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A late Victorian redbrick terraced house in walk-in condition at 59 Lombard Street West is for sale through Lisney. The 122 sq m (1,315 sq ft) two-bedroom house is guiding €525,000 prior to auction on March 4th.
Although there are just two bedrooms, one is particularly large and could be split. The bathroom was originally a third bedroom.
Over the past 10 years, the owners have brought the house back to immaculate order, with stripped pine floors, a modern kitchen and delightful back garden.
Interconnecting sitting and diningrooms create a feeling of space and allow light through from front to back.
Original shuttered windows are intact in the diningroom and an ornate cast-iron fireplace is centre stage in the sittingroom.
At the end of the hall is a kitchen-cum-breakfast-room with tiled floor, Shaker-look units and granite worktops. French doors open to the back garden. Upstairs, a very large bathroom includes a bath and separate shower unit with a power shower.
The main bedroom stretches the full width of the house, with two tall windows, polished wood flooring and a white-painted cast-iron fireplace. There is another period fireplace in the second double bedroom, which also includes fitted wardrobes.
The garden is the owners' pride and joy - a 36 ft long landscaped area with a good orientation. There are climbers on trellises, flower beds supported by railway sleepers, a gravelled terrace and tall deciduous trees. A Barna shed is plumbed for a laundry.
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