Century House St Andrews, Fife
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CENTURY HOUSE ST ANDREWS, FIFE CENTURY HOUSE 100 HEPBURN GARDENS, ST ANDREWS, FIFE, KY16 9LT Superbly restored house in mature private garden Beautiful Arts & Crafts house Impressive halls and reception rooms Outstanding new kitchen Luxurious bedrooms with tower above Stunning master bedroom suite Decked terrace with outdoor kitchen and hot tub Terraced garden with private access to Lade Braes Reception hall. Double drawing room Open plan kitchen/living/dining room Study, WCs and utility rooms 5 bedrooms with en suite bathrooms 2 further bedrooms & bathroom Gym Tower terrace with far reaching views Outdoor kitchen and log cabin Terraced lawns. Gravel sweep and car port Savills Edinburgh EPC = TBC 8 Wemyss Place Edinburgh EH3 6DH Tel: 0131 247 3738 About 0.86 acres [email protected] savills.co.uk Access by rail, road and air is good. Leuchars railway station (4 miles) is on the main Aberdeen to London line and provides a fast link to Dundee and Edinburgh. Edinburgh Airport, with its increasingly wide range of domestic and international flights, is only 50 miles. DESCRIPTION Century House is a Category C Listed Arts & Crafts house which dates from 1908. The house has a wealth of traditional features such as an imposing tower overlooking the gardens and crow stepped gables which are reminiscent of Scots Renaissance architecture. The house has been extended and considerably upgraded by the present owners. The new living/kitchen/dining wing which opens onto an expansive, south facing decked terrace with outdoor kitchen adds a real wow factor. This is complemented by an impressive reception hall and a magnificent double drawing room. There is a study, WCs and useful storerooms and utility rooms behind. The principal bedrooms are on the first floor. The master bedroom has a stunning, en suite bathroom below the tower and two dressing rooms. The three further bedrooms on this floor all have their own bath or shower rooms. There are three further bedrooms on the second floor, two bathrooms (one en suite), a gym and a large attic store with water tanks and hot water cylinders. A charming spiral staircase beside the turret bedroom leads up to a tower with battlements above, from where there are stunning views over St Andrews. DIRECTIONS Travelling west on Hepburn Gardens (B939) take the left fork at the mini-roundabout to remain on Hepburn Gardens. The drive to Century House is on the left hand side and passes up the side of 100a Hepburn Gardens. SITUATION Century House has a private setting in the historic town of St Andrews. It is set immediately above the Lade Braes with a gate from the garden giving access to the footpath which connects the countryside to the centre of town. St Andrews is renowned worldwide as the ‘Home of Golf’. The Old Course is a regular host to the Open Championship. There are now six further golf courses run by the St Andrews Links Trust, in addition to the many other golf courses in the area including the Duke’s Course, two courses at Fairmount, St Andrews Bay and Kingsbarns. St Andrews has a good selection of shops, hotels and restaurants. The town is well known for its university which was Scotland’s first, and is the third oldest in the English-speaking world, founded in 1413. There is state schooling at Madras College and private schooling at St Leonards, while The High School of Dundee is within easy reach. C For Identification Only. Not To Scale. © SquareFoot 2019. Century House Gross internal area (approx) 653.64 sq.m (7036 sq.ft) Master Kitchen For Identification Only. Not To Scale. Bedroom 7.01 x 3.89 4.78 x 4.78 23' x 12'9'' 15'8'' x 15'8'' G Living/ Dining Room B 10.36 x 4.80 Garden Dressing 34' x 15'9'' Room Room Ensuite Bathroom Dressing Room S Bedroom 4 5.23 x 4.44 17'2'' x 14'7'' Linen Ensuite Study Dressing Shower Room Room 3.61 x 3.43 Drawing Ensuite 11'10'' x 11'3'' Room Bathroom 11.12 x 5.26 Ensuite 36'6'' x 17'3'' Landing Shower Room Reception Hall WC Store Bedroom 2 Bedroom 3 4.80 x 3.89 4.47 x 3.66 15'9'' x 12'9'' 14'8'' x 12' Cloak Room Linen WC First Floor S Vestibule First Floor Ground Floor Pantry Utility Laundry 3.10 x 2.36 2.77 x 2.06 10'2'' x 7'9'' 9'1'' x 6'9'' Cold Store Ground Floor Terrace 3.05 x 3.05 10' x 10' (approximate) Gym/ Bedroom 7 Third Floor 9.37 x 3.28 Third Floor 30'9'' x 10'9'' Bedroom 8 G 3.05 x 3.05 10' x 10' Ordnance Survey © Crown Copyright 2014. All rights reserved. Licence number Shower 100022432. Plotted Scale - 1:10171 WC Shower 2.44 x 2.97 Room 8' x 9'9'' Void HW HW 8.84 x 4.42 HW 29' x 14'6'' Bedroom 5 4.52 x 2.90 Bedroom 6 14'10'' x 9'6'' 7.70 x 3.81 25'3'' x 12'6'' Tanks Second Floor Second Floor Ordnance Survey © Crown Copyright 2014. All rights reserved. Licence number 100022432. Plotted Scale - 1:10171 OUTSIDE The drive from Hepburn Gardens leads to a gravel sweep to the north of the house. There is a car port on one side and planning permission to build a triple garage with flat above on the opposite side. The main gardens are to the south of the house. The gardens comprise various terraces, a large lawn and a woodland area leading to the gate into the Lade Braes. The terraces combine to offer extensive outdoor living and entertaining space including an outdoor kitchen, sitting area with stove, hot tub and large log cabin with wood burning stove. GENERAL REMARKS IMPORTANT NOTICE Savills, their clients and any joint agents give notice that: Viewings Strictly by appointment with Savills - 0131 247 3738. 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 Services otherwise. They assume no responsibility for any statement that may be made in these Mains water, gas, electricity and drainage. particulars. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. Listing and Conservation Area Century House is Category C Listed. It is also within the Hepburn Gardens Conservation Area. 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 Solicitors the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and Savills have Simpson & Marwick not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by 58 Albany Street, inspection or otherwise. Edinburgh EH1 3QR Tel: 0131 557 1545 Photographs taken Summer 2018 Fax: 0131 525 8651 Brochure Prepared January 2019 Local Authority Century House is in Fife council tax band H. Access The driveway between Hepburn Gardens and the gate to Century House is shared. Maintenance is three quarters the responsibility of Century House and one quarter for 100a Hepburn Gardens. Servitude rights, burdens and wayleaves The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all servitude rights, burdens, reservations and wayleaves, including rights of access and rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cable, drains and water, gas and other pipes, whether contained in the Title Deeds or informally constituted and whether referred to in the General 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. Offers Offers, in Scottish legal form, must be submitted by your solicitor to the Selling Agents. It is intended to set a closing date but the seller reserves the right to negotiate a sale with a single party. All genuinely interested parties are advised to instruct their solicitor to note their interest with the Selling Agents immediately after inspection. Deposit A deposit of 10% of the purchase price may be required. It will be paid within 7 days of the conclusion of Missives. The deposit will be non-returnable in the event of the Purchaser(s) failing to complete the sale for reasons not attributable to the Seller or his agents. Savills Edinburgh 8 Wemyss Place Edinburgh EH3 6DH Tel: 0131 247 3738 [email protected].