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MAGNIFICENT GEORGIAN VILLA with OPEN VIEWS to CASTLE SEMPLE LOCH Auchengrange, Belltrees Road, Lochwinnoch, Pa12 4Js MAGNIFICENT GEORGIAN VILLA WITH OPEN VIEWS TO CASTLE SEMPLE LOCH auchengrange, belltrees road, lochwinnoch, pa12 4js MAGNIFICENT GEORGIAN VILLA WITH OPEN VIEWS TO CASTLE SEMPLE LOCH auchengrange, belltrees road, lochwinnoch, pa12 4js Entrance portico u reception hallway u drawing room u sitting room/cinema room u library dining room u kitchen u utility room u cloakroom u larder u drying room u boot room u master bedroom suite with dressing room and bathroom u 5 further bedrooms u family bathroom u shower room u linen cupboard u home office/ games room u integral double garage u gardens u woodland u about 7.7 acres Distances Lochwinnoch: 1.9 miles, Glasgow Airport: 9.8 miles, Paisley: 10.4 miles, Glasgow: 18.3 miles Viewing Strictly by appointment with Savills – 0141 222 5875. Directions From Glasgow, proceed westbound on the M8. Leave the M8 at junction 28A (A737) signposted Irvine. Continue southwest on the A737 for approximately nine miles and at the roundabout for Lochwinnoch turn sharp left onto Auchengrange Hill. Continue up the hill for approximately 250 yards to the end of the road where Auchengrange is almost directly opposite. Enter the driveway and follow it up to the house. Situation Auchengrange occupies arguably one of the finest positions in Renfrewshire with its elevated site overlooking Castle Semple Loch and the RSPB’s Lochwinnoch reserve, with Muirshiel Country Park and Misty Law beyond. The nearby village of Lochwinnoch offers a wide range of local amenities including restaurants, a direct rail link to Glasgow, a well renowned primary school and a popular local golf course. St Columba’s private school in Kilmacolm has both private junior and senior schools. Glasgow, now widely regarded as one Europe’s most fashionable cities, can be easily reached by road or rail. Glasgow Airport is less than 10 miles away offering regular flights to other UK cities and international destinations. There are a number of golf courses in the area including Kilmacolm, Ranfurly Castle and Old Ranfurly in Bridge of Weir as well as the famous Ayrshire links courses at Prestwick and Troon. The Clyde coast offers exceptional sailing with marinas at Inverkip and Largs. Other recreational facilities in the local area include Greenacres Curling at Howwood, the bird sanctuary at Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park, cycling tracks, riding (there are stables nearby) and tennis at the David Lloyd Club in Renfrew. Description Auchengrange House is a magnificent Category B listed Georgian villa. It is harled, with polished ashlar dressings and has a columned entrance portico and a square tower to the rear with pyramidal roof. The property has been extensively renovated and modernised yet retains a wealth of original features. The house is built over three storeys. Double storm doors from the entrance portico open into a vestibule leading to a grand entrance hallway with Corinthian columns, a polished hardwood parquet floor and a handsome staircase with hand carved balustrades. Open to the hallway is the library, which gives access to the magnificent 36 foot long drawing room which has windows on three sides and a marble fireplace. Also accessed from the hallway are the sitting room, used as a cinema, the dining room and the kitchen. Agents Note Possession We wish to inform prospective purchasers of this property that the Vacant possession and entry will be given on completion. seller is related to an employee of Savills. Offers Servitude rights, burdens and wayleaves Offers must be submitted in Scottish legal terms to the Selling Agents. The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all servitude A closing date for offers may be fixed and prospective purchasers rights, burdens, reservations and wayleaves, including rights of access are advised to register their interest with the Selling Agents following and rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, inspection. water and wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cable, drains and water, gas and other pipes, whether contained in the Title Deeds or Purchase price informally constituted and whether referred to in the General Remarks Within 7 days of the conclusion of Missives a deposit of 10% of the and Stipulations or not. The Purchaser(s) will be held to have satisfied purchase price shall be paid. The deposit will be non-returnable in the himself as to the nature of all such servitude rights and others. event of the Purchaser(s) failing to complete the sale for reasons not attributable to the Seller or his agents. The dining room and kitchen are open plan and there is a pantry off the kitchen with an external door. A door from the kitchen connects to a large utility room with additional offices off, including a boot room, a larder, a wc, a drying room and a cloakroom. The cloakroom has a connecting door to the integral double garage which houses the biomass boiler. On the first floor the master bedroom has an en suite dressing room and en suite bathroom. There are four additional double bedrooms, served by a luxury family bathroom and a newly fitted shower room. On the second floor are two rooms with coombed ceilings. There is a large office (or bedroom seven) with oak flooring and windows to rear. Off this room is bedroom six (or games room). All windows throughout the house are double glazed, with the exception of the main utility room. The gardens and grounds surrounding Auchengrange provide a high degree of privacy and include flower gardens, herbaceous borders, rockeries, sweeping lawns and a former croquet lawn. A wide variety of mature trees include oak, ash, chestnut, beech and yew. The woodland floor has spring bulbs, rhododendrons and azaleas. Within the grounds there is a paddock and a former curling pond which is about 120 feet long. This pond is believed to have hosted two international curling matches between Scotland and Canada in the mid 1920s, precursors of the World Curling Championships. General Remarks Services Mains electricity, private water supply and drainage. Biomass Central heating system. Local Authority Renfrewshire Council Tax Band G. EPC Rating = F floorplans Gross internal area (approx): 456.1 sq m (4909.7 sq ft) Inculding Garage. For identification only. Not to Scale. Boot Garage Larder WC Drying Store Library Room Room 7.68m x 5.93m 3.54m x 4.36m (25'2" x 19'5") (11'7" x 14'4") Kitchen 3.55m x 5.60m (11'8" x 18'4") Drawing Room Utility 11.00m x 4.50m (36'1" x 14'9") Room Cloakroom 4.65m x 3.31m (10'3" x 15'3") Dining Room 5.26m x 4.34m Sitting (17'3" x 14'3") room 4.80m x 4.36m Reception Hall (15’9’’ x 14'4") Ground Floor Linen Bedroom 5 Store 3.60m x 4.50m (11'10" x 14'9") Bathroom Dressing 3.09m x 2.50m Shower Room (10'2" x 8'2") Room 3.44m x 3.00m (11'3" x 9'10") Games/ Office/Bedroom 7 Bedroom 6 4.63m x 8.06m 4.68m x 3.34m (15'01" x 26'5") Bedroom 4 (15'4" x 11') 2.82m x 3.36m (9'3" x 11') Second Floor Bedroom 1 Bedroom 3 Bedroom 2 Bathroom 3.90m x 4.30m 4.40m x 2.50m 5.24m x 5.61m 3.82m x 4.49m (14'5" x 8'2") (17'2" x 18'5") (12'6" x 14'9") (12'10" x 14'1") Savills Glasgow 163 West George Street First Floor Glasgow, G2 2JJ [email protected] 0141 222 5875 Important Notice Savills, their clients and any joint agents give notice that: 1: They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on behalf of their client or otherwise. They assume no responsibility for any statement that may be made in these particulars. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact 2: Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation savills.co.uk or other consents and Savills have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. 01508 557777 E: [email protected] Perfect Print. T: by Word Printed and produced Taken with zoom lens.
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