Bray: €1.25mAn Edwardian house with original details intact has been renovated and extended. Anne Dempsey reports

A large period house in Bray which had been in the same family for almost century when it first came on the market nine years ago, has benefited from a stylish extension which includes an elegant conservatory and panelled book-lined office wing.

Sunville, Galtrim Park will be auctioned on February 16th through Sherry FitzGerald with an advised minimum value (AMV) of €1.25 million.

The corner house with a front entrance on Galtrim Park and a side entrance on Kingsmill Road is situated in Victorian Bray, near to the Dart station and the promenade, overlooking the bowling green.

On 225.5sq m (2,425sq ft) with five reception rooms, and four bedrooms, the present owners have preserved its period features - original interior doors, pine flooring, cornices and cast-iron fireplaces, while modernising throughout with considerable flair.

An ornamental redbrick porch frames an original front door with stained glass panels - a glazed feature replicated elsewhere inside.

A front-facing sittingroom has a cast-iron fireplace with pretty side tiling and an ornate mahogany mantelpiece with over mantel.

Nearby a music room with a square bay window has another original fireplace in onyx marble and door to conservatory.

The conservatory, with three domed skylights, is roomy, with space for a large dining table as well as easy seating round a free-standing stove.

Another extension has created an office with panelled ceiling and fitted bookshelves, a small sitting/play room, and a shower room with toilet. This area opens to an enclosed south-west facing courtyard with pond.

A large kitchen, connected to courtyard and conservatory, has been created by amalgamating the original kitchen, pantry, servant's quarters and coal house. Warm and smart, it has a tiled floor, bespoke cream-painted cupboards, Rangemaster cooker, breakfast bar and separate dining area. There is an adjoining utility.

A bedroom with an original fireplace and a modern family bathroom are on the first floor return, the bath framed in a dramatic tiled backdrop in shades of blue and turquoise. Two of the three first floor bedrooms have original fireplaces.

The main bedroom has matching pine wardrobes, while the fourth bedroom is split level with separate beds at ground and bunk level.

The gardens wrap around the front and side of the house. A path curves to the front door with the main lawn and seating area to the right, leading in turn to a side path and side gate. There is resident car-parking on Galtrim Road.