The Latch, 48 Latch Road, Brechin, Angus, DD9

Exceptional and well located 19th century townhouse, with later additions and lovely gardens.

Description

The Latch cleverly marries the old and the new and retains much of its period elegance, with good sized reception rooms, so is ideal for entertaining. Features such as cornices remain in the reception rooms, hallway, office and in the bedrooms on the first floor, together with panelled doors. There are stained glass windows at the front door and hallway, along with a leaded window on the staircase. The house is mostly double glazed.

The original house is traditionally built of stone with a slate roof, and two single storey wings, while the addition to the rear is block built and harled. Stone gate piers with gates open on to a block paved driveway which leads up to parking and turning areas, at the front of the house. A covered entrance has outer storm doors and an inner partially glazed and etched front door to the welcoming hallway. This has a dado rail, tiled and wooden flooring, and an understair storage cupboard. The well proportioned study has window shutters and a fireplace with a wooden mantel. The impressive drawing room has an ornate cornice, picture rail, high level skirting, bay window with window shutters, a fireplace with marble mantel and a Contura wood burning stove. To the rear is the open plan living / dining / kitchen room. The living area has French doors to the garden. Steps lead up to an informal dining area with a free standing Contura wood burning stove. The stunning fully fitted kitchen has granite worktops with a double sink. Hotpoint appliances include two fridge freezers, two ovens, coffee machine and microwave, along with a Miele dishwasher. A central island unit has a Stoves induction hob and Hotpoint extractor. There are large picture windows and French doors linking to the garden. Off the dining area is a utility room with fitted units, twin sinks, Miele washing machine and a Hotpoint dryer. The formal dining room has window shutters, wooden floor, high level skirting, centre rose and a fireplace with wooden mantel. Off this is the office with fitted units. Behind is a secondary kitchen with wooden wall and floor units, tiled splashbacks, Samsung induction hob with extractor, sink, undercounter fridge and a Siemens dishwasher. A side hallway has two walk in shelved cupboards, a side entrance door and links to the inner hallway, which in turn connects to the hallway, and has a further walk in cupboard with a hatch to underfloor storage. A partially tiled shower room has a washbasin with vanity unit, WC and a tiled floor, while a partially tiled changing room also has a shower and washbasin along with a separate WC and sauna. The pool room has a fabulous indoor swimming pool with an electric cover and a water slide. A store room which has also been used as gym, links through to a garage with two wall mounted Worcester boilers, water tanks and the pool room plant. The garage has an up and over door.

A fine curved staircase with cast iron balustrades and wooden handrails leads up to the first floor landing. Bedroom one has window shutters, while the principal bedroom has a centre rose, window shutters, a walk in dressing cupboard and a tiled en suite with rain shower, washbasin, WC and window shutters. Bedroom three also has a centre rose, window shutters and a tiled en suite with rain shower, washbasin and WC. The family bathroom has a free standing egg-shaped bath, tiled rain shower cubicle, washbasin with vanity unit and WC.

The hanging staircase continues to the second floor where there is a walk in under eaves store and two further bedrooms.

The garden in front of the house is mainly down to lawn and enclosed by hedging. It has many fine trees including a splendid cedar. To the side is a paved courtyard with a sheltered seating area linking to the living room. Behind is a further paved seating area which connects to the kitchen and utility room. A former laundry is now used as a store with water, power and light. The garden at the back is again enclosed and laid to lawn. There is a store adjacent to the side door.

Location

The Latch is most attractively and conveniently situated, on Latch Road in Brechin, a well known and prestigious residential area, within easy reach of Maisondieu Primary School, the High School and the town centre. Brechin is well served by local shops, business and leisure facilities together with nursery schools. Private schooling is available at Lathallan (Johnshaven) and the High School of Dundee, both with dedicated bus services from the town.

Brechin is situated close to the A90 dual carriageway allowing good access to both Dundee and Aberdeen, which offer all the facilities expected of major cities. Dundee is renowned for its cultural facilities, including the V&A museum. There is an airport at Aberdeen which offers a wide range of domestic and European flights. Journey times to Aberdeen and its airport have been much reduced by the Western Peripheral Route. There are flights from Dundee to London City. Montrose and Laurencekirk are on the main east coast railway line, including a sleeper service to the south. Brechin is well placed to take advantage of the many sporting pursuits the county of Angus has to offer. There are fine golf courses at Brechin, Edzell and Montrose and the championship course at Carnoustie. Fishing is available on the nearby South and North Esks. Just inland are the beautiful Angus Glens which offer some of the best hill walking in eastern Scotland, together with skiing at Glenshee. There are renowned sandy beaches at Lunan Bay and at St Cyrus, which is a nature reserve, as is Montrose Basin.

Square Footage: 7,176 sq ft


Acreage: 0.78 Acres

Directions

From the north on the A90 take the turning into Brechin (B966) passing through Trinity. On entering Brechin turn right at the mini roundabout signposted to Little Brechin and Menmuir. Then take the second turning into Latch Road. The Latch will be found on the right.

If coming from the south on the A90, turn off on to the A935, at the Brechin Castle Garden Centre. Proceed through the town bearing left at the Northern Hotel and at the mini roundabout turn left and proceed as above.

Additional Info

The Latch is a most imposing and attractive, detached townhouse, which is set in lovely and established gardens. The house, which dates from the 1850s, was built for a local jute merchant, and as such is a prestigious property. The Latch was extended to the rear in the 1980s, with the addition of the indoor pool and what is now the kitchen. Further improvements continued to be made to the house, which have included since 2007 the refurbishment of the kitchen / dining / living room, which is open plan, and on three levels. At that stage the office was also refurbished, along with a secondary kitchen to the rear. In 2015 new wood burning stoves were fitted into the drawing room and off the kitchen, along with wooden flooring in the drawing room. Between 2018 and 2019 the bathroom and two en suites were refurbished including under floor heating, and two new boilers were installed. More recently the study, which is used as a playroom, has been refurbished. In summary The Latch is a stunning family home. Its size and configuration give it great flexibility, particularly for home working, or there could be potential for creating a self contained annexe, subject to obtaining any necessary planning consents.