Dating back to the late 1800’s, this handsome detached stone built Victorian villa sits in a quiet and established part of Helensburgh, within easy walking distance of the town centre, railway links and main schools. With extensive gardens to the front and also to the rear, the property enjoys a great degree of privacy, being elevated from the road and well screened from its neighbours. As one would expect from a home of this era, many of the magnificent period features remain intact and these include decorative cornicing, high skirtings and panelled doors, along with traditional fireplaces, ceiling roses and large double glazed windows providing a great deal of natural light. The property has been substantially extended to the side with the addition of an impressive single storey dining sized kitchen and utility room and there is access from here out to a decked terrace area that enjoys a south facing aspect to the front.
Located in an area of similar high end traditional villas, this is a beautiful and spacious family home that extends to over 2700 square feet. On entering the gardens from East Montrose Street, a long driveway leads up to the front of the house and around the side of the property. There is excellent parking here, a single car garage and views across extensive lawned gardens. The gardens at the rear are also mainly lawned and stretch well away from the house and are completely enclosed, with a large lawn, ornamental pond, mature trees, shrubs, and storage room.
On entering the house, a beautiful entrance vestibule, complete with original storm doors, opens into a grand reception hall with staircase to the upper landing. The formal bay windowed drawing room is to the front with a feature fireplace (open fire), centre rose and superb cornice work. On the other side of the hall is a stunning dining room with windows to the front and again with a feature fireplace and open fire. There is a downstairs bedroom allowing versatility, along with a comfortable family room to the rear (with limestone fire surround and open fire) which leads into the extension where a substantial dining sized kitchen can be found. It is beautifully fitted with granite work surfaces throughout and well equipped with a range of modern appliances and with French doors opening out to a decked terrace. There is access to the rear into the utility room and further doors out to the garden at the rear. Also downstairs is a bespoke and contemporary refitted family bathroom with claw foot cast iron bath, wc and wash hand basin. Upstairs, the master bedroom is a beautiful bay windowed room with stunning views south across the Clyde estuary and with a feature fireplace (open fire). There are three further bedrooms, all of which are double sized, as well as a box room (with plumbing in situ to form an ensuite shower room if desired) and a refitted contemporary shower room with wash hand basin, wc and walk-in rain dance shower. In the addition to the accommodation on this floor there is a sizeable attic space. EPC Band - E.
