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For Sale Stretching from Blair Street to South Bridge and Boasting 4 Ionic Columns, This Is a Studio Flat on a Grand Scale

0131 225 7558 [email protected] www.gibsonkerr.co.uk 10/9 Blair Street, Old Town, Edinburgh EH1 1QR For Sale Stretching from Blair Street to South Bridge and boasting 4 ionic columns, this is a studio flat on a grand scale. Originally part of the Old Assay Office and formerly owned by the art collector Terence Brodie-Smith, this Fourth Floor Flat needs refurbishment and redecoration but is a unique opportunity to purchase a piece of Edinburgh's history. The flat comprises a very large and splendid room with ornate plaster work, windows at both ends, and a concealed shower room with toilet. There are electric heaters and secondary glazing on the five windows. The building has an entryphone system and a lift. Trust a family firm to make the difference GENERAL Located in the historic Old Town Conservation Area, an area steeped in history, the flat is well placed for the many shops, cafes, bars and restaurants in the Old Town and for the many more amenities in the Grassmarket, George IV Bridge and South Bridge, the New Town and also Newington. Within the area are Edinburgh University, National Museum of Scotland and a number of Libraries and Galleries. The property is within walking distance of Waverley Railway Station and is well placed for buses around Edinburgh, for Edinburgh Castle, the Scottish Parliament, Holyrood Park and Princes Street Gardens. Shared entrance This opens to a lift and staircase to the upper floors. Main room (39'9 x 19'3) 12.14m x 5.83m Currently a very colourful room with fabulous plastered ceiling, cornice and four ionic pillars. There are three windows overlooking South Bridge and two overlooking Blair Street. The room also has a decorated wash hand basin in a marble surround and three Creda heaters. For viewing please see ESPC website or contact agents Shower room (8'10 x 2'10) 2.71m x 0.89m on 0131 225 7558. Behind a concealed door is the shower room with a coloured wash hand basin and shower base with Mira Supreme shower, and a folding door opening to a white wc. Energy Performance Rating F Gibson Kerr, Law and Property 46 India Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6HJ T: 0131 225 7558 F: 0131 225 1108 [email protected] www.gibsonkerr.co.uk.

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