Owners Carol and John Conway bought what was a “small house” at 52 Waltham Terrace 20 years ago. Since then, John says, they have “stretched it a bit”, adding a two-storey extension to the front and rear and 80sq m (861sq ft) to the floor size. Today’s house, for sale through agent Beirne Wise, has a good-sized 205sq m (2206sq ft) floor space, all of it designed and laid out for family living.
Number 52 is part of a leafy cul-de-sac of 22 houses built at the end of Waltham Terrace in the mid-1960s. It has, Carol says, “always been great and safe for children”. Their family raised, the Conways are now returning to Cork.
An enthusiastic gardener, Carol has made the gardens an essential part of number 52’s character. She has cultivated a wide variety of tree and bush, placed erect railway sleepers alongside two rear patios, created a hosta garden to the side and trained a Boston ivy to cover parts of the house walls.
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Le Droff fireplace
Inside, two original reception rooms have become one large sittingroom with a Le Droff fireplace and a parquet floor. Double glass doors lead to a separate diningroom with rear garden views. Also a good size, this has impressive dark-green “ragged” walls and a maple floor. The T-shaped reception hall gets light from coloured glass panels by the front door and has a guest cloakroom.
The open-plan kitchen/ breakfast room/living space is family-friendly. The rear windows overlook the garden, a couple of Velux windows add light and the floor is ceramic-tiled. The kitchen has a Rangemaster cooker and central isle with hardwood top.
The landing has a study area. All four bedrooms are a good size and have windows giving green views. The main, en suite, bedroom has a walk-in dressingroom.
The front garden, which has parking, is home to myrtle and cherry trees, lavender and rose bushes. “The bird life here is great,” Carol says. “They even nest in the garden wall.”
