Look inside this beautiful seven-bedroom Victorian mansion which has gone on the market in Glasgow.
The category B-listed property sits on Newark Drive near the thriving and bustling Shawlands and Strathbungo areas but it offers a tranquil escape from busy city life.
With five living rooms and seven bathrooms, the three-storey home is currently listed for £950,000.
The 7,330-square-foot property has been a family home, a retirement home and a hotel during its long life, but it has fallen out of use and is in need of some TLC.
Danny Campbell, who owns HOKO Architecture and is more well-known for being a judge on Scotland's Home of the Year, believes the home could be one of Glasgow's finest if the right buyer took interest.
He said: “This home is a fixer-upper's dream, and it's not as daunting as it first appears.
"This sizeable home could transform into one of the area's finest with strategic adjustments.
"For larger properties, maximising natural light and arranging social spaces to capture sunlight at various times is vital.
“If this home were mine, I would combine the rear bedrooms, lounge, and kitchen, fusing them with the Billiard room to create a spacious; kitchen, living, and dining space - the heart of the home - that connects to the south-facing garden."
He continued: “The billiard room would house the kitchen for added impact, a bay window nook for breakfast, and landscaped surroundings to facilitate indoor-outdoor flow.
"The juncture between the grand entrance hallway and new open space is an important threshold between old and new; glazed doors here invite light, offering a garden glimpse from the front—this creates a harmonious zoning hierarchy.
"The conservatory can’t be ignored! Just for fun, why not strip it back, paint the steel hot pink and fill it with tropical plants for a jungle bar or maybe even a mini spa."
Alastair Reid, a partner at housing agents Corum Property, added: “What makes the house special is the sheer scale of the building and the opportunity to renovate it depending upon taste.
"It’s comfortably the largest single dwelling I’ve seen in 17 years with Corum.
"The word unique is often bandied about in our industry, however, this really is a one-off opportunity for buyer’s keen to source a particularly large home close to Glasgow city centre."
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