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The Old Bank House 50 High Street, Fochabers OFFICES ACROSS SCOTLAND the Old Bank House, 50 High Street, Fochabers, IV32 7DU

The Old Bank House 50 High Street, Fochabers OFFICES ACROSS SCOTLAND the Old Bank House, 50 High Street, Fochabers, IV32 7DU

The Old Bank House 50 High Street, Fochabers OFFICES ACROSS The Old Bank House, 50 High Street, Fochabers, IV32 7DU

Elgin 9 miles, 8 miles , 47 miles, 57 miles

A spacious townhouse and traditional Coach House within the historic village of Fochabers.

Lot 1 – Old Bank House Vestibule. Hall. Drawing Room. Sitting Room. Office. Kitchen. Utility Room. 2 Bathrooms. WC. 5 Bedrooms. Study / 6th Bedroom. Garage.

• Superb village centre location • Many fine period features • Spacious and flexible accommodation

Lot 2 – Coach House • Detached coach house with development potential • Enclosed garden and garage

CKD Galbraith 5 Commerce Street Elgin Morayshire IV30 1BS 01343 546362 [email protected] LOCATION The Old Bank House sits in a central and accessible location in the picturesque and highly desirable town of Fochabers.

Fochabers is an historic town located on the banks of the . The town has a good range of services and amenities and there is a thriving calendar for arts, cultural and social events. The amenities include a choice of independent shops, hotels, a small supermarket, Health Centre, Primary and Secondary schools and private schooling for children over 8 years of age is available at Gordonstoun School. The popular Baxters retail centre, Christies Garden Centre and Gordon Castle are within walking distance.

Elgin provides a wider range of facilities including a leisure centre, library, hospital, retail park and train station with services to Inverness and Aberdeen, whilst Aberdeen and Inverness have all the facilities of a modern city including their airports which offer regular domestic flights and summer flights to many European destinations, an excellent selection of shopping, retail park and rail links.

Moray is famous for its mild climate, has a beautiful and varied countryside with a coastline of rich agricultural land, prosperous fishing villages and wide, open beaches. The upland areas to the South are sparsely populated and provide dramatic scenery, some of which forms the Cairngorm National Park. The unspoilt landscape provides a wide range of leisure and sporting opportunities including fishing on the world famous Spey and rivers, skiing at the Lecht and Cairngorm range, and walking. The area has a number of excellent golf courses including The Golf Club in with its classic Links Course designed by Tom Morris in 1889 and the West Course as designed by Henry Cotton in 1979, Elgin Golf Club, also the two championship courses in Nairn. For the sailing enthusiast the marinas at Lossiemouth and The Royal Findhorn Sailing Club provide excellent facilities.

Other local attractions also include ‘The Malt Whisky Trail’, ‘The ’, Cairngorm National Park, The Castle Trail, The Culbin forest providing a fascinating and exciting network of trails for walking and biking and Aviemore which is the year round hub for adventure sports in the Cairngorms.

DESCRIPTION

Lot 1 Old Bank House is located on the High Street at the heart of the highly desirable village of Fochabers. Designed by Turriff architect James Duncan and built in 1878, Old Bank House is constructed of dressed stone under a slate roof and was formerly occupied by the Aberdeen and County Bank. It now comprises a wonderful family home with flexible and spacious accommodation provided over predominantly the first and second floors. The house is accessed at ground level from the high street via a vestibule and into a large reception hall with built in shelving and ample storage space. A rear door leads to the garden whilst an ornate staircase leads up to the accommodation on the first floor. From the first floor landing, access is provided to a magnificent drawing room with a tall corniced ceiling, exposed pine flooring and large windows that flood the room with natural light. There is an equally impressive and spacious sitting room, an office (formerly a Butler’s Pantry), a well equipped kitchen, bathroom, WC and a generously sized double bedroom. A separate staircase from a half landing leads to a useful utility room. On the second floor, there is a bathroom, three further double bedrooms, a single bedroom and a study / 6th bedroom. The house provides flexible accommodation that can be adapted according to requirement and benefits from gas central heating.

Lot 2 Backing on to Maxwell Street is a delightful and most attractive former Coach House (Lot 2). In recent years, this has been used as a business premises and is an ideal building from which to establish a business from home. It also offers great scope for a wide range of alternative uses including conversion into additional residential accommodation (subject to obtaining all necessary consents). There is a well maintained and colourful enclosed garden which offers considerable privacy and seclusion. The garden has a lawn, a slabbed garden path, well stocked borders and a useful garage. Off street parking is provided at the side of the Coach House, in front of the garage.

DIRECTIONS From Elgin, head east along the A96. By-passing and , cross over the River Spey and at the roundabout, take the 3rd exit into Fochabers. Passing through The Square, Old Bank House at 50 High Street, is located on the left hand side.

SERVICES Mains water. Mains electricity. Mains Drainage. Mains Gas central heating (Old Bank House). EPC D (Old Bank House)

SOLICITORS Allan, Black and McCaskie, High Street, Elgin, IV30 1DX. Tel: 01343 543 355

LOCAL AUTHORITY Moray Council, Council Offices, High Street, Elgin, Moray. Tel: 01343 563000

VIEWING Strictly by appointment with the selling agents

LISTED BUILDING Old Bank House, 50 High Street is category B listed

OUTGOINGS Lot 1: The Old Bank House is currently assessed for council tax as Band D. Lot 2: The Coach House (25 Maxwell Street) is currently assessed for business rates reference VR84929 and VR30569.

INTERNET WEBSITE This property and other properties offered by CKD Galbraith can be viewed on our website at www.ckdgalbraith.co.uk as well as our affiliated websites www.rightmove.co.uk and www.primelocation.com.

FIXTURES AND FITTINGS All fitted carpets and all curtains are included in the sale.

MORTGAGE FINANCE CKD Galbraith have an alliance with independent mortgage brokers Springtide Capital Limited, who understand the complexities of finding the right loan to suit both your financial and personal circumstances. For further information, contact Mathew Griffiths who is based in our Edinburgh office on 0131 240 6990.

IMPORTANT NOTES 1. These particulars are intended to give a fair and overall description of the property. If any points are relevant to your interest, please ask for further information, prior to viewing. Prospective purchasers are advised to seek their own professional advice.

2. Areas, measurements and distances are given as a guide. Photographs depict only certain parts of the property. Nothing within the particulars shall be deemed to be a statement as to the structural condition, nor the working order of services and appliances.

3. These particulars shall not be binding on our clients whether acted on or otherwise, unless the same is incorporated within a written document, signed by our clients or on their behalf, satisfying the requirements of Section 3 of The Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995.

4. Closing Date A closing date may be fixed. Prospective purchasers who have notified their interest through lawyers to CKD Galbraith, in writing, will be advised of a closing date, unless the property has been sold previously. The Seller will not be obliged to accept the highest, or indeed any offer and has the right to accept an offer at any time or withdraw the property from the market. The Seller will not be liable for any costs incurred by interested parties.

5. Offers Formal offers in the acceptable Scottish form should be submitted, through a Scottish Lawyer, to CKD Galbraith, 5 Commerce Street, Elgin, Moray, IV30 1BS

6. Third Party Rights and Servitudes The subjects are sold together with and subject to all existing rights of way, servitudes, wayleaves and others whether contained in the Title Deeds or otherwise, and purchasers.

For further details please visit ckdgalbraith.co.uk and onthemarket.com. whether contained in the Title Deeds or otherwise, and purchasers. Coach House 50 High Street, Fochabers, IV32 7DU FOR IDENTIFICATION ONLY - NOT TO SCALE © HONEYGRAM LTD 2014 N

DN

3.40 x 3.07 3.97 x 3.39 11'2" x 10'1" 13'0" x 11'1" (max)

First Floor

1.85 x 1.80 6'1" x 5'11"

3.40 x 2.81 UP 11'2" x 9'3" Entrance Hall 1.85 x 1.51 3.45 x 2.04 6'1" x 4'11" 11'4" x 6'8"

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UP 5" ea WC oom Bathr 3.24 x 1.51 hw 10'8" x 4'1 1" 2.69 x 1.66 8'10" x 5' Utility Ar Kitchen c Bedroom Bathroom DN 4.89 x 2.26 4.81 x 4.72 2.45 x 1.79 15'9" x 15'6" 16'1" x 7'5"

all Bedroom UP DN Bedroom 8'0" x 5'10" 4.68 x 3.75 4.59 x 3.12 c Landing Landing 15'4" x 12'4" 15'1" x 10'3" 2.40 x 1.09 5.36 x 2.00 DN (max) Rear H 4.50 x 1.17 17'7" x 6'7" 14'9" x 3'1 0" 7'10" x 3'7" DN UP (max) c Landing 2.45 x 2.28 8'0" x 7'6"

Bedroom Bedroom 4.68 x 4.05 4.97 x 4.04 Drawing Room Office Dining Room w Bedroom 15'4" x 13'3" 16'4" x 13'3" 6.08 x 5.47 5.49 x 1.42 5.49 x 4.97 3.14 x 2.45 Mezzanine 19'11" x 17'11" 18'0" x 4'8" 18'0" x 16'4" 10'4" x 8'0" UP

w

Hall 6.61 x 1.70 21'8" x 5'7"

First Floor Second Floor

Entrance Hall 2.59 x 1.70 8'6" x 5'7"

Ground Floor

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