Co Dublin/€1.65m-plus: A large Georgian house with many quirky details beside the sea has a small back garden - but Blackrock Park and Dublin Bay just behind it. Eoin Lyons reports

Georgian houses have a certain quality that those from other eras lack, possibly because they were built with greater consideration for the human body and what makes a person feel content in a space.

Proportion and scale were as important as size. These principles can been seen in Montreaux Lodge in Blackrock. A five-bedroom house extending to 296 sq m (3,190 sq ft) it will be auctioned by Lisney on October 6th, when it is expected to make over €1.65 million.

The house is behind the redbrick terraced properties that line the Rock road opposite Blackrock College; beyond the garden wall is Blackrock Park and beyond that again, Dublin Bay.

The house is very bright because of this unobstructed location and full-length windows in many rooms help harness this light.

A gravel drive with space to park six cars opens off a very quiet road. The side of the house that faces the sea is curved and the entrance projects from the building in an angled bay.

The front door opens into an oval lobby and beyond that is the hall proper with staircase. To the right of this lobby is a livingroom with double doors opening to the kitchen.

This is a comfortable family space and the owner, an interior designer, used old reconditioned dressers and storage pieces to create a kitchen perhaps more fitting to the house than modern fitted units.

Throughout the house there are plenty of nice details: original brass door handles, old wood flooring, working shutters, beautiful chimney-pieces and so on.

To the left of the entrance lobby is the drawing-room/diningroom with curved bay window at one end over looking the sea.

Also at this level is a study and guest bathroom with shower. In the basement there is a large utility room with access to the garden, two cellars and another large room. These areas could be possibly be redeveloped by the new owners.

Upstairs are four double bedrooms, one single and two bathrooms. The best of these is the large main bedroom with windows facing the sea, an extra high ceiling and a door leading to a good-sized en suite with tongue and groove stained panelling and a cast-iron bath.

The back garden is small and partly paved and there is a large garage. Potential purchasers might consider knocking part of this down to open up the back garden to the sea or to make space to extend the house itself.

Then again, they might not want to do too much at all: as it is, Montreaux Lodge is an easy to manage family home with enough quirks to make it out of the ordinary.