The Upper West End of Helensburgh is a prime Conservation area like no other, home to a cluster of A and B-listed properties which represent some of the most important 19th/20th century domestic architecture in Scotland.
This includes the world famous Hill House by Charles Rennie Macintosh, numerous properties by William Leiper – and Cuilvona, a visually striking B-listed Arts and Crafts villa by Duncan McNaughtan (circa 1909) set within an acre of beautifully landscaped south-facing garden grounds in an elevated position overlooking the gardens to the Firth
of Clyde.
Designed to stand out with its red tiled roof, red sandstone ashlar window dressings, and white harled façade embellished with black mock Tudor strapping, the two/three-storey, seven-bedroomed villa reveals an interior that seamlessly combines magnificent original Arts and Crafts period features and contemporary, high-tech additions to showcase the best of each era.
Entered from the side by a vestibule and initial hallway with cloakroom, the 23ft grand reception hall displays a timber-beamed ceiling, feature fireplace, original timber staircase, and front-facing windows – and gives access to a bay-windowed drawing room with multi-fuel stove, bay-windowed formal sitting room with multi-fuel stove, cocktail bar (with timber-beamed ceiling), office, and a 25ft newly fitted Jackton Moor kitchen with marble worktops, informal breakfasting and dining areas, and direct rear garden access.
The kitchen, in turn, leads to a large utility, secondary/prep kitchen, larder, cloakroom, and boot room, the latter conveniently close to another door to the garden.
In addition to the elegant main staircase, Cuilvona has a secondary back stair from the boot room for ease of access to the split-level first floor landing, which houses six bedrooms – two with dormer bay windows, while one also has a dressing room and very sizable en suite bathroom with twin basins, walk-in shower, and partially sunken Jacuzzi bath.
The other bedrooms share a newly fitted family bathroom with freestanding roll-top bath, and adjoining contemporary shower room, newly fitted with a shower enclosure that includes LED mood lighting, radio, and Bluetooth sound system. Accessed by a timber staircase to the second floor, the seventh bedroom is a charming 21ft room with fitted wardrobe storage and windows overlooking the rear gardens.
Surrounding the house, the gardens incorporate expansive lawns, mature specimen trees, and shrubs, planted beds, a stone staircase at the front of the property, raised terrace for outdoor furniture, and tarmac driveway with bollard lighting, parking, and turning area.
Cuilvona also has a detached, three/four-car garage/workshop, and several outhouses
– including a stone outhouse currently utilised as a pizza parlour, complete with built-in wood-fired stone pizza oven and marble-tiled preparation station.
The property is within walking distance of Helensburgh’s many amenities and leisure facilities, and an easy commute to Glasgow and Loch Lomond.
Offers over £835,000 are invited by Robb Residential in Glasgow.
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