24 Minto Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian Offers in the region of £775,000

Situation

Minto Street is located in the Newington district of the city about 2 miles south of the centre. This is a well established area of Edinburgh with regular bus services to and from the city as well as being well positioned for access to Edinburgh University the Royal Infirmary, George Heriot’s School and the Royal Commonwealth swimming pool. The open spaces of Arthurs Seat are nearby and there are golf courses at Salisbury and Duddingston. There is good local shopping nearby as well as a
large supermarket complex at Cameron Toll.

Description

24 Minto Street is a handsome end of terrace Georgian house dating from the 1820’s which provides good family accommodation over 3 floors. It was first occupied by Lady Colquhon of Luss as her Edinburgh townhouse.

Accommodation

At ground floor level an outer hall leads into the reception hall off which is a
cloakroom with an elegant stair rising to the upper floor. To the front of the house is a formal sitting room with original mantelpiece and decorative plaster work. Overlooking the rear garden is the
morning room or dining room with bay window and with french windows with potential to create a footbridge directly to the garden. There is a kitchen/breakfast room and beyond a utility room with door to the garden and door to a garden store. At first floor level and to the front of the property is a fine bedroom which would have originally been the drawing room with windows to Minto Street with wrought iron balconies and screen partition to a bedroom or study which has a return door to the landing. There are two further bedrooms at this level and a bathroom. Approached by a stairway from the ground floor reception hall is the basement which has two good sized bedrooms, bathroom and various useful cellar stores. There is a door and steps leading up to the garden.
Outside
There is a formal front garden with mature trees and shrubs and path leading to the front of the property while there is a delightful walled rear garden with central lawn with flowerbed surrounds with a large garage with doorway from the garden and door leading onto Mayfield Terrace.

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