Guide - FEATURE PROPERTY FOR SALE
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Page 10 BSPC FEATURE PROPERTY “Amongst other things we have rewired, improved the insulation, installed a new shower room and kitchen and replaced the central heating boiler,”says Sue. In addition, they have landscaped the south-facing garden with the emphasis on making it as low maintenance as possible. But the garden has another dimension in that it also includes a large greenhouse and currently provides most of the family’s vegetables. Holm Hill is a sizable family home with high ceilings, decorative plasterwork, period-style fireplaces and open fires and some charming original features. It also has an adaptable layout that includes an attractive entrance porch with space for coats etc leading through to an impressive hallway, off which is a shower room, sitting room, living room, a 27ft south-facing conservatory, large farmhouse-style dining kitchen, and a similarly spacious boot room/utility with an adjoining laundry room. Upstairs are three double bedrooms and a bathroom – the main bedroom is a charming room with windows to both the front and rear. Space in abundance, a bountiful garden and glorious Built in 1875 as a mill house, Holm Hill is a one-off detached property that in the past has been home to a bank manager and a sea captain, while the side wing, which has seen previous use as a shop and a workshop and offers a myriad of other possibilities, is currently a sizable 16ft boot room. It’s also a house that gives little away from the outside with regards to some of its key features – most notably a large and beautifully landscaped rear garden and the most incredible completely unobstructed views of the Cheviot Hills. When present owners George and Sue Brown viewed the property nine years ago they were instantly captivated. “We knew within thirty seconds that we had to have it,” says Sue. “In particular, I loved the lightness of the hallway – and while the view is truly spectacular, it’s always different.” In the interim, the Browns have considerably upgraded and enhanced the interior of their spacious three bedroomed home.
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Space in abundance, a bountiful garden and glorious views are the hallmarks of this family house in Chirnside in the Scottish Borders. Holm Hill, Main Street, Chirnside. Guide Price £350,000.
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Page 10 BSPC FEATURE PROPERTY
“Amongst other things we have rewired, improved theinsulation, installed a new shower room and kitchen andreplaced the central heating boiler,” says Sue. In addition,they have landscaped the south-facing garden with theemphasis on making it as low maintenance as possible.But the garden has another dimension in that it alsoincludes a large greenhouse and currently provides mostof the family’s vegetables.
Holm Hill is a sizable family home with high ceilings,decorative plasterwork, period-style fireplaces and openfires and some charming original features.
It also has an adaptable layout that includes anattractive entrance porch with space for coats etcleading through to an impressive hallway, off whichis a shower room, sitting room, living room, a 27ftsouth-facing conservatory, large farmhouse-styledining kitchen, and a similarly spacious bootroom/utility with an adjoining laundry room.
Upstairs are three double bedrooms and abathroom – the main bedroom is a charmingroom with windows to both the front and rear.
Space in abundance, a bountiful garden and glorious
Built in 1875 as a mill house, Holm Hill is a
one-off detached property that in the past
has been home to a bank manager and a sea
captain, while the side wing, which has seen
previous use as a shop and a workshop
and offers a myriad of other possibilities,
is currently a sizable 16ft boot room.
It’s also a house that gives little away from the outsidewith regards to some of its key features – most notablya large and beautifully landscaped rear garden and themost incredible completely unobstructed views of theCheviot Hills.
When present owners George and Sue Brown viewedthe property nine years ago they were instantlycaptivated. “We knew within thirty seconds that wehad to have it,” says Sue. “In particular, I loved thelightness of the hallway – and while the view istruly spectacular, it’s always different.”
In the interim, the Browns have considerably upgradedand enhanced the interior of their spacious threebedroomed home.
BSPC FEATURE PROPERTY Page 11
Holm Hill, Main Street,
Chirnside, TD11 3XR
Guide Price £350,000
Details on page 12
Wow factor here comes from some unexpectedsources – the downstairs shower room, for instance,which is significantly larger than the norm, has a doorto the garden as well as access off the entrance andincludes a corner power shower and wood panelleddado.
The sitting room has a black cast iron fireplace andadjoins the conservatory, the latter designed to makethe most of the fabulous views across the garden andbeyond to the Cheviots. Extending the full width of thehouse, it has space for both dining and seatingareas and makes a tranquil haven.
The dining kitchen is equally charming and is fitted withShaker-style units with chunky block-style woodenworktops and tiled splashbacks – the range-style gasand electric cooker and American-style fridge freezerare also included in the sale.
views are the hallmarks of this family house in Chirnside
Completing what is an ideal family home, the settingis every bit as charming as the house. Chirnside isa picturesque country location with no shortage ofoutdoor leisure pursuits, while village amenities includea listed primary school, bank, post office, pub and anactive community centre.
Berwick-upon-Tweed is only a fifteen-minute drive fora wider range of shops and other amenities includinga train station with a regular service to Edinburgh. Themarket town of Duns is even closer and provides awider range of facilities including Berwickshire High.
