The high and elegant, houses which make up Prince Edward Terrace, Carysfort Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin, overlook the rolling green and trees of Carysfort Park. Built in the l840s, their long, sash windows take full advantage of the view.
Number 8, Upper Prince Edward Terrace, is for sale through Sherry FitzGerald, which reflecting a more restrained market, is quoting a "disclosed reserve" of £700,000 (€888,820) in advance of the October 4th auction.
With two storeys over garden level, number 8 has four bedrooms, three reception rooms and a large kitchen/breakfastroom. An extensive refurbishment has given 2,780 sq ft of floor space, a garden level with a uniquely designed kitchen/breakfastroom and family room as well as retaining original windows with functioning shutters, cornices, ceiling roses, marble fireplaces and a number of original doors.
The garden-level kitchen/ breakfastroom faces the front and has an entrance separate from the main hall door. Dominant colours are the pale green of the walls and fittings and the terracotta and beige tones of the ceramic tiled floor.
Well-designed and with no shortage of storage space, the built-in cupboards and presses come in a useful, interesting variety of shapes and sizes and have integrated spaces for kitchen appliances such as fridge-freezer and washing machine.
A centre island has the same black marble top as the work surfaces and has the washing machine and dishwasher plumbed and fitted underneath.
The next door family-room has a large open fireplace surrounded by granite slabs and glass double doors to the rear patio and garden.
Also on this level there's a guest bedroom, guest toilet with sink and understairs storage. The bedroom has a small paned window and a set of glass shelves. The double reception rooms off the ground floor hallway have spacious proportions and a pair of marble fireplaces. Cornices, ceiling roses, picture rails and windows are original. The floors are of stripped and polished pine and the ceilings high.
In the hallway itself there is a deep archway as well as original plasterwork.
The first-floor bedrooms, all three of them, are bright and high-ceilinged. A front bedroom has two windows and marble-surround fireplace while a larger bedroom to the rear has a fireplace and built-in wardrobes.
Steps from this landing lead to a family bathroom where the walls are a mixture of old stone and classic pillars. The claw-foot bath completes the period look.
The rear patio/garden has granite walls on two sides, a trellised-off play area, Barna shed and raised flower beds. To the front there is a lawned garden with granite steps to the front door and a separate set leading to the kitchen which is below stairs.
