Sandycove: €1.7m: A handsome period home near the sea in Sandycove is large yet easily managed, writes Anne Dempsey
Number 1, Munster Terrace, Sandycove, Co Dublin is a handsome Victorian end-of-terrace house with accommodation arranged over four levels while remaining an easily managed and practical family home.
A separate stone garage at the rear of the garden, with access to a pedestrian lane, has planning permission for a guest annexe, workshop, office or studio. The house, a listed property, with three reception rooms and four bedrooms will be auctioned on April 21st with Douglas Newman Good guiding €1.7 million.
Munster Terrace is a short stroll from Joyce's Tower and the Forty Foot bathing area. Built c. 1920 the present owners upgraded the property to provide off-street car-parking and built on a new kitchen as well as retaining period details such as interior panelled doors, window shutters, fireplaces and cornice work. Some of the original light switches are set in intricately worked brass settings.
The recessed hall door leads to a porch with glazed door into a hall. With two front-facing windows, high ceiling, and original white marble fireplace, the large drawingroom is well furnished with a mix of chairs, couches, occasional tables and bureaux and still looks roomy. A rear facing diningroom is equally good-sized, decorated in warm yellow, with a black marble fireplace and original window shutters.
Steps lead down to a garden level and through a glazed panelled door to a most attractive family room which is separated from kitchen and breakfast room by an open-plan arch. The family room, painted a cool green, has a large open fireplace with solid timber overmantel, beamed ceiling, and steps leading to a small room-sized wine cellar.
An Amtico floor unifies the family room with kitchen and breakfast room. The kitchen is outfitted in light oak units incorporating a breakfast bar, built-in hob and gas-fired Aga range. There is an adjoining utility room, with doors to the rear garden from the kitchen and utility. There is a toilet off the hall.
The first floor return has two small bedrooms each with fitted storage, and a toilet. There are two large first floor bedrooms each with a period fireplace. The main bedroom is particularly fine with large windows and wardrobes with an art deco feel. The main bathroom has a Velux window and basin set in a mosaic tiled surround. The bathroom leads to a walk-in hot press.
Electric wrought iron gates lead into the front garden which provides a gravelled car-parking area with recessed patio section approaching the hall door. The rear garden has mature lawns, specimen fruit trees and old garden walls. The stone garage at the end of the garden has full planning permission for conversion, with vehicular access and a pedestrian door in the rear garden wall.
