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Convenient country living Escape urban life for a country idyll… but still make your nine o’clock meeting in the city
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ho hasn’t dreamed of restoring a rambling farmhouse in the country? Perhaps putting a fashionable stamp on rural real estate? Dating from 1850, Pardovan House is a Victorian property that has been sensitively revived with the utmost respect to its period features. From the very first glance, Pardovan House is fit for a country king. The elegant drawing room overlooks an expanse of countryside, while a log fire blazes in the original fireplace and you can just picture a hound lying at its hearth. The dining room adjacent is ideal for entertaining and currently houses a grand piano and a large round table. Those so inclined can then hop across the hallway to the billiards room for some games, and on to the inviting snug; the perfect spot to retire with a single malt or a pot of tea. At the back of the house lies the cosy kitchen. Even at the height of winter this room is blissfully warm, thanks to a newly installed wood burning stove. A bright sunroom leads from the kitchen. Facing south, it offers splendid views of the mature gardens. The downstairs also houses a well appointed kitchen, traditional butler’s pantry, laundry room, cloakroom and WC. 42 espc.com/premierliving
An ornate staircase with cast iron balustrades leads to the bedrooms. The master suite is a delight, bathed in natural light and featuring a striking art deco fireplace. The adjoining dressing room is large enough to provide storage worthy of Imelda Marcos. Another spacious sanctuary, the master en-suite houses a walk-in shower and inviting roll top bath. Sharing the floor are three more spacious double bedrooms, one en-suite and a single bedroom. This house also benefits from considerable attic space, which could be converted to create a third storey. The current owners have clearly lavished love on this property, tending to the most arduous aspects of the renovation: installing gas central heating, treating the typical issues that come with an old house, re-plumbing and putting in new bathrooms. The result is a truly charismatic period family home, all set to meet the test of time for many years to come.
The grounds
The grounds of Pardovan House occupy 1.5 acres of mature gardens and outbuildings. The floral beds and shrubbery will appeal to the green fingered and the orchard and veggie patch to the hunter-gatherer. The outbuildings consist of a coach house, stables, tack room and double garage. While equestrians will see this as an ideal home for their horses, others will glimpse scope for development.
{more information} Pardovan House, Linlithgow EH49 7RU. Offers Over £795,000. Contact Simpson & Marwick, 0131 253 2171. www.espc.com/pardovanhouse
ESPC: No. 1 for Property in East Central Scotland
Convenient country living Escape urban life for a country idyll… but still make your nine o’clock meeting in the city
W
ho hasn’t dreamed of restoring a rambling farmhouse in the country? Perhaps putting a fashionable stamp on rural real estate? Dating from 1850, Pardovan House is a Victorian property that has been sensitively revived with the utmost respect to its period features. From the very first glance, Pardovan House is fit for a country king. The elegant drawing room overlooks an expanse of countryside, while a log fire blazes in the original fireplace and you can just picture a hound lying at its hearth. The dining room adjacent is ideal for entertaining and currently houses a grand piano and a large round table. Those so inclined can then hop across the hallway to the billiards room for some games, and on to the inviting snug; the perfect spot to retire with a single malt or a pot of tea. At the back of the house lies the cosy kitchen. Even at the height of winter this room is blissfully warm, thanks to a newly installed wood burning stove. A bright sunroom leads from the kitchen. Facing south, it offers splendid views of the mature gardens. The downstairs also houses a well appointed kitchen, traditional butler’s pantry, laundry room, cloakroom and WC. 42 espc.com/premierliving
An ornate staircase with cast iron balustrades leads to the bedrooms. The master suite is a delight, bathed in natural light and featuring a striking art deco fireplace. The adjoining dressing room is large enough to provide storage worthy of Imelda Marcos. Another spacious sanctuary, the master en-suite houses a walk-in shower and inviting roll top bath. Sharing the floor are three more spacious double bedrooms, one en-suite and a single bedroom. This house also benefits from considerable attic space, which could be converted to create a third storey. The current owners have clearly lavished love on this property, tending to the most arduous aspects of the renovation: installing gas central heating, treating the typical issues that come with an old house, re-plumbing and putting in new bathrooms. The result is a truly charismatic period family home, all set to meet the test of time for many years to come.
The grounds
The grounds of Pardovan House occupy 1.5 acres of mature gardens and outbuildings. The floral beds and shrubbery will appeal to the green fingered and the orchard and veggie patch to the hunter-gatherer. The outbuildings consist of a coach house, stables, tack room and double garage. While equestrians will see this as an ideal home for their horses, others will glimpse scope for development.
{more information} Pardovan House, Linlithgow EH49 7RU. Offers Over £795,000. Contact Simpson & Marwick, 0131 253 2171. www.espc.com/pardovanhouse
ESPC: No. 1 for Property in East Central Scotland
