With a large, wraparound garden and windows on all sides overlooking its high hedges and varied greens, 84 Castle Avenue is well endowed with the advantages of its corner site location. Inside it feels very much like the family home it has been to the downsizing owners for nearly 40 years; comfortable and solidly reassuring.
Number 84 has been home to a doctor’s surgery for an even longer period. Built by Timothy Wharton in 1940, William Lappin OBE became the first owner when he bought on his return from India and set up a medical practice there. His son and the present owner, who bought the house in 1972, continued the practice when he died.
Agent Property Team Lappin Estates is quoting €995,000 and selling by private treaty. The floor area covers 197sq m (2120sq ft) and there are four bedrooms, two reception rooms, a kitchen/breakfastroom and attached surgery.
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Original features
Recurring original features keep a sense of period intact in what is essentially a contemporary house.
The original coloured glass in the front door cheerfully lights original timber flooring in the hallway.
Timber banisters curve nicely past a similar coloured glass window on the half-return. A dado rail also evokes the period, as do bow windows and parquet flooring.
The drawing room has an impressive black marble fireplace as well as bow and side windows that mirror those in the main, overhead bedroom.
The fitted, ceramic-tiled kitchen/breakfastroom was revamped eight years ago and has double doors to the rear garden. All four bedrooms lead off the good-sized, first floor landing, as does the family bathroom.
The surgery, to the side of the house, has three rooms, toilet and separate entrance. It could usefully be converted to make a separate apartment or put to use as a home office. Or, indeed, could continue life as a surgery.
