The Hollies, High Road, Cobh, Co Cork , Cobh, East Cork

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Beds	7 beds
Price	Sold
Property Type
Size	292 meters²
Energy Rating	BER-Exempt
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Eircode	P24WD98
Group Name	Johanna Murphy & Son
Sales License Number	002122

Description

Walking up the sweeping drive of The Hollies is like looking at a house back in the time in fact back to the 1860’s to be exact – majestic, original, big, stately, charismatic, and just beautiful. Loving old houses as I do, The Hollies did not disappoint, with its stately laid out front garden in tiers with stately steps as you would see in manor residence, views of the Harbour, Ireland’s only Naval Base, renowned Tourist attraction Spike Island and of course eye catching views of the liners when they are in, it ticks all the boxes. The Hollies was built in the 1860’s and was built for the Royal Navy – they always say the bigger the house the higher the Rank. The Hollies is on 3 floors all with live able accommodation. It is a 4/7-bedroom semi detached Victorian Residence with a driveway, garage, garden to the front and an elevated garden on two levels to the rear, you also have a proper back yard complete with outhouse where you even have access to spring water. On approach to The Hollies, you are greeted by an imposing front door complete with Fanlight, to the left you have a Conservatory/garden room (this does need work) complete with original tiles. The porch again has original tiles with a double stain glass door leading to the generous entrance hall. Off the hall you have 2 well-portioned reception rooms with original fireplaces and interconnecting doors. Off one of the reception rooms is a pantry. Once back in the hall you have another pantry, kitchen complete with functioning AGA, back kitchen/utility room with access to the back courtyard. As you go up the grand staircase you are greeted with this imposing original stain glass window (superb), on the return a WC & WHB, first floor – 4 bedrooms (2 to the front with the view and 2 the rear all with fireplaces) and a bathroom. Second floor – 3 big rooms. Every single original feature is intact – cornicing, fireplaces, roses, stain glass windows, shutters all functioning) pitch pine floorboards and doors, terrazzo flooring – it really has it all. A new roof was put on 10 years ago, the house is bone dry, no sign of damp, it’s a fine solid house – it is dated but that is the charm of it, it’s a blank canvas for someone – you could certainly live there whilst enjoyably renovating the house – your imagination could run wild. There is oil heating, and the AGA heats the hot water. Location wise – a 10 minute walk to the train station, within walking distance of sailing club, tennis club, schools and town itself. Excellent location, in the heart of Rushbrook. The Hollies is a home and has been since it was built and is now looking for someone to bring it back into the 20th century whilst retaining a piece of history.

BER Details

BER: Exempt

Description

BER Details

BER: Exempt