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SPACIOUS PERIOD 6 BEDROOM TERRACE LOCATED WITHIN ONE OF THE CITIES GRAND TREE LINED PRIVATE ROADS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN BUILT BETWEEN 1850 & 1854 - GRADE 2 LISTED IN 1994 AS PART OF THE 24 HISTORIC HOMES IN THE TERRACE BUILT TO HOUSE SOME OF THE CITY'S MOST INFLUENTIAL FAMILIES OF THE DAY - FULL LOWER GROUND FLOOR WITH KITCHEN, AGA OVEN, WALK-IN LARDER/UTILITY & LARGE LIVING ROOM WITH BAY WINDOW - LOWER GROUND FLOOR CAN BE ACCESSED INTERNALLY BY STAIRCASE OR BY SEPARATE FRONT DOOR - GROUND FLOOR COMPRISING PERIOD STAIRCASE, 2 IMPRESSIVE RECEPTION ROOMS WITH 11FT HIGH CEILINGS & PERIOD FIREPLACES & PLASTERWORK -WC - FIRST FLOOR COMPRISES 3 BEDROOMS AND A BATHROOM - SECOND FLOOR COMPRISES 3 MORE BEDROOMS - GARDENS TO FRONT & REAR - GARAGE TO REAR WITH REMOTE DOUBLE DOOR ACCESS - GENERAL PERIOD FEATURES INCL FIREPLACES & LEADED STAINED GLASS WINDOWS, HIGH CEILINGS & PLASTERWORK, ENTRANCE DOORS & WELSH SLATE ROOF
One of the first grand terraces built in Sunderland for the influential families of the day, often with housemaids and cooks assisting and living with the family, Park Place West sits on the edge of the city, a stones throw from Mowbray Park, in a tree lined private road with gated access at either end. A look into the 1871 census shows shipbuilders, major employers and local dignitaries all living side by side within this impressive terrace. Grade 2 listed in 1996, this will help to preserve the visual appeal and period style of the terrace and we would expect this to also enhance and protect values moving forward.
The property itself is set over lower ground, above ground, first and second floors with the lower ground accessed directly from the front or via a staircase inside the house and comprising its own entrance hall with a formal lounge leading off with impressive fireplace and a separate large dining kitchen with an Aga oven at its centre and walk-in pantry and utility.
On the ground floor there is a formal entrance hall with period staircase, 2 gra