Impressive stone built Victorian townhouse offering spacious, flexible and wonderfully bright accommodation over three floors
24 East Claremont Street is an impressive stone built Victorian townhouse, built in a Georgian style, with generous and elegant accommodation set over ground, first and second floors. With both south east and north west aspects, the property benefits from an abundance of natural light throughout the day and successfully retains much of its original charm with a range of fine period features. These include feature fireplaces, decorative cornicing, and generously proportioned accommodation.
The front door opens through a vestibule to a broad and welcoming reception hall, which provides access to the ground floor accommodation and from where the stair rises to the upper floors. To the front lies the original dining room, still being used as such, with its delightful decorative cornicing, high ceilings and ornate windows. To the rear there is the breakfasting kitchen, with a useful pantry off, as well as a utility room to the rear housing white goods and providing access to the back garden. Completing the ground floor is the current office space that could also be used as a sixth bedroom, and a cloakroom with W.C.
The stair rises to the first floor,the main feature space being the drawing room. This is a particularly elegant room, with large windows letting in an abundance of light and ample space for warm family living and formal entertaining. Also to the front of the house is the fifth bedroom while there are two further well-proportioned double bedrooms and the family bathroom.
A further stair case rises to the second floor, where there are two further comfortable double bedrooms, one of which benefits from fitted wardrobes, as well as a further family bathroom. There is a useful storage cupboard also on this floor, while there is excellent storage throughout the house.
The house sits back from the road and is accessed via a gated stone path which leads to the front door. The front garden is easily maintained and sits behind a low stone wall with wrought iron railings. There are some mature shrubs and a delightful cherry tree providing privacy and colour. The garden to the rear is south east facing and benefits from plenty of sunshine throughout the day. The lawn is bounded by well-stocked borders are populated by a variety of mature shrubs. Subject to the necessary consents there could be the opportunity to develop some private parking to the rear of the garden where there is currently an EV charging point. There is vehicular and pedestrian access to the rear via a private shared lane accessed from Melgund Terrace.
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This property represents quality family living in an excellent location and will offer a home for people to enjoy for many years.
Ben GinnProperty agent