House For Sale £6,000,000
A 1775 Georgian family home on Highbury Place overlooking Highbury Fields. The property boasts close to 4,400 sq ft across five floors with a wealth of lateral space. Period features have been retained throughout to include ornate cornicing and ceiling roses, multiple working fire places, renovated sash windows with shutters and period wooden flooring. This is evidenced beautifully in the ground floor reception and dining space which benefits from an abundance of natural light due to the unobstructed vista on both sides, and the favourable east to west orientation. The impressive curved bay window extension to the rear offers an enviable view to the landscaped garden, courtesy of world renowned designer Diana Armstrong Bell. Reaching over 65ft, it is a haven for birds with its mature shrubs, lawn and water feature. The lower ground floor is ideal as a nanny flat or guest area with street entrance, kitchenette, reception room, bedroom, bathroom, and access to the garden. There is also a wine cellar and vault storage on this level, and the potential to extend subject to the usual consents. The first floor has been retained as a grand reception area with triple windows and ample width. The view across the Fields is simply spectacular from this level. The period features continue in the same vein as the main ground floor reception, the principle bedroom and en-suite bathroom complete this floor. The upper floors house the remaining bedrooms, studies, and bathrooms, with the jewel in the crown an outstanding roof terrace with magnificent views of gardens, and highlighting the London skyline - from the Union Chapel to the City of London, the Shard and beyond. The space throughout this family home remains interchangeable and its bones are strong. With a long line of notable residents along the terrace and described in the nineteenth century 'History of Islington’ by Samuel Lewis J as, “a fine row of houses embracing a beautiful view on both sides, and remarkable for its healthy situation”, the rarity of such an opportunity should not be understated.<br/><br/><b>Situation</b><br/><br/>Highbury Place is ideally situated on Highbury Fields with a weekly running club, tennis courts, swimming pool and gym. There is also an excellent playground located within the fields. Upper Street is within 0.2 miles as well as Highbury & Islington Station on Victoria line, Overground and Great Northern main line. Islington Central library is across the Fields and heading north takes you to Highbury Barn with its more independent village like offerings. You are within catchment, subject to changing guidelines, for Ofsted Good and Outstanding schools and North Bridge House Senior Canonbury is within 0.3 miles.
