19th Georgian manor Calstock is for sale for $3.8m

A Georgian manor that has been the home of two Melbourne Cup winners, has been used as a sheep fattening enterprise and has run beef cattle is looking for a new owner. Calstock was built in 1831 by Thomas Foote and is surrounded by 80 hectares of grounds and farm land that has been used for a variety of agricultural uses. The sprawling homestead has many nooks and crannies inside and outside on the grounds as it overlooks to Quamby Bluff and the Great Western Tiers. Calstock is for sale for expressions of interest, offers over $3.8 million. Lieutenant Foote was granted the land in the 1800s and substantially added to the home in 1854. It was bought by the Field family and remained in their hands for 119 years but was sold in 1972. "It's the best Georgian house in Tasmania," Landmark real estate agent John Hewitt said. Mr Hewitt said the current owners of Calstock had restored the building to immaculate condition, considering its age and that meant it was one of the most exclusive properties on the market. Calstock has had many lives and was originally a racehorse breeding stud. The Field family were racehorse breeders and two Melbourne Cup winners were bred from the stable. The main homestead has sixteen-foot high ceilings that are punctuated with elaborate ceiling roses. "The property has been sensitively restored and is in wonderful condition, maintaining the atmosphere of its grand history," Mr Hewitt said. The home has 10 bedrooms, eight ensuites, a large dining room, a formal sitting room, library and office. Modern additions include a large conservatory that looks out to the garden, a rotunda, a furnace room, carport and three car garage, all built in sympathy with the original home. The conservatory was built with floor-to-ceiling windows that look out over the grounds. Mr Hewitt said he believed the new conservatory had been built where an original one had stood many years ago. Previous owners of Calstock have used the property as a sheep fattening farm as well as for beef cattle. The current owners use the property for private use and lease the farmland for livestock. It was also used as a boutique hotel in 2006. The property also includes the converted stables that appear to have been built in three stages, the two-storey eastern part being the oldest section. At one time wool bales were stored on the upper floor of the building but it has been converted into a three bedroom apartment that features porthole windows as a nod to home

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