Howth: €4m:The houses scattered across the exclusive Baily area of Howth share not only views of Dublin Bay to the Wicklow mountains but close-up views of the Baily lighthouse as well.
"Deepwater", Baily, Howth, Co Dublin has all the enviable views of its neighbours - along with myriad windows and strategic balconies from which to stand and stare.
A house on which much recent care and attention has been lavished, Deepwater was built between 1948 and 1952; a clause in the original lease insisted that the house be used only as a "residence for a physician, surgeon or member of like profession"!
Thecurrent owner, who has lived in Deepwater since 1992, has added a main, sea-facing, en suite bedroom with balcony and a sunroom. The gardens, also sea-facing, have been landscaped and given a raised, octagonal decking area as well as a pond with an impressive row of Italian Cypress trees.
Deepwater, with something of a cottage feel to it, has three reception rooms, three to four bedrooms (one in use as a study) and a kitchen/breakfastroom. It has a floor area of 225sq m (2,414sq ft) and is for sale at €4 million, by private treaty through Property Team JB Kelly.
Those sea-facing windows are the dominant feature in Deepwater. They are especially effective in the L-shaped livingroom, which extends into the sun room and a veranda with glass safety-rail rail. The effect is to bring you closer to both gardens and sea.
Wide and comfortable window seats encourage dawdling, and night-time viewing of the lights of the city, of ships as they pass and of the Baily and distant Kish lighthouses.
The original, polished wood floors in the drawingroom and reception hallway are of Canadian pine. The good-sized kitchen /breakfastroom is well-equipped and the breakfast area faces the sea.
The main bedroom has sloped ceilings and double glass doors to a balcony where a second glass safety rail ensures uninterrupted views. There is a bank of wardrobes, under-eaves storage and, in the en suite, pleasant, blue-tiled flooring. Two of the other bedrooms also have built-in wardrobes and one has a cleverly hidden basin.
A raised patio overlooks the lawned garden. The latter, hedged with ivy, has an apple and holly tree and well-kept flower beds.
