26/1 Calton Hill Edinburgh

26/1 CALTON HILL EDINBURGH 26/1 Calton Hill Edinburgh A unique opportunity to acquire a charismatic and charming garden flat. Located in an historic, central location within walking distance of excellent amenities. Delightful privately owned garden. Two Storage Cellars. Permit Parking. Accommodation comprises: Hall, Sitting Room, Kitchen/Dining Room, Bedroom, Bathroom Situation: Calton Hill itself is situated to the east of Princes Street and occupies a dramatic location with panoramic views to Leith, the Firth of Forth to the north and Holyrood Park to the south. The cobbled street which shares its name, runs from Leith Street to Waterloo Place. The National Monument pokes its head above the skyline to the rear and is a popular landmark, as is the Nelson Monument and the City Observatory, all located on this volcanic hill which dates, like Arthur’s Seat, from the Lower Carboniferous age. The convenient location allows Princes Street (Waverley Station) St Andrew’s Square, the John Lewis Centre, Harvey Nicolls and Leith Walk to be reached on foot and there is ease of access to the city by-pass, the international airport and the motorway links to the rest of the country. History: 26 Calton Hill is important as one of the few remaining examples of early tenement design outside the Old and New towns. The tenement stands on land feued in the 1760s to John Horn, wright, and William Pirnie, bricklayer, and was possibly built by the same. This building is one of the last remains of the old Calton or Caldtoun Village, which formed the heart of the Barony of Calton. This was, before the development of Waterloo Place and the Regent Bridge, a community quite remote (both in social and infrastructure terms) from the City of Edinburgh proper. Before the construction of Regent Bridge formed a new direct route to Calton Hill from the New Town, the only means of access to Calton Hill itself was via the “steep, narrow, stinking spiral street” (Cockburn) now known as Calton Hill (formerly High Calton). The street is cobbled, and on the south side retains a wide iron gutter into which a wedge attached to carts and carriages could be fitted, in order to assist braking on the steep and dangerous descent. (Historic Scotland) Description: The whole block benefitted in 1995 from a Comprehensive Grant Aided Common Repair Scheme supervised by the architect, Nicholas Groves-Raines. The sitting room is a charming room with retained period features that include timber flooring, a decorative fireplace, a wall press and dado rails with natural light via an astragal sash window with working timber shutters and an astragal glazed door that provides direct access to the garden. The adjoining bedroom shares a similar delightful outlook over the garden and also benefits from a decorative fireplace. The bright kitchen/ dining room is fitted with a walk-in larder, a range of wall and floor units, a cooker, fridge and washing machine with space remaining for a freestanding table and chairs in front of a principally south facing astragal sash window with working timber shutters and a window seat. A bathroom featuring a small bathtub with a ‘drench’ showerhead over completes the accommodation. The property benefits from two storage cellars, accessed via the shared stair. The privately owned garden is a rare and delightful feature of the property. A lawn set with stepping stones continues into a wood chipped area at the foot of the garden and is bordered by a reflection pond, various areas in which to sit and enjoy the garden and an established variety of plants, trees and shrubs. General Remarks Fixtures and Fittings: Only items specifically mentioned in the particulars of sale are included in the sale price. EPC: D Services: Mains gas, electricity and drainage. Offers: Offers should be submitted in Scottish Legal Form to the selling agents Rettie & Co at 11 Wemyss Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6DH. A closing date by which offers must be submitted may be fixed later. Please note that interested parties are advised to register their interest with the selling agents in order that they may be advised should a closing date be set. The seller reserves the right to accept any offer at any time. Servitude Rights, Burdens & 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 or Calton Hill, not referred to above. 012 bb 2 ul l o y pa d b i gne Edinburgh, EH1 3BJ des Important Notice: Approx. Gross Internal Area Rettie & Co, their clients and any joint agents give notice that: 464 Sq Ft - 43.11 Sq M 1. They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to Cellars the property either in writing or by word of mouth. Any information given is entirely without Approx. Gross Internal Area responsibility on the part of the agents or the sellers. These particulars do not form part of any 49 Sq Ft - 4.55 Sq M offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. For identification only. Not to scale. 2. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans © Square Foot Media 2015 are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive and it should not be assumed that the property remains as photographed. Any error, omission or mis-statement shall not annul the sale, or entitle any party to compensation or recourse to action at law. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents, including for its current use. Rettie & Co. have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise and ought to seek their own professional advice. 3. All descriptions or references to condition are given in good faith only. Whilst every Cellar Sitting Bedroom 1 endeavour is made to ensure accuracy, please check with us on any points of especial Room 11'10'' x 6'1'' importance to you, especially if intending to travel some distance. No responsibility can be 16'1'' x 11'7'' 3.61 x 1.85m accepted for expenses incurred in inspecting properties, which have been sold or withdrawn. Lower Ground Floor 4.90 x 3.53m Hall Bathroom Kitchen/ Dining 11 Wemyss Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6DH Room Cellar 11'4'' x 9'4'' 0131 220 4160 3.45 x 2.84m Tel: Email: [email protected] Lower Ground Floor Ground Floor www.rettie.co.uk.

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