BSPC FEATURED PROPERTY • WWW.BSPC.CO.UK
Distinctively different – a Victorian family home in the leafy outskirts of Hawick Built around 1887 and originally a lodge house, Lindores is an impressive detached Victorian property although perhaps not instantly recognisable as such. But then, the architectural style is an adaptable one and its identifying elements are many and interchangeable, making it easy to incorporate in almost any size and type of house. What it amounts to in this instance is a substantial family home with Arts and Crafts influences inside and an external appearance that is refreshingly different and unique in its setting within a quiet residential area on the outskirts of Hawick only a short walk from the town centre.
Lindores
Lindores, Fenwick Park, Hawick
11
WHEN YOU’RE BUYING OR SELLING PROPERT Y . . . IT HAS TO BE BSPC
BSPC FEATURED PROPERTY • WWW.BSPC.CO.UK
Lindores, Fenwick Park, Hawick The present owners purchased the property four years ago, largely because of its unique appearance and large garden. Partly restored by a previous owner, it required upgrading and was crying out for a bit of tender loving care and to be lived in. In the interim, the property has benefitted from new double-glazing, bathroom and cloakroom, newly created utility, combi boiler and more, while the whole house has been decorated from top to bottom, inside and out. The result is a home that is supremely comfortable to live in without compromising any of its charm, character and original period features, which include beautiful fireplaces with working open fires and mirrored over-mantels, wood floors, deep skirting, ornate plasterwork, panelled woodwork, and eye-catching smaller details such as original brass door furniture - including finger plates and locks.
Featured Property Lindores, Fenwick Park, Hawick, TD9 9PB
Offers Over £295,000 • Details on: Page 25
The two-storey accommodation and spacious rooms are perfect for modern family lifestyles. On the ground floor is a tiled entrance vestibule and hall/staircase, off which is a cloakroom, country-style breakfasting kitchen with a six-ring range cooker, Belfast sink and access to a separate utility, pantry and back door. There are two beautifully proportioned reception rooms with high ceilings, period fittings and wood flooring: a drawing room with French doors to the garden and an original tiled fireplace with elaborate oak surround and over-mantel mirror; and a sizeable family/dining room with a bay window overlooking the garden and quirky corner fireplace within an open-fronted arched recess.
The staircase displays a decorative leaded window, while the original bathroom on the half landing is now a contemporary shower room. Off the top landing are four bedrooms - three of which have original fireplaces - and a storage cupboard that incorporates a concealed door that reveals an internal staircase leading to a fully floored attic. Lindores has beautiful garden grounds that include mature trees and borders, lawns with fenced surrounds, and a delightful paved courtyard/patio garden with additional lawned area that benefits from the evening sun. There is also a timber garage at the end of the chipped driveway, which also has parking for two vehicles. With its white painted rendered walls, prominent chimney stack and visually striking architectural features, Lindores is an instantly appealing property in a very lovely setting at the end of a private lane off Fenwick Park in a sought after residential part of Hawick.
13
Architectural Style
12