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" Commanding south facing, stone built house set in an elevated position in the popular coastal town of Eyemouth. Current EPC rating 54 (band E)

Summerhill is an extremely handsome stone built house with an ideal quantity of south facing garden and an excellent arrangement of internal accommodation. The property is set in a private and elevated position with mature trees around the boundary and a pretty walled garden to the rear. Built in the 1870s, the property was originally built for a local pastor before being purchased by a prominent fish merchant.

On the ground floor, the accommodation is arranged around an attractive reception hallway with solid wood flooring. Light floods the staircase from a Rennie Mackintosh style stained glass window on the half landing.

The principal reception rooms comprise of an elegant dining room which has an ornately carved oak room divider. The living room has excellent proportions with high ceilings, detailed cornicing, a large open fireplace and bay window overlooking the front garden.

The breakfasting kitchen offers good proportions with a range of integrated units, a coal effect gas stove set within an inglenook fireplace and an adjoining pantry. To the rear is a utility area / laundry room providing convenient storage for white goods.

There is a study, ground floor bedroom and shower room to the rear of the property which could provide a self contained annexe to the property.

There are four good sized bedrooms and two bathroom facilities on the first floor. The principal bedroom is on the south side of the property and has dual aspect windows overlooking the garden. There is a connecting door to a dressing room which offers potential to create an en suite facility if, desired.

Outside

There is garden to four sides providing a variety of outside space. To the front is a sloping lawn leading to the front boundary. A pretty garden with attractive summer house sits to the western side of the house and is shaded by a mature ornamental cherry tree. To the rear, the garden is enclosed by a large boundary wall which ensures an excellent degree of privacy. The terraced garden area is currently laid to lawn with a productive vegetable garden nearby. There is a brick based greenhouse (5.2m x 3m) with mains power and light ensuring year round produce.

A double garage is accessed from the driveway to the east of the property. There is ample space to provide a workshop area and mains electric is connected. Google Map 55.867637 x -2.092301 You may download, store and use the material for your own personal use and research. You may not republish, retransmit, redistribute or otherwise make the material available to any party or make the same available on any website, online service or bulletin board of your own or of any other party or make the same available in hard copy or in any other media without the website owner's express prior written consent. The website owner's copyright must remain on all reproductions of material taken from this website.