Lennox Street, West End, Edinburgh, EH4

Exceptional four storey townhouse in a prime central location

Description

11 Lennox Street is an exceptional townhouse offering wonderfully bright and spacious accommodation over four floors. With both east and west facing aspects there is an abundance of natural light throughout the day. The house retains much of its original charm with a variety of fine period features, including the decorative cornicing, impressive stone stair with wrought iron balustrades and mahogany banister, original flagstones in the lower hall and Victorian tiles in the entrance as well as working shutters throughout much of the house. Having been returned to a single house from two properties by the current owner, with the addition of a spectacular garden room to the rear, this is a wonderful family home.

The front door opens to a welcoming entrance hall from where the ground floor accommodation is accessed and the stair rises to the upper floor, crowned by the wonderful cupola allowing for plenty of light. To the front of the house there is a delightful bay windowed sitting room with an impressive marble mantelpiece and working fire, as well as the decorative cornicing. Adjacent to this there is a ground floor bedroom overlooking the west facing rear garden, with a bathroom in between the useful utility room.

The stair rises to the upper floor where the magnificent drawing room is located. It again benefits from a bay window, as well as the elegant plasterwork and an impressive fireplace. The study is situated next to this, and is a particularly lovely place to work, while to the rear of the building is the generously proportioned principal bedroom with the principal bath, shower and dressing room next to it. The stair continues up to the top floor where there are two further west facing double bedrooms, a family bathroom, and additional study as well as an attic storage room.

At lower ground level, to the front of the house there is a gym, which has previously been used as a formal dining room, as well as the seventh bedroom, currently used as storage. There is a delightful guest bedroom to the rear with an en suite shower room, while the well-appointed breakfasting kitchen is also to the rear of the building. There is ample storage and larder cupboards between the kitchen and the gym/dining room. The kitchen flows seamlessly to the glorious garden room with delightful views of the garden, as well as ample space for a large dining table and comfy seating. From here a door opens to the stone patio immediately to the rear of the house.

The west facing walled garden to the rear is a delight. A large central lawn is surrounded by well-stocked colourful borders, home to a variety of mature specimen plants and shrubs. There is a banked garden to the front of the property with stone steps leading to the front basement area, where there is a storage cupboard underneath the stone platform.

In addition there is a lock-up store located in Lennox Street Lane which provides valuable additional storage space.

Location

Lennox Street is located within New Town conservation area and dates from 1868. The street occupies an elevated position overlooking Ann Street and Stockbridge to the north and east.

Adjoining Eton Terrace and Oxford Terrace, this is a tranquil location which belies its close proximity to the city’s main business, shopping and financial centres.

One of the entrances to Dean Gardens is situated within 100 metres, while Lennox Street is equidistant between Stockbridge and the West End, with both areas located a few hundred metres away.

These provide a wide range of specialist shops, restaurants and wine bars as well as Waitrose in Comely Bank, which is situated within a mile from the property.

There are lovely walks along the Water of Leith, while the Dean Tennis and Squash Club is located on Lennox Street.

The property is close to a number of excellent schools in the private and state sector, with Fettes College, The Edinburgh Academy and Erskine Stewart's Melville Schools all situated on the north side of the city as well as George Heriot's and St Georges.

The property is also conveniently located for access to Haymarket Train Station with excellent train, bus and tram links, while there are excellent road links to the city centre and to the west along Queensferry Road.

Square Footage: 4,003 sq ft



Additional Info

Listing: The property is Category B Listed and lies within the New Town Conservation Area.

Fixtures and Fittings: All fitted carpets, stair carpet, curtains, cooker, white goods, pulleys, light fittings and garden shed are included in the sale. The large rug in the ground floor sitting room, garden pots (incl rose) and garden furniture are excluded from the sale.