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Attractive detached period former school and attached schoolhouse in attractive hamlet close to Edinburgh.
Fala School and connected School House were originally built in 1840 and later extended in 1875. The primary school eventually closed and the building has subsequently been used as a private nursery with the rear extension to the property being completed in 2006. The property is now ready for modernisation and subject to obtaining the relevant planning consents would make a wonderful family home.
The accommodation is spacious, extending to over 2800 sq ft, and has good proportions including double height ceilings and windows in the main reception spaces.
The original front door for the school opens into a large porch with cupboard and cloakroom space. Through the inner door is a large double height classroom. Leading from here a further classroom and rear entrance hall are located. The main school hall in the centre of the property gives access to changing rooms and a separate disabled WC and additional children's WCs with a secondary rear access. The northeast part of the property is the original school house with covered porch and original entrance doorway. The accommodation is currently allocated as a classroom, WC, kitchen, utility and sitting room on the ground floor. Stairs lead up to the first floor accommodation which includes two additional classrooms and a kitchen.
The house sits in a large plot in the centre of Fala next door to the village hall. There is a lawn to the front of the house which has been bordered with a wooden picket fence. Several mature trees sit on the boundary of the site that is enclosed by a stone wall. The property has both front and rear entrance gates with plenty of off street parking. In addition there is a double carport and workshop which could be developed further subject to relevant planning consent.
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This is a rare opportunity to update an attractive period property and create an outstanding family home in a lovely hamlet close to Edinburgh.
Andrew ThomsonProperty agent