BEECHGROVE Dundee Road • Perth • PH2 7AQ
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
BEECHGROVE DunDee RoaD • PeRth • Ph2 7aQ BEECHGROVE DunDee RoaD • PeRth • Ph2 7aQ A handsome Georgian manse and cottage, close to the centre of Perth Dundee 24 miles, Stirling 38 miles, Edinburgh 42 miles (all distances are approximate) = 3 reception rooms, dining kitchen, 7 en suite bedrooms, 2 offices, utility rooms and WC. Cottage with bedroom, sitting room, kitchen and bathroom. Large garden with mature trees Enclosed courtyard garden Private driveway About 0.75 acres in all EPC Rating = D Savills Perth Earn House Broxden Business Park Lamberkine Drive Perth PH1 1RA [email protected] Tel: 01738 445588 SITUATION Beechgrove is situated on the leafy east side of the River Tay in the Kinnoull area of Perth. The house is perfectly positioned for access to the centre of the City of Perth, the Riverside and Rodney parks, Kinnoull Hill and Deuchny Woods, as well as one of the main routes out of the city enabling swift access to Dundee, Fife, Stirling, Edinburgh and the north. Perth has an excellent choice of shops, bars and restaurants as well as a Concert Hall, Theatre, Art Gallery, Museum and Cinema. The town’s leisure facilities also include the Perth Climbing Centre, The Willowgate Activity Centre, Perth Leisure pool, an ice rink and two sports centres. Local golf courses include the North Inch Golf Course (one of the oldest in Scotland), James VI Golf Course on Moncrieff Island (a short walk away), Craigie Hill and Murrayshall. The world famous golf courses at Gleneagles and St Andrews are both within 35 miles of Beechgrove. There is National Hunt racing at Scone Palace, which also hosts The Scottish Game Fair. Perth is often referred to as a gateway to the highlands and for those who enjoy outdoor pursuits, the rivers, hills and lochs of the Perthshire highlands and the Angus Glens are all within easy reach. Fishing, shooting and stalking are also readily available from local estates and the ski slopes of Glenshee are about 40 miles north. Perth train station has regular services to Edinburgh, DESCRIPTION A private driveway leads to gravel parking at the front Beside the drawing room is a double bedroom with Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen, Inverness and London. Dating from 1830 Beechgrove was built to be the of the house. The front porch is one of the prettiest en suite shower room. This could easily become a Edinburgh Airport is about 40 miles away and direct manse for Kinnoull Church and remained in the features of Beechgrove with its curved lead canopy study or a cloakroom. A short well-lit passage leads to flights from Dundee Airport (20 miles) to Stansted ownership of the Church of Scotland until 1986. topped with decorative wrought iron balustrading. a cosy sitting room with wood burning stove. Directly will (as of June 2020) shortly be replaced by a direct With only three owners in its entire history the house The front door opens to a vestibule and then through opposite is the magnificent open plan kitchen with service to London City Airport . has retained much of its original character and many a glazed inner door to a welcoming reception hall. family dining area. With its vaulted ceiling, roof In terms of education, there is a choice of primary traditional features of this C-listed house, such as the From here there is access to all the formal rooms lights and a wall of glazing at the far end it is a large and secondary schooling in the city, with Kinnoull staircase, window shutters and cornicing, have been of the house and an elegant Georgian staircase rises and social room which would suit most modern Primary School just 250m away along Dundee Road. well preserved. Beechgrove was built as a home and to the first floor. Both the drawing room and the family lifestyles. A long central island is fitted with a There is also a good choice of private schooling so it remains, a wonderful family house with ample dining room have high ceilings, tall sash and case small sink, induction hob and warming plate while nearby. A bus runs from the Dundee Road to The room for home offices with fibre optic Wi-Fi. A windows and working window shutters. These rooms a double oven, double sink and dishwasher is fitted High School of Dundee and Strathallan, Kilgraston secondary income could be possible by operating a are filled with light and have views of the garden. into glossy white units opposite. A wall of glazing and Craigclowan are all located on the periphery or bed and breakfast on an occasional basis, or more, as The drawing room has an open fire and is a fabulous beside the dining area at one end of the kitchen within just a few miles of the city. the current owners have done successfully. room for entertaining. opens into the courtyard garden. Beechgrove has excellent storage and utility space. From the kitchen there is access to a back hall, utility room and laundry GENERAL REMARKS and from the passage outside the kitchen there is Viewings access to an office, study, store room and W.C. At Strictly by appointment with Savills – 01738 477525. this end of the house there is also a double bedroom with en suite shower room. This would make a Services wonderful gym area. On the first floor there are Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage. Gas fired central heating. four double bedrooms and one single bedroom all with en suite facilities. The bedrooms are beautifully Local Authority & tax band decorated and, in keeping with the whole property, Beechgrove and The Cottage are currently they are immaculately presented. commercially rated. Outside Owners accommodation (part of ground floor Beechgrove is situated in a garden of about 0.75 acres accommodation) is rated Council Tax Band A which provides it with enormous privacy. Much of Conservation Area and Listing the garden is down to lawn with herbaceous borders, Beechgrove is situated in Kinnoull and Bridgend rose beds, spring bulbs, rhododendrons and a bank conservation area. The house is Category C Listed of herbaceous plants providing plenty of colour in by Historic Environment Scotland. the spring and summer. Copper beech, scots pines, birch, larch and two wellingtonia are amongst some Note The current owners of Beechgrove are building a new mature trees in the periphery of the garden. One of home (Kirkland) on land which previously belonged the most magical parts of the garden at Beechgrove to Beechgrove to the south east of the property. The is the courtyard and private garden which can be Planning reference number is 18/02043/FLL. Once accessed directly from the kitchen. Both are sheltered building work is complete, Kirkland will be landscaped and sunny spots to eat out in good weather. with fencing, trees and shrubs that will provide an attractive boundary between the two properties. The Cottage Converted from outbuildings which would once have Please contact the selling agent to see a plan showing been the manse stables, the cottage has a bedroom, the exact location of Kirkland and its access in sitting room, kitchen and bathroom. It is currently relation to Beechgrove let out as a self-catering holiday cottage however it Fixtures & Fittings would also be ideal for accommodating a relative or The fitted carpets are included in the sale a house keeper. Photos taken 2016 DIRECTIONS Brochure produced June 2019 If approaching from the south on the M90, follow signs to Dundee and Coupar Angus, exiting the Servitude rights, burdens and wayleaves motorway immediately after crossing the Friarton The property is sold subject to and with the benefit Bridge and follow signs to Coupar Angus. This of all servitude rights, burdens, reservations and route will take you into Perth via the Dundee Road. wayleaves, including rights of access and rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, Follow the Dundee Road for just under a mile and drainage, water and wayleaves for masts, pylons, Beechgrove is on the corner of Manse Road and stays, cable, drains and water, gas and other pipes, Dundee Road. Turn up Manse Road (immediately whether contained in the Title Deeds or informally before the Isle of Skye hotel) and the driveway to constituted and whether referred to in the General Beechgrove is the first entrance on the right. Remarks and Stipulations or not. The Purchaser(s) will be held to have satisfied himself as to the nature of all such servitude rights and others. Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area: IN 4092 Sq Ft/ 380.2 Sqm External Cottage Area 548 Sq Ft/ 50.9 Sqm BEDROOM 14'1 x 13'3 (4.29m x 4.04m) Total Combined Floor Area SITTING ROOM 12'9 x 12'1 UP 4640 Sq Ft/ 431.1 Sqm (3.89m x 3.68m) DINING ROOM 19'6 x 16'5 (5.94m x 5.00m) ENTRANCE STUDY HALL For Identification Only. Not To Scale. 10'3 x 6'1 (3.12m x 1.85m) OFFICE 14'2 x 10'9 (4.32m x 3.28m) STORE DRAWING ROOM 20'1 x 14'8 BEDROOM (6.12m x 4.47m) 14'7 x 12'1 (4.45m x 3.68m) LAUNDRY 14'4 x 5'6 (4.37m x 1.68m) KITCHEN / BREAKFAST ROOM 26'9 x 13'9 UTILITY (8.15m x 4.19m) 9'5 x 6'9 HALL (2.87m x 2.06m) BEDROOM COURTYARD GARDEN BEDROOM 14'8 x 11'9 12'10 x 12'2 (4.47m x 3.58m) (3.91m x 3.71m) BEDROOM 14'9 x 7'4 (4.50m x 2.24m) UP IN KITCHEN BEDROOM 15'8 x 11'7 BEDROOM (4.78m x 3.53m) 13'5 x 13'4 SITTING ROOM BEDROOM (4.09m x 4.06m) 12'10 x 11'10 15'11 x 10' (3.91m x 3.61m) (4.85m x 3.05m) GROUND FLOOR FIRST FLOOR GROSS INTERNAL GROSS INTERNAL FLOOR AREA 2738 SQ FT / 254.4 SQ M FLOOR AREA 1354 SQ FT / 125.8 SQ M IMPORTANT NOTICE Savills, their clients and any joint agents give notice that:1.