LONDON STREET EDINBURGH

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3 5 London Street Edinburgh An exceptional Georgian main door apartment with superb features, ripe for modernisation with the potential to create a flexible family home. At over 3,000 square feet, this property showcases classical proportions on a grand scale, offers 5 bedrooms and a sunny south facing rear garden.

4 Accommodation Ground floor Reception hall, two bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom, WC, walk-in cupboard, two reception rooms. Lower ground floor Three bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen, two walk-in cupboards. Outside space The apartment can be accessed from the main front door, or a door from the basement courtyard. There are two cellars and a rear garden. SITUATION: London Street is located at the eastern edge of Edinburgh s sought after New Town, approximately half a mile from the city centre. There is easy access to an excellent range of local shopping, restaurants and bars in nearby Broughton Street and the Omni cinema complex. There is a Tesco supermarket at Canonmills and vibrant Stockbridge, with its cosmopolitan atmosphere, is just a short distance away. There are a fantastic selection of schools in the vicinity and London Street is in catchment for the highly regarded St Mary s RC Primary, while The Edinburgh Academy, Fettes College, Erskine Stewarts Melville Schools and St George s School offer private school options. There is convenient road access to the City bypass, Edinburgh international Airport and the motorway network. London Street is also on the right side of town for easy access to the A1 and the many sporting amenities provided throughout East Lothian, with its golf courses, beaches, shooting, fishing and riding. DESCRIPTION: 5 London Street is a very unique proposition, being in need of updating whilst retaining stunning features such as original plasterwork, astragal sash and case windows with working shutters and traditional wooden floorboards. Ground floor The striking reception hall offers an impressive first impression to this property, retaining original cornicing, ceiling roses, arches and corbels. The proportions of the double reception room are imposing, spanning nearly 765 square feet. The front reception room has twin sash and case windows with original working shutters, wooden floorboards, half panelling, a feature mantle, shelved press and intricate plasterwork. Double full-height panelled doors with architraves

5 lead to the rear reception room, which could be used as a drawing room or dining room. With these central doors open, light streams from the front to the rear of the house. This second reception space is equally impressive and has a very large full-length sash and case window overlooking the garden and gas fire with wooden mantle. Double bedroom containing two sash and case windows with working shutters, electric fire and press cupboard. Second double bedroom with walk-in shelved cupboards that could suggest conversion to an en-suite subject to the necessary consents. Kitchen with fanlight from the hall, sink, pulley, shelved press and views over the garden. Bathroom and separate WC. Large deep shelved cupboard accessed from the hall. Lower Ground Stone steps lead from the hall, with an attractive hand painted mural, down to the lower ground floor. Kitchen with window over the front courtyard, sink and pulley. Three double bedrooms with sash and case windows overlooking various aspects, two of which contains shelved, walk-in cupboards. Bathroom with bath, WC and wash hand basin. There are two very large walk-in, shelved cupboards accessed from the hallway. Garden The front courtyard is accessed via stone steps from the street with traditional wrought iron balustrades and railings and contains two cellars. The rear garden can be accessed from the lower ground floor to a terraced area. Steps lead to a south-facing garden laid to lawn and bounded by an original stone wall.

6 CELLAR 9'6 x 6' (2.90m x 1.83m) CELLAR 9'6 x 7' (2.90m x 2.13m) COURTYARD 23'5 x 11'9 (7.14m x 3.58m) Only appliances specifically mentioned in the particulars of sale are included in the sale price. In all other aspects the treatment of fixtures and fittings within the relevant Conveyancing Standard Clauses apply. Services: Gas central heating, Mains water, drainage, gas and electricity, telephone (subject to BT regulations). UP IN 17'5 x 12'3 (5.31m x 3.73m) KITCHEN 18'4 x 8'9 (5.59m x 2.67m) DRAWING ROOM 23'11 x 16'6 (7.29m x 5.03m) 18'3 x 12'5 (5.56m x 3.78m) HALL UP 21'8 x 12'6 (6.60m x 3.81m) 16'4 x 12'3 (4.98m x 3.73m) DINING ROOM 21'7 x 16'9 (6.58m x 5.11m) 13' x 12'7 (3.96m x 3.84m) KITCHEN 15'3 x 12'7 (4.65m x 3.84m) LOWER GROUND FLOOR GROSS INTERNAL FLOOR AREA 1256 SQ FT / SQ M GROUND FLOOR GROSS INTERNAL FLOOR AREA 1983 SQ FT / SQ M LONDON STREET NOT TO SCALE - FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY APPROXIMATE GROSS INTERNAL FLOOR AREA 3239 SQ FT / SQ M EXTERNAL CELLARS AREA 131 SQ FT / 12.2 SQ M TOTAL COMBINED FLOOR AREA 3370 SQ FT / SQ M All measurements and fixtures including doors and windows are approximate and should be independently verified. Copyright exposure

7 Postcode EH3 6LZ Outgoings: Council Tax Band Category: G EPC: E Viewing: By appointment through Rettie & Co, 11 Wemyss Place, Edinburgh EH3 6DH. Tel: Misrepresentations: 1. The property is sold with all faults and defects, whether of condition or otherwise and neither the seller nor Rettie & Co, the selling agent, are responsible for such faults and defects, nor for any statement contained in the particulars of the property prepared by the said agent. 2. The Purchaser(s) shall be deemed to acknowledge that he has not entered into contract in reliance on the said statements, that he has satisfied himself as to the content of each of the said statements by inspection or otherwise and that no warranty or representation has been made by the seller or the said agents in relation to or in connection with the property. 3. Any error, omission or mis-statement in any of the said statements shall not entitle the purchaser(s) to rescind or to be discharged from this contract, nor entitle either party to compensation or damages nor in any circumstances to give either party any cause for action. Particulars prepared January 2017 First Issue

8 11 Wemyss Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6DH Edinburgh Glasgow Melrose Berwick Upon Tweed Newcastle Upon Tyne London