Quirky west end gem is one to mews over

INVARIABLY interesting and offbeat, mews properties spice up the market and are a magnet for buyers who are seeking extraordinary or unique homes – and in the West End of Glasgow, 34 Great Western Terrace Lane is the cream of the crop. Dating from 1908, it graduated from humble garage to a more substantial garage and chauffeur’s home, with various adaptations and extensions and more recent innovative refurbishment to the beautifully detailed three-bedroomed home it is today.

Configured over two floors with the bedrooms on the lower level, it boasts a

31ft open plan living/dining/kitchen on the upper floor opening onto a sunroom and roof terrace. The accommodation has been cleverly designed to incorporate a second kitchen/diner on the ground level, linking to a double bedroom and 20ft shower/walkin wet room, which could provide a selfcontained apartment if desired.

This home has standout features galore: the bedrooms are all different, principal with external door to the front and adjacent glass brick feature window, while another bedroom has built-in storage, and one has a charming white period fireplace. The rear hallway has a tiled floor and incorporates a practical utility space with adjacent dining or office area, five-section window, and a door to the private and quite delightful rear garden.

Upstairs, the open-plan living space has a vaulted ceiling and restored original wood floor, leaded windows, raised inset wood burner on one wall, leaded shallow baystyle windows to the front, and a superstylish new fitted kitchen with integrated appliances.

Best of all for sun worshippers, the living area has double doors opening onto a remarkable side addition to the property, a south-facing glazed sunroom with sliding doors connecting doors to an adjoining paved roof terrace – both positioned above the principal bedroom created at the same time.

This home has been imaginatively conceived, is beautifully finished with a neutral colour palette throughout, and as Great Western Terrace is an integral part of the West End’s history – designed in

1896 by renowned architect Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson and regarded as the most monumental and original of all the terraces along Great Western Road. It’s all within walking distance of Hyndland Road, Byres Road, the Botanic Gardens and Glasgow University. Offers over £599,000 are sought by Rettie’s West End office.

Located off the bustling Great Western Road in Glasgow, this mews property has a plethora of features including a paved roof terrace (left)

OFFERS OVER £599K