwood fitted storage
- Double archways to buttery between dining and kitchen
- Kitchen (16’ x 15’) with center-island, hardwood fitted cabinets with granite counters
- GE, eye level wall oven, 5 burner GE hob, 110/120 voltage
- Back porch (8’ x 10’) with laundry & storage cupboard
- Steps down to double carport and storage areas
- Family room (20’ x 15’) with French doors opening to
- Covered patio opening to pool deck with built- in BBQ, pool with outdoor shower
- Office (7’ x 6’) with air conditioning
- East facing veranda 37’x 6’ overlooking the formal gardens, with toning to flagstone
- Master bedroom (15’ x 14’6”) overlooks garden to east with hardwood floors
- Master bathroom is en-suite with shower (7’ x 8’) & walk in dressing room (8’ x 7’)
- Bedroom 2 (13’ x 11’) has hardwood floor & in west wing
- Bathroom 2 (6’ x 8’) is off library corridor to the west
- First floor apartment (Tree tops) – 2492 sq.ft.
- Split level entry stairway (6’ wide)
- Foyer features historic coral walls (25’ x 7’)
- Covered patio (23’ x 18’) with high close-boarded ceiling with sea views towards Hastings
- Living room (18’ x 15.6’) with air conditioning & tray ceilings with recessed lighting
- Dining room (18’ x 11’) with air conditioning , French door access to patio & single French door to foyer
- Kitchen (15.6’ x 14.6’) with black granite countertop, center island with d/w & open plan to living room
- Ceramic hob
- Side by side fridge
- Master bedroom (16.6’ x 15.6’) with air conditioning, ceiling fan, aqualock wood floors, fitted wardrobe
- En-suite master bathroom with tub/shower & ceramic floors
- Bedroom 2 (16’ x 15’6”) with air conditioning, ceiling fan & fitted wardrobe
- Family bathroom (10’ x 7’), vanity sink & shower
- Covered back porch (10’ x 6’) with laundry & storage
- Tree tops was separated from the ground floor 70 years ago and completely renovated and remodeled 8 years ago. The renovation retained all the traditional windows which are fully grilled. Modern external roller shutters were added for further storm protection and security.
- Carriage House (traditional coral stone walls): 3,100 sq.ft. plus 450 sq.ft. verandas
- Porch offering formal entry with 8’ wide veranda on two sides
- Family room (14’ x 20’) with air conditioning & ceiling fan
- Sitting room (22’ x 14’) coral stone walls & ceiling fan
- Dining room (20’ x 16’) with air conditioning , French doors to back courtyard patio & ceiling fan
- Kitchen/Breakfast room (20’ x 18’) with centre island & granite countertops
- Master bedroom ( 22’ x 13’) with ceiling fan, air conditioning & two closets
- Master bathroom (15’ x 8.5’) with double sinks, marble vanity, shower & wardrobe
- Bedroom 2 (13’ x 13’) with ceiling fan, air conditioning & wardrobe
- Bathroom 2 ( 8’ x 9’) with shower
- Bedroom 3 (14’ x 10.5’) with walk in wardrobe & en-suite with shower
- Hallway (14’ x 4’) leads to linen closets
- Front veranda (30’ x 7’)
- Side veranda (30’ x 8’)
- Raised deck with garden & tree lighting (28’ x 24’)
- Enclosed landscaped garden with feature trees of lignum vitae & mahogany
- Single carport
- Ceramic floors throughout
- Fully grilled & screened windows
- Fireside cottage (fully grilled): 850 sq.ft.
- Living room (15’ x 13’) with air conditioning & ceiling fan
- Kitchen & breakfast room (18’ x 12’) with historic brick oven
- Master bedroom (16’ x 16’) with modern en-suite bathroom, shower, air conditioning, ceiling fan, overlooking the lawns, coral features
- Walk in storage (8’ x 4.5’) using former covered walkway from main house to kitchen wing
- Covered porch and patio (8’ x 9’) overlooking the East lawns
- Features of Fireside Cottage include exposed coral block walls, ceramic floors and close-boarded ceilings with a high pitch. Rebuilt in 2007, it features the last remaining restored open fireplace wood burning hearth with chimney in Barbados, now incorporating a ceramic hob.
- The Stables
- Coral block former stables converted into four offices
- Each office has single French doors, air conditioning & water access
- Grounds
- Fully enclosed with automatic gates
- Laid mainly to lawn with formal gardens off the principal living room
- Formal entry has grand mahoganies surrounding a circular rock garden with fountain feature and a koi fish and lily pond
- There is a lime and cherry tree orchard in the rear garden and the Carriage House garden has a grove of rare lignum-viteae trees. Behind the Great House is the original water storage vault which was carefully restored and is in use.
- Ample space for developing car parking.
- A tradesman’s entrance can be created at the Southern boundary where it abuts on a public road. This fact may be significant to an organization who for safety / diplomatic reasons may require a 2nd entry / exit.
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