'Carrickblacker House', 186 Gilford Road, Portadown built Circa 1951 designed by Belfast architects Gibson & Taylor, set within generous gardens of approx. 3.48 Acres, offering total privacy and seclusion. Conveniently situated within 8-minute drive of Portadown Train Station providing excellent links to Belfast & Dublin and accessible to both M1 and A1 and adjacent to Portadown Golf Club. Generous accommodation over two stories comprises of 6 Bedrooms, (Master En- Suite), Drawing Room, Dining Room, Study and open plan Kitchen/Living Area, Utility, double garage, enclosed Utility Courtyard, Orangery/Garden Room & Gardening Store. Accessed via a private avenue off the Gilford Road the tarmaced sweeping driveway is flanked with neatly trimmed grass and estate fencing/hedging. The gardens are impressive, with evergreen hedges, conifers, deciduous trees, narrow grassy paths, bordered by dense shrubs and flowering plants. The main south facing well-manicured lawn dominates the back garden, whilst blending seamlessly into carefully shaped planting and ornamental borders to the surrounding landscape. The drawing, dining and family rooms, and externally the Orangery, all extend gracefully onto this picturesque wrap around terrace. A Tennis court adds to further enjoyment of this stunning home. Carrickblacker House has the symmetry of a Georgian Style residence, with decorative pediment and columns around front entrance. Feature hipped roof and two storey bow windows to the back of the property with elevated terrace overlooking main lawn. For those seeking privacy and a connection to nature this property provides a tranquil escape from the hustle and bustle of daily life.

GROUND FLOOR ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES OF:

ENTRANCE PORCH. Tiled steps to split Mahogany front door, which fits into recess. Wood panel roof. RECEPTION HALL. Bevelled glass door to reception Hall. Parquet wood floor. Access to Study, Drawing Room, Dining Room and Living/Kitchen area. Ornate return staircase,with first floor landing window.

CLOAKROOM/WC. Quarry tiled floor. Window view to front of property. WHB. Access to WC.

STUDY. 11’10 x 11’3. (3.62m x 3.45m) Full height storage with white gloss doors to recess at either side of sandstone fireplace. View to front and side garden. Parquet wood flooring. Cornicing.

DRAWING ROOM. 20’3 x 17’7 @wp to Bow Window. (6.17m x 5.35m @wp to Bow Window) 5 Section feature Bow full length windows with opening to front terrace and side window with view to garden and return terrace. Cornicing. Parquet wooden flooring Impressive Adam style black marble surround with insert and brass fittings.

DINING ROOM. 20’3 x 12’10. (6.18m x 3.93m) Ornamental sandstone fireplace. Cornicing. Parquet wooden flooring. Two doors into dining room from reception hall with two floor length windows/doors opening into south facing terrace.

KITCHEN. 14’7’ x 9’3. (4.46m x 2.82m). Range of high and low level dark Oak style Kitchen units, with extractor fan above elecric ceramic Belling Hob. Eye level double electric oven. Space for Dishwasher and Fridge. View to front of proeprty. Tiled floor with part tiled walls. Door leads to Utility Room with wall mounted bell station. 7’4 opening to living room from Kitchen area.

LIVING/DINING ROOM. 16’3 x 10’6. (4.69m x 3.16m). Sandstone Fireplace with shelved and cupboard to recess. Parquet wooden flooring. Floor length window/door opening to terrace.

UTILITY. 15’7@wp x 9’5. (4.76@wp m x 2.88m) Range of high and low level white units. Plumbed for AWM. Tiled floor continues from Kitchen. Windows view to front and door to Utility enclosed courtyard. Access to Garage.

DOUBLE GARAGE. 16’11 x 17’10. (5.16m x 5.44m) Maghogany ceiling sliding sectional double front doors to garage, leading to front of property. Access to WC. Tap. Electric Meter.

ENCLOSED COURTYARD. Accessed from rear Utility. Fully enclosed with wooden gates, with open area of 32’9 x 10’8, (10 x 3.26m) and further wood, coal, oil tank store, with front opening to courtyward.
Boiler house 8’3 x 5’6, (2.53 x 1.6m), with grant boiler.

ORANGERY/GARDEN ROOM. 16’9 x 8’7. (8.17m x 2.63m) Access from south facing Terrace with views to garden/tennis court with large low level windows with deep sills. Tap. Radiator. Flagstones to floor. Access to Garden Store with circular wall and small high level windows. Sliding door to front.

FIRST FLOOR ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES OF:

LANDING. 3’6 tread width stairs with white spindles and mahogany handrail and contrasting Newel posts. From landing there is access to 3 Bedrooms, including master and then corridor to a further 3 Bedrooms, Bathroom, Hotpress & Separate WC.

MASTER BEDROOM. 11’11 x 11’4. (3.63m x 3.47m) Window view to front. Built in Robe. Cornicing. Fireplace. Arch leads to EN-SUITE. 8’7 x 7’9. (2.64m x 2.37m) White suite comprising of WHB, WC & Bath with shower attachment above. Window view to front with deep window sill. Walls and floor fully tiled. Hotpress.

BEDROOM 2. 20’3 X 16’10@wp to Bow window. (6.18m x 5.15@wp to Bow window m) Situated above feature bow window of Drawing Room. Cornicing. Breaktaking views of garden.

BEDROOM 3. 10’1 x 12’10. (3.08m x 3.93m) View to rear garden. Cornicing.

BEDROOM 4. 12’10 x 10’1. (3.93m x 3.3.08m) View to rear garden. Built in Robe. Fireplace. Cornicing.

BEDROOM 5. 13’0 x 10’4. (3.98m x 3.16@wp m) View to rear garden. Fireplace. Cornicing. Built in Robe.

SEPARATE WC. 5’3 x 3’4. (1.62m x 1.03m) White WC.

BEDROOM 6. 11’11 x 8’8. (3.64m x 2.64m) View to front. Cornicing.

BATHROOM. 8’7 x 6’10. (2.61m x 2.08m) White suite comprising of WC, WHB and Bath with shower above. Wall and floor fully tiled.

 

TRAVELLING TIMES

Travelling Times from Subject Property to: -

• Portadown & Train Station, 8 Minutes
• M1, (Junction 11), 11 Minutes
• Dungannon, 30 Minutes
• Newry, 33 Minutes 
• Banbridge/A1, 19 Minutes
• Belfast, 40 Minutes
• Belfast International Airport, 39 Minutes
• Dublin Airport, 1 Hr, 23 Minutes

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