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MOUNT Florida is a sought after neighbourhood on the south side of Glasgow – well known as the home of Hampden Park, Scotland’s national football stadium, although its popularity as a residential area has more to do with the village-like feel and excellent local amenities, including a local railway station on the Cathcart Circle.
Although tenements are the dominant house type in the area, there are a few pockets displaying traditional period villas, the best example being the top end of Cathkinview Road – a quiet dead end with no passing traffic – which is flanked on one side by a row of terraced three-storey Victorian townhouses, of which number 26 is one of only three remaining full properties.
Better still, this one has been totally upgraded throughout by the present owner from the roof down, including all new services and fixtures and fittings. This has effectively created an as-new, five bedroomed home, whilst retaining all the building’s original architectural features.
Accessed from an elegant reception hall, the ground floor drawing room is a bright, traditionally proportioned room with large front-facing windows, ornate plasterwork, and a fireplace housing a log-burning stove.
Almost as large, the adjoining second public room serves as a sitting room but could equally be a formal dining room, while a rear hallway continues, past a room-sized shelved pantry, to a rear-facing 24ft dining kitchen – a superb space with fitted/integrated units, contemporary wood-burner, and plenty of space for informal family dining/seating.
The rear hall also provides access to a tiled shower room and door to a fully enclosed courtyard-style garden area.
The hall and staircase are a standout feature, the latter leading up to a first floor landing, off which is a particularly large bathroom, utility room, and two bedrooms – one being a quite magnificent 25ft master with a bay window, marble fireplace, and original herringbone parquet wood flooring.
Another staircase continues up to the second floor, which houses two further double bedrooms (both with abundant storage) and a final surprise – a sunroom, which could be an office, snug or nursery.
Beautifully presented throughout, this property offers a rare, must-see opportunity to acquire a substantial family and/or multigenerational home within a highly popular neighbourhood.
Offers over £450,000 to Clyde Property in Shawlands.