Described as “certainly one of Edinburgh‘s most interesting townhouses”, 22 Moray Place within the Georgian New City covers 8877 sq ft and boasts as much as 9 bedrooms and “breathtaking views” of Edinburgh Fort and the Firth of Forth. It’s being marketed by Knight Frank at over £4.5 million.
The property is graded A-listed, which means that it’s of “nationwide or worldwide architectural or historic significance”, and exemplary of a particular time frame or architectural model.
The land the Moray Property because it was initially recognized, was acquired in 1782 by the ninth Earl of Moray from the Heriot Belief and contained Drumsheugh Home, Moray Home and its service block, and enormous gardens mendacity between Charlotte Sq. and the Water of Leith.
Pic: Angus Behm
In 1822, Francis Stuart, tenth Earl of Moray, commissioned the architect James Gillespie Graham to attract up plans to construct over 150 large townhouses on the land ensuing within the beautiful properties that are a seen as architectural gems.
One in every of solely a handful of full townhouses in Moray Place nonetheless exist, with nearly all of properties transformed through the years.
The total six-storey townhouse has 5 reception rooms and 5 bogs, an attic and roof terrace with each ground served by a Nineteen Twenties elevate described as an “unimaginable piece of engineering”.
It has an interesting historical past, together with getting used as a hospital for a time frame following the First World Conflict.
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Knight Frank mentioned: “Most just lately, the home has been utilized by the homeowners as a floor and backyard flat and a separate residence occupying the higher three flooring.
“As there is no such thing as a bodily separation, there is no such thing as a barrier to occupying it as a single home. There may be nice potential for the brand new proprietor to configure the home to go well with their very own wants and to create their good household residence.
“Already certainly one of The New City’s most vital homes, there’s scope to reinforce it and produce it to a really distinctive stage.”
The principal reception rooms on the bottom and first flooring all have stunning interval particulars together with panelling, cornicing and fireplaces.
Pic: Angus Behm
The double reception room on the primary ground is described as “significantly spectacular”, operating the total depth of the constructing, with “beautiful” views to the entrance and rear.
There are as many as 9 bedrooms in the home, together with two “spectacular” rooms on the highest ground. It additionally contains a drawing room with vaulted ceiling and views to Edinburgh Fort, and a household kitchen with “phenomenal” views throughout the Firth of Forth.
As well as, there’s entry to a small roof terrace to get pleasure from a 360 diploma view of Edinburgh. The home additionally boasts a big backyard with a gate main straight onto a non-public park resulting in the Water of Leith.
Knight Frank added: “Moray Place is arguably the most effective tackle in Edinburgh’s historic New City and lies a brief stroll from town centre and the subtle and equally famend Stockbridge space.
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“The New City has among the most interesting and least spoilt Georgian structure in Britain, and continues to be one of the crucial well-liked residential areas in Edinburgh.”
