Impressive early Victorian townhouse close to the city walls with open views and south facing walled garden.

80 Bootham is a superb townhouse that dates from the illustrious architectural period that spanned the early nineteenth century. Located opposite the green spaces of Bootham Park and some 400 metres from York's medieval city walls, this substantial central York property provides versatile accommodation well suited to family life. It has a south facing walled garden, informal teenage living space on the lower ground floor and two of York's top independent schools lie just a few minutes' walk away.

Entrance vestibule, staircase hall, 3 reception rooms, kitchen breakfast room, laundry room, storage room, 2 separate WCs, 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms
Ginnel, walled garden, 2 garden stores, residents' parking

Further Details - No. 80 Bootham is believed to date from the 1830s. Along with the elegant proportions and high ceilings of that period there are bay windows on two floors, sash windows throughout, stained glass panels, deep skirting boards, plasterwork with cornicing and ceiling rose, ornate early Victorian floor tiles, handsome fireplaces on all floors, and an outstanding, original staircase with polished volute handrail and finely turned spindles.

The kitchen breakfast room is a beautifully proportioned room of square dimensions with a handmade kitchen, gas-fired Aga, integrated microwave oven, double butler sink overlooking the garden and space for a family-sized table. Alongside is a cloakroom and sun-filled utility/laundry room with a pulley airer. The lower ground floor is used by the current owner as an informal space for children having two interlinking rooms, a cloakroom, gym space/store rooms and a rear entrance to the garden. On the ground floor the formal sitting room has an open grate fire within a distinguished marble fireplace and a deep bay window dressed with half louvre blinds and enjoying a leafy outlook across Bootham.

The bedrooms are all generously sized and arranged over three floors with a well-designed guest bedroom suite on the top floor. The large house bathroom is an appealing family space with a supersized tub and shower facility. At the front of the house the glorious principal bedroom has impressive proportions extending over the ginnel; it has an ornate fireplace and pair of floor-to-ceiling windows that give views across the Park. Although it could easily be returned to its original function as a first floor drawing room it could also become part of an extensive bedroom suite, still leaving four additional bedrooms and three bathrooms for children and guests. The current arrangement of the rooms works beautifully but this is a house that offers many possibilities to the incoming buyer.

Outside - The rear, south facing private garden is well screened from the hustle and bustle of the city, a private family space that is secure for children and pets, and not overlooked by neighbours. Predominantly laid to lawn with an herbaceous border and York stone terrace, it has two useful brick outbuildings, one on the far boundary and a larger lean-to attached to the back of the house that provides useful storage for bikes, garden equipment, refuse, etc. Double gates open to a secure ginnel linking the garden to Bootham, thus providing a valuable alternative approach to the rear of the property. No. 82 has shared access to the ginnel. There is residents' parking available and a possible option may be available to rent parking spaces.

Environs - Bootham is probably York's most handsome street, lined with fine Georgian and early Victorian properties and culminating in Bootham Bar, an eleventh century gateway on the site of a Roman fortress. No. 80 lies only a leisurely amble from a Sainsbury's Local and the medieval walls that enclose the city centre. Opposite is the green public space of Bootham Park and the nearby riverside path and cyle lanes that lead into the city and in a westerly direction to Rawcliffe country park. York mainline railway station, providing a regular service to London Kings Cross, can be reached in about ten minutes across the pedestrian footbridge, and both St Peter's and Bootham Schools are only a short walk from the front door.

General - Services: All mains services.
EPC Rating: D
Fixtures & Fittings: Only those mentioned in these sales particulars are included in the sale. All others, such as fitted carpets, curtains, light fittings, garden ornaments etc., are specifically excluded but may be made available by separate negotiation.
Local Authority: City of York[use Contact Agent Button] . Conservation area.
Directions: Head out of York from Bootham Bar and, within 200 yards, you will find No. 80 on the left hand side just before Bootham Terrace.

Photographs and particulars: August 2022
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