Moorgarth, Quernmore Road, Lancaster, LA1 3JT

Home:
* Manor home built in 1931
* Large and spacious rooms, perfect layout for a family home
* Incredible views across Lancaster, Morecambe Bay and The Lakes
* Grand and traditional designs throughout the home

Services:
* Mains gas, water, electricity and drainage
* Parking for 6+ cars on the driveway
* Most mobile service providers reach the home
* Internet speed - 61Mbps

Grounds and location:
* Large wrap-around gardens with mature trees and shrubbery
* Private driveway with a grand feel, leading to the home
* Peaceful, with mature trees creating a private haven
* Very accessible location, only a 10-minute walk into the centre of Lancaster
* Directly opposite Williamson Park, which has a butterfly house and green spaces for children and dog walkers

Built in 1931 by R.L. Dilworth after being designed by Mawsons, this large 4-bedroom detached home occupies an expansive plot that offers ample parking, a large wraparound mature garden all found in the sought after location opposite the entrance to Williamson Park.

Grand inside and out, pull through the pillared entrance and onto the driveway, where you will be instantly impressed with the historic and charming Modernist symmetrical crisp white façade beneath the classic red roof tiles. Flanked by gardens, mature trees hide the home from the road creating a serene haven, and make for a lovely entranceway.

Park in front of the home and step through the original door with engraved brass push plates, handle and both key escutcheons from Hornby Castle. This leads into a most convenient porch with quarry red tiles and an ideal spot to hang coats and brollies before making your way into the large hallway.

Moorgarth is a fantastic blank canvas with good bones, capacious rooms and quaint historic finishes making it easy for you to create the most incredible family home and that is clear from the start. Bright and airy, light floods down onto the parquet flooring from the windows adorning the staircase and the feeling of space is enhanced by the views taking your eyes high up to the first floor gallery landing.

To the right stands a handy downstairs WC with quaint circular window looking to the front aspect.

As you make your way around the home note the decorative ceilings, picture rails, cornices and alcoves, all adding to the charm and character of the home. The ground floor rooms are versatile and promise an opportunity to use the rooms in a way that works for you - from large gatherings to simple family evenings, everything works.

Step into the formal dining room, under the archway and find a room that will be used for many a celebration and special occasion with a central table, feature fireplace, built in storage ideal for glassware and your favourite tipple. Sit on the window seat in the bay window to admire the views over the lawn to Morecambe Bay. Spot the back door giving excellent access into the garden.

Storage is in abundance in the large room just off the dining area, extending the kitchen pantry, or perhaps this would make a fantastic spot to store games and movies.

The kitchen and breakfast room provides plenty of storage in both upper and lower cabinetry as well as original built-in cupboards. This dual aspect room is pleasant and the epitome of form and function - a true hub of the home were family can have breakfast, casual lunches and complete homework alongside cooking together.

Beyond is a most useful utility and laundry room with a door to the side of the home making hanging out laundry easy.

Retrace your steps to the hallway and pop your head into the snug, a large but cosy room in which movie nights can be enjoyed. A haven for the children, with all the toys and games in one spot!

To the end of the home stands a capacious bright and sunny dual aspect living room where the decorative ceiling and cornicing adorns this elegant room. Note the handy alcove shelving; whereupon pictures and possessions and be arranged. A glazed door leads into a small conservatory that adds protection from the elements and a handy spot to doff and don shoes and boots after days in the garden.

As you ascend the staircase note the distinctive carved newel posts by Thompson & Jackson, replicated in the stone work on the roof. Bundle coats and shoes into the understairs cupboard.

An attractive and unique galleried landing leads off to all 4 bedrooms and the family bathroom.

The bedrooms have been cleverly designed to face the rear of the home, giving the most incredible calming and majestic views out towards Morecambe Bay. Boasting built-in cabinetry or shelving each double room is a good size with plenty of space and storage, some with 1960's sinks and one with a stunning fireplace. To the far end of the corridor one of the bedrooms benefits from a contemporary en-suite shower room.

Conveniently, in the middle of the first floor landing is the large family bathroom featuring WC, sink, heated towel rail and bathtub ready to be filled for a bubbly soak.

Moorgarth is ready to become a contemporary family home in what is both an idyllic yet central location in one of the most vibrant and captivating cities of the north west.

Gardens and grounds

Tranquil, peaceful and private describe the gardens and grounds at Moorgarth, plus with beautiful far-reaching views to the rear of the home it's quite a lovely outdoor space.
Wrapped in a lush green garden, it promises quiet spots to relax and sunbathe in, areas for entertaining and plenty of space for children and pets to run free in safety.

To the front of the home mature trees and bushes hide the home away adding an extra level of privacy to this peaceful setting. An expansive formal lawn stands to the right of the driveway bordered by shrubs, flowers and spring bulbs. With ample parking for 4-5 cars to the front and if you needed then a garage could be built for added storage.

Follow the gravel path up the right side of the home where the garden expands before your into a two tiered manicured lawn with well-stocked borders, set in front of a low beech hedge. A blank canvas that awaits you to put your own stamp on. Currently low maintenance - nothing that a morning mowing can't handle but with such ample space you can easily create a patio, a vegetable patch or a deck - the choice is yours.

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Council Tax Band: F
Tenure: Freehold