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Premier PROPERTY

GEORGIAN

GRANDEUR

This beautiful townhouse is positioned on one

of Edinburgh’s historic crescents in Stockbridge

THIS seven-bedroom townhouse in the state”, adding “every room had
highly desirable area of Stockbridge is a anaglypta wallpaper and we spent an
rare find. The current owner purchased amazing amount of time updating it.”
the property more than 50 years ago and That time spent was well worth it –
has upgraded the home significantly. It every room in the property is decorated to
offers a delightfully bright and spacious a high standard, which serves to emphasise
home for families and is brimming the light, space and grand proportions Anti-clockwise from
right: The owner uses
with beautiful, traditional features. of each room. The beautiful staircase this room as a study;
John was a student of architecture has been restored to its original stone the drawing room
at Edinburgh College of Art when he splendour, after John stripped away several features detailed
cornicework; three
bought the townhouse on St Bernard’s coats of paint which covered it previously. windows offer access
Crescent from his landlord. Stockbridge This staircase is also flooded with natural to a stone balcony;
has since become exceedingly popular light thanks to a stunning cupola. St Bernard’s Crescent
is a historic street in
and one of Edinburgh’s most desirable The extensive accommodation is spread Stockbridge
locations. However, John said the purchase across four floors. Entering on the ground
involved “no initiative” on his part – floor, there is a large front vestibule with
he simply felt the property was being an original flagstone floor. The spacious
advertised at a very reasonable price. reception room boasts a rosewood and oak
As a student of architecture, it’s no floor and has two south-facing windows
surprise that John loved the building set between three fluted full-height carved
and it’s partly what attracted him to stone Doric columns, which support the
it. However, he admits that when he first floor projecting stone balcony.
initially purchased the property it was Taking the cantilevered staircase to
in “an unbelievably poor decorative the next floor, you find a lovely drawing

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