Colquhoun Drive, Bearsden

At the heart of Old Bearsden, within the conservation area, near Bearsden Cross is this fine traditional Semi-Detached House from 1926 and one of only four “stone and brick” built. A most handsome house, with traditional rosemary tiled roof, it sits upon a generous and wide level garden.

In 2009 CR Smith were commissioned to build the impressive, and large, conservatory set to the west gable which is of a particularly high quality, and which provides another year-long public room. Generous in overall scale the house has three public rooms (including the conservatory), four large bedrooms, a very smart kitchen (renewed in 2017) with a dedicated dining area, bathroom, and two WC's. Off the kitchen is both a small utility and a laundry room. A key space is the lovely reception hall and the staircase ascending to and a large upper hall (see floor plan). This, along with the lounge and dining room, has an original wood panelled ceiling, a lovely feature.

A home full of character it is also one supported by modern kitchen and bathroom/WC fitments. The gas central heating system has a modern Ideal Logic + Heat 30 system boiler with a high-capacity 170 litre unvented hot water cylinder to ensure plenty of water pressure. Windows are the original sash and case single glazed windows, bar the double glazed, timber framed, windows of the conservatory.

Our clients have proudly owned the house for some 42 years and it too will be a wonderful family home for its new owner to enjoy for years.

Ground Floor

• Entrance Vestibule - with the original arched storm doors and quarry tiled floor.
• Hall - a fine and welcoming entry to the house with lovely oak herring bone floor and an original Claygate fireplace retained. In addition to the wood panelled ceiling there is an original plate rail. Hall cupboard.
• WC - off the hall is a modern two-piece white suite with a window retaining the original stained leaded panel.
• Lounge - a grand room with a broad 5-frame bay window to the front and at the focal point a reproduction Adam style fireplace with a living flame gas fire inset. Wood panelled ceiling.
• Dining Room - as with the lounge and hall the original wood panelled ceiling here also a plate rail retained. Box bay window to the rear overlooking the back garden. There is the feature of a dumb waiter/laundry waiter(still operational) accessed from the kitchen and dining room which can be used to transport to the first floor or as a hatch to the kitchen.
• Conservatory - added in 2009 and a superb piece of work by CR Smith. Quality double glazed windows on three sides and a double-glazed pitched roof with roof blinds. French doors to access the garden.
• Dining Kitchen - smartly done and refitted in 2017 with a range of grey coloured Shaker style units against which is a light quartz worktop above which is cool white “metro” style tiling. There is a dedicated dining area with further fitted kitchen cabinets with the whole area having three windows to the side facing west and at the dining area a window to the rear facing north. Appliances include induction hob, two ovens, dishwasher, and microwave all by Miele and an American style fridge-freezer by Panasonic.
• Off the kitchen is a side vestibule with back door, a utility area in which the hot water cylinder is located and then a laundry area which houses the boiler and in which the washing machine and tumble dryer by Miele will be included.

First Floor

• The wooden original staircase, return flight, passes two stained windows at the half landing and then leads to the first-floor hall.
• Hall - accesses all bedrooms and retains the original picture rail this is a good space and has a store area within which there is a staircase to the property’s attic.
• Bedroom 1 - this has two windows to the rear and a fitted wardrobe along one wall.
• Bedroom 2 - having the feature of three windows to the front bedroom 2 is currently used as a TV room.
• Bedroom 3 - down a hallway, with door, this could be the principal bedroom given the proximity of the bathroom. The bedroom features two windows to the west and retains an original fireplace.
• Bedroom 4 - three windows to the front and is used as both a bedroom and office.
• Bathroom - adjacent to bedroom 3 it has a quality suite with a powerful thermostatic shower set over the bath. The vanity unit has a marble top for the wash hand basin. Linoleum to floor and tiling to nearly full height on walls. Heated towel radiator. Two windows west.
• WC - the second toilet compartment of the property it has a two-piece white suite with linoleum to floor and tile to half height on walls.

Attic

From the hall cupboard on the first floor and open tread dog-leg staircase ascends into a large attic space the first section of which is fully floored and lined and which has a Velux window. Two openings to a more general eaves storage space which is again floored.

Garden

The plot is quite generous and level. To the front is a beech hedge to the pavement and to the east boundary to provide screening. A gravel driveway provides off street parking for several cars and continues as a pathway to the front door. There is a front lawn and a side lawn which continues along the west boundary where there are some trees and planted beds. The rear garden again lies mainly to lawn and is enclosed by fencing and hedges. Two summer houses.

Situation

The conservation district of Old Bearsden is not only one of the most sought-after areas of the town but also Glasgow generally. It is home to some fine Victorian, Edwardian, and early 20th century homes and is but minutes’ walk from The Cross, the heart of the town. School catchment is for Bearsden Primary, the high-performing Bearsden Academy, and St Nicholas’ Primary. The private High School of Glasgow Junior School is on Ledcameroch Road, its senior school just south of Bearsden at Anniesland. Bearsden has great local shops and services, tennis clubs, golf clubs and strong road links to the West End and the City Centre with regular train services from its three stations, the nearest being Bearsden Station, just south of The Cross.

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COUNCIL TAX : BAND G
EPC : BAND E
TENURE : FREEHOLD




EPC Rating: E
Council Tax Band: G