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House & single-family home for sale in Lancaster

USD 1,059,091

House & Single-family home (For sale)

6 bd
3 ba
Reference: EDEN-T103320559 / 103320559
Set back behind a deep front garden and thus affording a degree of privacy rare in such a central location, Westwood occupies a prime position in one of Lancaster’s most desirable and quiet residential addresses. Being within walking distance of all city amenities including the railway station, schools and shops, it is an exceptionally convenient and accessible place to live and enjoy a city lifestyle. Whilst in many respects this is a true period piece, rich in architectural details with plentiful original features, it has all the appointments necessary for modern day living. An entrance vestibule opens into the staircase hall, there are three reception rooms, a kitchen opening into a garden room, an original ‘back’ kitchen, utility and cloakroom. A range of useful and substantial cellar rooms provide excellent storage. On the first floor there are four double bedrooms and two bath/shower rooms. On the second floor, three further double bedrooms, a box room and bathroom. Outside, gardens surround the house to three sides. The front garden is well stocked and screens the house from quiet and elegant Westbourne Drive. The private driveway offers parking for several cars, the side seating terrace is an absolute sun trap and the back garden envelopes the garden room and creates a lovely leafy outlook from within. In short, a prime period house in a premier location – highly recommended for those seeking a large house with the convenience and amenities of a city centre lifestyle. Vendor Insight When we first viewed Westwood we felt it had “good bones” and we loved the scale of the house with all its original features. There have only ever been four or five owners since it was built and so not a tremendous amount had changed over the years. Over the last twenty years this has been a wonderful and much loved house for our family. We have enjoyed entertaining family, friends and colleagues here; over the years we’ve hosted wedding celebrations, parties for special occasions, many a barbecue and every year on Christmas Eve we hold a traditional candle-lit Swedish dinner for the whole family. Our children had friends who lived out of town and so our house became a hub for them after school and at weekends; somewhere they could all get together – we often had a house full and many sleep-overs. Location Within the Cannon Hill Conservation Area, leafy Westbourne Drive offers the best of both worlds and provides an attractive balance to life. All that the busy and bustling city of Lancaster has to offer is within walking distance and yet returning home there is a sense of peace and tranquility that pervades this smart and highly respected residential area. Lancaster has wide appeal for all ages with an established cultural and music scene, excellent schools, a wide selection of restaurants, cafes and bars offering cuisines from around the world, a good range of high street and independent shops mainly located with the pedestrianised centre, a twice weekly market, a comprehensive provision of professional services, two universities (Lancaster and Cumbria) and good healthcare provision with both private and NHS hospitals in the city. Centrally situated, Westwood is convenient for those working at the universities and hospitals and is within walking distance for children attending the Grammar Schools or Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy. Whether you need to travel for business or love to get out and about for pleasure, transport links are to hand. Importantly, the train station is within walking distance and has regular services to Manchester, London Euston and Edinburgh on the main West Coast line. If travelling by car, access to the M6 is either at J34 (where there is a convenient Park and Ride facility) or J33. Vendor Insight It’s a lovely quiet place to live. We are surrounded by greenery and hear the birds and owls, but within a short walk we’re right in the middle of the city. There are some great walks straight from the door - Fairfield Nature Reserve, Freeman’s Wood, along the canal and the river Lune from the quayside in both directions.. The location has been ideal for our family as the children could walk everywhere and then when they were old enough, the proximity of the station gave them great freedom and new opportunities. Step inside The owners tell us that it will be a wrench to leave Westwood and we fully appreciate why. It is an inviting, deeply charismatic and atmospheric period property, offering rare space and undeniable grandeur. With extensive accommodation laid out over four floors, it’s an ideal arrangement for family life where children can effectively have the top floor of bedrooms to themselves. Equally, it is the perfect house if you enjoy welcoming guests - the formal drawing room and dining room providing a real sense of occasion with the splendid proportions and fine period details. Deeply traditional in its layout, this is a substantial ‘four square’ house with generous and graciously proportioned rooms set over four floors connected by ample circulation space – a large hallway and spacious landings. It’s also a lovely light house, the front of the house attracts the morning sun which then moves round to the side terrace, sitting room, garden room and back garden for the afternoon and evening. For those appreciative of period features, Westwood provides a taste of a bygone era with rooms boasting many hallmarks of the Victorian period. High ceilings, ornate moulded cornices still crisp in their fine detailing, ceiling roses and picture rails. Many of the floor coverings are original offering everything from Victorian tiling to exposed and polished floorboards. There is an impressive selection of period fireplaces throughout the house - mahogany in the drawing room (said to be Gillows) with original hand painted tiles depicting pastoral scenes from the height of the romantic period, whilst the dining room mantlepiece is rouge royal red marble with a fire basket. The sunny south facing sitting room is a more informal room with a marvellous 1930s flame mahogany veneer fire surround with pastel coloured tiled insert and hearth. The former ‘back’ kitchen houses a high stone fire surround and whilst it is no longer in use it is flanked by the original and incredibly practical alcove cupboards and drawers. On the first floor, all four of the large bedrooms have period fireplaces and on the top floor, one of the three double bedrooms has a cast iron fireplace, presumably a former servant’s room. Befitting the proportions of the rooms, skirting boards and architraves are suitably deep, internal doors are weighty, panelled and feature original handles, finger plates and ironmongery. The substantial staircase with elegant mahogany banister rises from the hall to the second floor, impressive in its proportions with a carpet runner secured with the original brass rods. Stone steps lead down to the cellar rooms. Most windows are the original sash design, with double glazing in the extension. There is leaded and coloured glass featuring on the inner hall door and side panels and in the bathroom where the glazing is reminiscent of a sunrise, entirely appropriate as the bathroom suite is an authentic 1930s design in primrose yellow with the original vanity mirror and wall tiling. In addition to this absolute gem, there’s an adjacent modern second shower room with shower, plus a bathroom on the top floor and a ground floor cloakroom. Three of the first-floor bedrooms also have wash basins. The present owners undertook a gentle remodelling at the rear of the house to provide a family friendly living space with a kitchen partially open to a light and airy garden room; it’s a successful configuration of space that provides room to cook, eat, chat and relax. The layout is sufficiently connected and open plan to be sociable but retains a degree of separation. Joiner made cabinets are bespoke and topped with granite worktops. The garden room is lovely by day, magical by night – especially for a summer dinner party. The pine floorboards have been given a Scandinavian look and lightened using a traditional lye finish to reflect light, there is wrap around glazing and French windows open to the garden. The outlook is surprisingly green; the lawn extending to mature and established planted borders with neighbouring trees providing a sense of seclusion. All in all, an outstanding house, substantial, light and spacious and delightfully rich in architectural details. Vendor Insight The garden room is very much our ‘day room’ and it is also wonderful for a dinner party as candlelight reflects in the glass. We put our Christmas tree in front of the French windows for the same reason, so the lights reflect all around. We also much enjoy coming together during the evenings in the winter months around a fire in the very snug little sitting room. Step outside A deep front garden screens Westwood from this quiet street providing a rare and surprising degree of privacy and seclusion, unusual in a setting as central as this. Stone gate pillars sit either side of the entrance to the drive which offers parking for several cars. To both the front garden and the deep planted border that runs along the length of the drive are a variety of flowering and colourful shrubs including rhododendrons and a wide selection of acers. The boundaries and front elevation are adorned with a variety of climbing... View more View less Set back behind a deep front garden and thus affording a degree of privacy rare in such a central location, Westwood occupies a prime position in one of Lancaster’s most desirable and quiet residential addresses. Being within walking distance of all city amenities including the railway station, schools and shops, it is an exceptionally convenient and accessible place to live and enjoy a city lifestyle. Whilst in many respects this is a true period piece, rich in architectural details with plentiful original features, it has all the appointments necessary for modern day living. An entrance vestibule opens into the staircase hall, there are three reception rooms, a kitchen opening into a garden room, an original ‘back’ kitchen, utility and cloakroom. A range of useful and substantial cellar rooms provide excellent storage. On the first floor there are four double bedrooms and two bath/shower rooms. On the second floor, three further double bedrooms, a box room and bathroom. Outside, gardens surround the house to three sides. The front garden is well stocked and screens the house from quiet and elegant Westbourne Drive. The private driveway offers parking for several cars, the side seating terrace is an absolute sun trap and the back garden envelopes the garden room and creates a lovely leafy outlook from within. In short, a prime period house in a premier location – highly recommended for those seeking a large house with the convenience and amenities of a city centre lifestyle. Vendor Insight When we first viewed Westwood we felt it had “good bones” and we loved the scale of the house with all its original features. There have only ever been four or five owners since it was built and so not a tremendous amount had changed over the years. Over the last twenty years this has been a wonderful and much loved house for our family. We have enjoyed entertaining family, friends and colleagues here; over the years we’ve hosted wedding celebrations, parties for special occasions, many a barbecue and every year on Christmas Eve we hold a traditional candle-lit Swedish dinner for the whole family. Our children had friends who lived out of town and so our house became a hub for them after school and at weekends; somewhere they could all get together – we often had a house full and many sleep-overs. Location Within the Cannon Hill Conservation Area, leafy Westbourne Drive offers the best of both worlds and provides an attractive balance to life. All that the busy and bustling city of Lancaster has to offer is within walking distance and yet returning home there is a sense of peace and tranquility that pervades this smart and highly respected residential area. Lancaster has wide appeal for all ages with an established cultural and music scene, excellent schools, a wide selection of restaurants, cafes and bars offering cuisines from around the world, a good range of high street and independent shops mainly located with the pedestrianised centre, a twice weekly market, a comprehensive provision of professional services, two universities (Lancaster and Cumbria) and good healthcare provision with both private and NHS hospitals in the city. Centrally situated, Westwood is convenient for those working at the universities and hospitals and is within walking distance for children attending the Grammar Schools or Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy. Whether you need to travel for business or love to get out and about for pleasure, transport links are to hand. Importantly, the train station is within walking distance and has regular services to Manchester, London Euston and Edinburgh on the main West Coast line. If travelling by car, access to the M6 is either at J34 (where there is a convenient Park and Ride facility) or J33. Vendor Insight It’s a lovely quiet place to live. We are surrounded by greenery and hear the birds and owls, but within a short walk we’re right in the middle of the city. There are some great walks straight from the door - Fairfield Nature Reserve, Freeman’s Wood, along the canal and the river Lune from the quayside in both directions.. The location has been ideal for our family as the children could walk everywhere and then when they were old enough, the proximity of the station gave them great freedom and new opportunities. Step inside The owners tell us that it will be a wrench to leave Westwood and we fully appreciate why. It is an inviting, deeply charismatic and atmospheric period property, offering rare space and undeniable grandeur. With extensive accommodation laid out over four floors, it’s an ideal arrangement for family life where children can effectively have the top floor of bedrooms to themselves. Equally, it is the perfect house if you enjoy welcoming guests - the formal drawing room and dining room providing a real sense of occasion with the splendid proportions and fine period details. Deeply traditional in its layout, this is a substantial ‘four square’ house with generous and graciously proportioned rooms set over four floors connected by ample circulation space – a large hallway and spacious landings. It’s also a lovely light house, the front of the house attracts the morning sun which then moves round to the side terrace, sitting room, garden room and back garden for the afternoon and evening. For those appreciative of period features, Westwood provides a taste of a bygone era with rooms boasting many hallmarks of the Victorian period. High ceilings, ornate moulded cornices still crisp in their fine detailing, ceiling roses and picture rails. Many of the floor coverings are original offering everything from Victorian tiling to exposed and polished floorboards. There is an impressive selection of period fireplaces throughout the house - mahogany in the drawing room (said to be Gillows) with original hand painted tiles depicting pastoral scenes from the height of the romantic period, whilst the dining room mantlepiece is rouge royal red marble with a fire basket. The sunny south facing sitting room is a more informal room with a marvellous 1930s flame mahogany veneer fire surround with pastel coloured tiled insert and hearth. The former ‘back’ kitchen houses a high stone fire surround and whilst it is no longer in use it is flanked by the original and incredibly practical alcove cupboards and drawers. On the first floor, all four of the large bedrooms have period fireplaces and on the top floor, one of the three double bedrooms has a cast iron fireplace, presumably a former servant’s room. Befitting the proportions of the rooms, skirting boards and architraves are suitably deep, internal doors are weighty, panelled and feature original handles, finger plates and ironmongery. The substantial staircase with elegant mahogany banister rises from the hall to the second floor, impressive in its proportions with a carpet runner secured with the original brass rods. Stone steps lead down to the cellar rooms. Most windows are the original sash design, with double glazing in the extension. There is leaded and coloured glass featuring on the inner hall door and side panels and in the bathroom where the glazing is reminiscent of a sunrise, entirely appropriate as the bathroom suite is an authentic 1930s design in primrose yellow with the original vanity mirror and wall tiling. In addition to this absolute gem, there’s an adjacent modern second shower room with shower, plus a bathroom on the top floor and a ground floor cloakroom. Three of the first-floor bedrooms also have wash basins. The present owners undertook a gentle remodelling at the rear of the house to provide a family friendly living space with a kitchen partially open to a light and airy garden room; it’s a successful configuration of space that provides room to cook, eat, chat and relax. The layout is sufficiently connected and open plan to be sociable but retains a degree of separation. Joiner made cabinets are bespoke and topped with granite worktops. The garden room is lovely by day, magical by night – especially for a summer dinner party. The pine floorboards have been given a Scandinavian look and lightened using a traditional lye finish to reflect light, there is wrap around glazing and French windows open to the garden. The outlook is surprisingly green; the lawn extending to mature and established planted borders with neighbouring trees providing a sense of seclusion. All in all, an outstanding house, substantial, light and spacious and delightfully rich in architectural details. Vendor Insight The garden room is very much our ‘day room’ and it is also wonderful for a dinner party as candlelight reflects in the glass. We put our Christmas tree in front of the French windows for the same reason, so the lights reflect all around. We also much enjoy coming together during the evenings in the winter months around a fire in the very snug little sitting room. Step outside A deep front garden screens Westwood from this quiet street providing a rare and surprising degree of privacy and seclusion, unusual in a setting as central as this. Stone gate pillars sit either side of the entrance to the drive which offers parking for several cars. To both the front garden and the deep planted border that runs along the length of the drive are a variety of flowering and colourful shrubs including rhododendrons and a wide selection of acers. The boundaries and front elevation are adorned with a variety of climbing... Arretrato dietro un profondo giardino anteriore e quindi offrendo un grado di privacy raro in una posizione così centrale, Westwood occupa una posizione privilegiata in uno degli indirizzi residenziali più desiderabili e tranquilli di Lancaster. Essendo a pochi passi da tutti i servizi della città, tra cui la stazione ferroviaria, le scuole e i negozi, è un luogo eccezionalmente comodo e accessibile per vivere e godersi lo stile di vita della città.
Sebbene per molti aspetti si tratti di un vero e proprio pezzo d'epoca, ricco di dettagli architettonici con abbondanti caratteristiche originali, ha tutti gli elementi necessari per la vita moderna. Un vestibolo d'ingresso si apre sulla sala delle scale, ci sono tre sale di ricevimento, una cucina che si apre su una stanza da giardino, una cucina originale "sul retro", un ripostiglio e un guardaroba. Una serie di cantine utili e sostanziali offrono un eccellente spazio di archiviazione. Al primo piano ci sono quattro camere matrimoniali e due bagni/doccia. Al secondo piano, tre ulteriori camere matrimoniali, un ripostiglio e bagno.
All'esterno, i giardini circondano la casa su tre lati. Il giardino anteriore è ben fornito e scherma la casa dalla tranquilla ed elegante Westbourne Drive. Il vialetto privato offre parcheggio per diverse auto, la terrazza laterale è una trappola per il sole e il giardino sul retro avvolge la stanza del giardino e crea una bella vista verdeggiante dall'interno.
In breve, una casa d'epoca privilegiata in una posizione privilegiata, altamente consigliata per coloro che cercano una casa di grandi dimensioni con la comodità e i servizi di uno stile di vita in centro città.
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Quando abbiamo visto Westwood per la prima volta abbiamo pensato che avesse "buone ossa" e ci è piaciuta molto la scala della casa con tutte le sue caratteristiche originali. Ci sono stati solo quattro o cinque proprietari da quando è stato costruito e quindi non è cambiato molto nel corso degli anni.
Negli ultimi vent'anni questa è stata una casa meravigliosa e molto amata dalla nostra famiglia. Ci siamo divertiti a intrattenere la famiglia, gli amici e i colleghi qui; nel corso degli anni abbiamo ospitato feste di matrimonio, feste per occasioni speciali, molte grigliate e ogni anno la vigilia di Natale organizziamo una tradizionale cena svedese a lume di candela per tutta la famiglia.
I nostri figli avevano amici che vivevano fuori città e così la nostra casa è diventata un punto di riferimento per loro dopo la scuola e nei fine settimana; Un posto dove potevano riunirsi tutti – spesso avevamo una casa piena e molti pigiama party.
Ubicazione
All'interno della Cannon Hill Conservation Area, la verdeggiante Westbourne Drive offre il meglio di entrambi i mondi e offre un attraente equilibrio nella vita. Tutto ciò che la frenetica e frenetica città di Lancaster ha da offrire è raggiungibile a piedi, eppure tornando a casa c'è un senso di pace e tranquillità che pervade questa zona residenziale elegante e molto rispettata.
Lancaster ha un ampio appeal per tutte le età con una scena culturale e musicale consolidata, scuole eccellenti, una vasta selezione di ristoranti, caffè e bar che offrono cucine da tutto il mondo, una buona gamma di negozi indipendenti e negozi situati principalmente con il centro pedonale, un mercato due volte alla settimana, una fornitura completa di servizi professionali, due università (Lancaster e Cumbria) e una buona fornitura di assistenza sanitaria con ospedali privati e NHS in città.
Situato in posizione centrale, Westwood è comodo per coloro che lavorano nelle università e negli ospedali ed è a pochi passi per i bambini che frequentano le Grammar Schools o la Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy.
Sia che tu abbia bisogno di viaggiare per lavoro o ami andare in giro per piacere, i collegamenti di trasporto sono a portata di mano. È importante sottolineare che la stazione ferroviaria è raggiungibile a piedi e offre servizi regolari per Manchester, Londra Euston ed Edimburgo sulla linea principale della West Coast. Se si viaggia in auto, l'accesso alla M6 è dalla J34 (dove c'è un comodo parcheggio scambiatore) o dalla J33.
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È un posto incantevole e tranquillo in cui vivere. Siamo immersi nel verde e sentiamo gli uccelli e i gufi, ma a pochi passi siamo proprio nel centro della città. Ci sono alcune fantastiche passeggiate direttamente dalla porta - Fairfield Nature Reserve, Freeman's Wood, lungo il canale e il fiume Lune dal molo in entrambe le direzioni.
La posizione è stata ideale per la nostra famiglia in quanto i bambini potevano camminare ovunque e poi quando sono stati abbastanza grandi, la vicinanza della stazione ha dato loro grande libertà e nuove opportunità.
Entra
I proprietari ci dicono che sarà uno strappo lasciare Westwood e noi ne apprezziamo appieno il motivo. Si tratta di una proprietà d'epoca invitante, profondamente carismatica e suggestiva, che offre uno spazio raro e un'innegabile grandezza. Con ampi alloggi disposti su quattro piani, è una sistemazione ideale per la vita familiare in cui i bambini possono effettivamente avere l'ultimo piano delle camere da letto per se stessi. Allo stesso modo, è la casa perfetta se ti piace accogliere gli ospiti: il salotto formale e la sala da pranzo offrono un vero senso di occasione con le splendide proporzioni e i raffinati dettagli d'epoca. Profondamente tradizionale nella sua disposizione, questa è una casa sostanziale "a quattro piazze" con stanze generose e graziosamente proporzionate disposte su quattro piani collegati da un ampio spazio di circolazione - un ampio corridoio e ampi pianerottoli. È anche una bella casa faro, la parte anteriore della casa attira il sole del mattino che poi si sposta sulla terrazza laterale, sul salotto, sulla stanza del giardino e sul retro del giardino per il pomeriggio e la sera.
Per coloro che apprezzano le caratteristiche d'epoca, Westwood offre un assaggio di un'epoca passata con camere che vantano molti tratti distintivi del periodo vittoriano. Soffitti alti, cornici modanate ornate ancora nitide nei loro dettagli raffinati, rosoni e ringhiere. Molti dei rivestimenti per pavimenti sono originali e offrono di tutto, dalle piastrelle vittoriane alle assi del pavimento a vista e lucidate.
C'è un'impressionante selezione di caminetti d'epoca in tutta la casa: mogano nel salotto (si dice che siano Gillows) con piastrelle originali dipinte a mano raffiguranti scene pastorali dall'apice del periodo romantico, mentre il caminetto della sala da pranzo è in marmo rosso reale con un cesto per il fuoco. Il soleggiato salotto esposto a sud è una stanza più informale con un meraviglioso camino in impiallacciatura di mogano fiammato degli anni '30 con inserto piastrellato color pastello e focolare. L'ex cucina "posteriore" ospita un alto camino in pietra e, sebbene non sia più in uso, è affiancata dagli originali e incredibilmente pratici armadi e cassetti dell'alcova. Al primo piano, tutte e quattro le ampie camere da letto hanno camini d'epoca e all'ultimo piano, una delle tre camere matrimoniali ha un camino in ghisa, presumibilmente un'antica camera della servitù.
In linea con le proporzioni degli ambienti, i battiscopa e gli architravi sono adeguatamente profondi, le porte interne sono pesanti, rivestite di pannelli e presentano maniglie originali, placche per le dita e ferramenta. L'imponente scalinata con elegante ringhiera in mogano sale dall'atrio al secondo piano, imponente nelle sue proporzioni con un corridore in tappeto fissato con le aste originali in ottone. Gradini in pietra conducono ai locali della cantina.
La maggior parte delle finestre sono del design originale dell'anta, con doppi vetri nell'estensione. C'è vetro piombato e colorato sulla porta interna del corridoio e sui pannelli laterali e nel bagno dove la vetrata ricorda un'alba, del tutto appropriata in quanto la suite da bagno è un autentico design degli anni '30 in giallo primula con lo specchio da trucco originale e il rivestimento delle pareti. Oltre a questo gioiello assoluto, c'è un adiacente secondo bagno con doccia, oltre a un bagno all'ultimo piano e un guardaroba al piano terra. Tre delle camere da letto del primo piano sono dotate di lavandino.
Gli attuali proprietari hanno intrapreso una delicata ristrutturazione sul retro della casa per fornire uno spazio abitativo adatto alle famiglie con una cucina parzialmente aperta su un giardino luminoso e arioso; Si tratta di una configurazione di spazio di successo che offre spazio per cucinare, mangiare, chiacchierare e rilassarsi. Il layout è sufficientemente collegato e a pianta aperta per essere socievole, ma mantiene un certo grado di separazione. Gli armadi realizzati in falegnameria sono su misura e sormontati da piani di lavoro in granito. La sala del giardino è incantevole di giorno, magica di notte, soprattutto per una cena estiva. Le assi del pavimento in pino sono state dotate di un aspetto scandinavo e alleggerite con una tradizionale finitura in liscivia per riflettere la luce, ci sono vetri avvolgenti e porte finestre aperte sul giardino. Le prospettive sono sorprendentemente verdi; Il prato che si estende per maturare e stabilire i bordi piantumati con gli alberi vicini che forniscono un senso di isolamento.
Tutto sommato, una casa eccezionale, sostanziale, luminosa e spaziosa e deliziosamente ricca di dettagli architettonici.
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La sala del giardino è la nostra "sala da giorno" ed è anche meravigliosa per una cena poiché la luce delle candele si riflette nel vetro. Abbiamo messo il nostro albero di Natale davanti alle porte finestre per lo stesso motivo, così...
Reference: EDEN-T103320559
Country: GB
City: Lancaster
Postal code: LA1 5EE
Category: Residential
Listing type: For sale
Property type: House & Single-family home
Rooms: 4
Bedrooms: 6
Bathrooms: 3
Parkings: 1

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