AS any York resident knows, a black cat creeping over a roof is a sure sign of Tom Adams.

And if you want to own one of the late architect's designs yourself, Hunters is offering the perfect opportunity.

The Villa is a fine Regency property in Murton, which hosts Blackcat Cottage - a barn conversion designed by Tom Adams - within its grounds.

The Villa boasts an entrance hall, sitting room with a full-height bay window, stripped wood floor and decorative fire surround and a drawing room with double doors to the kitchen.

There is a dining room, a kitchen with hand-built wooden base units and drawers and a gas-fired Aga, a utility room and a downstairs cloakroom.

There are five bedrooms and a modern bathroom as well as a shower room.

Outside, the gardens are mainly laid to lawn and enclosed by shrub and flower borders and mature hedging.

Meanwhile, Blackcat Cottage is accessed by a separate driveway.

This barn conversion, completed in 2005, features a lifestyle room, a sitting room area with a wall-mounted plasma TV, a kitchen/dining area with modern base units and integrated appliances and four bedrooms.

The bathroom boasts a modern white suite with a tiled panel Jacuzzi bath and a heated towel rail. There is a shower room too.

Diane Harwood, of Hunters Property Group, said: "This is a very special and unique home close to the hearts of many York people and Tom Adams fans.

"The accompanying Blackcat Cottage was one of Tom Adams' last projects and the trademark black cat was placed by Tom himself along with the cat's sculpture shortly before Tom died."

Price on application to Hunters.