19 Pilmour Links, St. Andrews, Fife, KY16 9JG
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REFURBISHED GEORGIAN HOUSE ADJACENT TO THE OLD COURSE IDEAL GOLFERS’ RETREAT 19 Pilmour Links, St. Andrews, Fife, KY16 9JG REFURBISHED GEORGIAN HOUSE ADJACENT TO THE OLD COURSE IDEAL GOLFERS’ RETREAT 19 Pilmour Links St. Andrews, Fife, KY16 9JG Drawing room ? library ? dining room ? kitchen 4 bedrooms with en-suite bath or shower rooms Home cinema ? laundry ? cellar & stores Private parking space ? balcony EPC Rating = E Savills Edinburgh Wemyss House, 8 Wemyss Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6DH [email protected] 0131 247 3700 savills.co.uk Viewing Strictly by appointment with Savills - 0131 247 3700. Directions Driving into St Andrews on the A91 go straight on at the first roundabout, into Pilmour Place. 19 Pilmour Links is on the left hand side on the corner of Granny Clark’s Wynd. Turn into Granny Clark’s Wynd and then immediately right to access the private parking space behind the house. Situation 19 Pilmour Links is situated on the corner of Granny Clark’s Wynd, the world famous road which cuts across the 1st and 18th fairways of The Old Course, St Andrews. There are views across the golf course to the West Sands Beach. St Andrews is renowned world wide as the home of golf. There are now seven golf courses at St Andrews including the Old Course, regular host to the Open Championship. There are many other golf courses in the area including two courses at St Andrews Bay, The Dukes Course, Kingsbarns, Crail and and Elie. St. Andrews is also well known for its University which is one of the oldest in Britain (founded in 1410). St Andrews provides good state schooling at Madras College and private co-educational schooling at St. Leonards. There are other co-educational public schools near Perth (Glenalmond and Strathallan) and Dundee High School is within easy reach. The town has a good range of shops, hotels, restaurants and Description The Links, Pilmour Links and Gibson Place has now become supermarkets and a cinema and the Byre Theatre. 19 Pilmour Links is an exceptional Georgian stone built property one of the most sought after residential locations in the whole of which is steeped in history. It is believed to have been built in Scotland. Other properties in the street include Rusacks Hotel, Beyond St Andrews is the East Neuk of Fife with its spectacular 1826, pre-dating all the other houses in the terrace and also the the St Andrews Woollen Mill, the Forgan House annexe of the coastline which boasts fishing villages built around picturesque Royal & Ancient Club House (1854). There are sketches R&A, the St Rule Club and the St Andrews Golf Club. The flats harbours and sandy unspoilt beaches. The venue for the showing the house as the only dwelling overlooking the Old and houses on the street belong to owners from a variety of annual Fife Hunt point-to-point is nearby at Balcormo, which Course when golf was first played on the Links. different countries. The American author George Peper wrote a also hosts various horse shows and Pony Club events. book “Two Years in St Andrews” about living in a flat close by. The property was built for the Playfair family and was the Access by rail, road and air is good. Leuchars railway station retirement home of Sir Robert Lambert Playfair, who was born in The present owner bought the house in 2012 and has carried (4 miles) is on the main Aberdeen to London line and provides a St. Andrews in 1828 and was in the Indian Political Service out a major renovation. He has created an outstanding modern fast link to Dundee and Edinburgh. Edinburgh Airport, with its before becoming Consul-General of Algeria. day family home with high quality fittings and finishings increasingly wide range of domestic and international flights, is throughout. only 50 miles away. Special features include the first floor drawing room / library with an outlook over the golf course, a luxurious master bedroom suite, three further bedrooms all with dressing areas and their own shower rooms. The basement has its own door and has a golf club store, home cinema, laundry and storage rooms. To the north of the house is a gravel yard with space to park a car. This is a great asset in the centre of St Andrews where parking can be difficult. There is a balcony above the entrance porch with views over the golf course. Accommodation Ground Floor Vestibule with coat hooks and tiled floor with inner door leading to central hall with WC off. Curving staircase to upper floors with window to north. Dining room with wooden floor and wooden dado panelling. Sliding double doors to kitchen. Fully fitted floor and wall cupboards. Neff hob with extractor fan above. Miele built in espresso coffee machine and double wall oven. 1½ sink unit. Integrated dishwasher and fridge. Guest Bedroom with cast iron fireplace. Recessed shelves and cupboards. Dressing area with built in open fronted wardrobes with drawers and shoe racks. Sliding door to shower room with fully tiled double shower, WC, wash basin. First Floor Second floor wash basin, plumbed for washing machine and tumble dryer. Landing with doors off to Drawing room with cast iron fireplace Landing with doors off to Bedrooms 3 and 4, both with dormer Home Cinema with wooden floor. Large inset TV screen. with wooden mantle. Wooden floor and wooden dado panelling. windows to south. Dressing area with open fronted wardrobes Arched opening to library with recessed bookshelves. Cast iron and drawers below. Shower room with tiled shower compartment, Outside fireplace. Views down Granny Clarks Wynd over golf course to WC and wash basin. Gravelled parking area at back door. Steps down to basement. the West Sands. Metal spiral staircase up to balcony above entrance porch with Basement stone walls and iron handrail. Master Bedroom with cast iron fireplace and recessed shelves Reached by stairs from ground floor and by own outside door. and cupboard below. Dressing area with open fronted Golf club store with golf club racks and lockers. Cupboard with wardrobes. Sliding door to fully tiled bathroom with bath, double boiler and hot water cylinder. Corridor with tiled floor, CDA ice shower compartment, wash basin and WC. Cast iron fireplace. machine and wine fridge. Under stairs cupboard and wine cellar. Laundry with cupboards containing electrics, floor cupboards with FLOORPLANS Ensuite Ensuite 19 Pilmour19 Lin kPilmours, St And rLinks,ews, Fife Shower Shower Gross InterSt.nal AAndrews,rea Room Room 255.20 sq.m (2,747 sq.ft) Wardrobe Landing Wardrobe For IdentificatFife,ion On lyKY19 – Not T o9JG Scale Gross internal area (approx) 255.20 sq.m (2747 sq.ft) Bedroom 3 Bedroom 4 4.10 x 4.00 4.10 x 4.00 For Identification Only. Not To Scale. 13'5'' x 13'1'' 13'5'' x 13'1'' © Square Foot Media. Private Parking Space Second Floor Wine Rear Cellar Lobby Balcony 2.30 x 2.30 2.30 x 2.30 7'7'' x 7'7'' 7'7'' x 7'7'' Ensuite Shower 2.60 x 1.80 Room 8'6'' x 5'11'' Laundry Library Golf Kitchen 3.30 x 2.70 Bag 3.50 x 2.50 10'10'' x 8'10'' Store Wardrobe 11'6'' x 8'2'' Ensuite WC Landing Shower Hall Room s k c Hall a r b u l c f l o g Home Drawing Master Bedroom 2 Cinema Dining Room Bedroom 4.50 x 3.70 4.80 x 3.70 Room 4.50 x 4.00 4.50 x 4.00 14'9'' x 12'2'' 15'9'' x 12'2'' Secure 4.40 x 2.50 14'9'' x 13'1'' 14'9'' x 13'1'' Store 14'5'' x 8'2'' Vestibule Basement Ground Floor First Floor General Remarks Sports Pa vilion Services Mains water, gas electricity and drainage. Heating and hot water are supplied via a E C A L P mains gas-fired boiler. Under floor heating. F L O Ro yal G and Post Listing 19 Pilmour Links is Category B listed. The Old Co urse Ancient D N Golf Y W Club S ' Local Authority 19 Pilmour Links is in Fife Council Tax band G. K R A L C 9.1m D Fn E Gol fers ' Bridge I N FS Fixtures and Fittings The curtains are included in the sale price. The furniture is available by N A 6 R 2 separate negotiation. G Swilken n o t Br idg e l l i l a Posts m H Access There is a right of access over the driveway behind 19 Pilmour Links to the cottages THE LINKS a H 8 1 7 ) 9 b u l C ( 1 9 7 beside. 0 1 Forga n 6 1 1 2 1 1 5 1 4 1 3 1 Ho use Beach e d Ho use 7 h n 4 y T 2 G 9 I 6 W o B t S C O lu t Fairways N b o 5 2 P Club 1 LAC Club 1 E 4 1 3 Planning Rusacks Hotel has applied for planning permission to build an extension over its car El S ub Sta 1 1 Rusack 's 2 0 Hotel 1 5.0m 1 LINK 9 park. S CRESCENT 18 5 1 6 t o 4 ( 6.1m 11 9 H o 4 t Club 1 e l 7 ) PilmPo ui r lmour 6 Listed building consent was granted at appeal (subject to the conditions) by the Scottish Court Links 5 3 Fairways 4 t 1 o 5 2 2 7 This plan is based upon th(eH oOrdnance Survey 1 tel) 6 6 1 map with the sanction of the Controller of HM Government.