Glasgow West End Victorian townhouse named among Rightmove's most viewed homes of 2024

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The 9-bedroom, 6 bathroom mansion house on Park Circus was formerly the Italian consulate

A Victorian townhouse which dates back to the 1870s , designed by Charles Wilson and James Boucher has been included by online property site Rightmove in a list of its most-viewed homes of 2024.

The property is constructed of dressed stone under a slate roof. It extends to around 12,000 square feet over four floors.

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Internally, the house retained a “wealth of extraordinary period detail” - principally the Ionic columns on the ground floor which create a “magnificent entrance and frame the broad marble staircase that rises up to the main reception rooms on the first floor.” The forged metalwork throughout the property was commissioned by the original owner, Walter MacFarlane, the founder of the historic Saracen Foundry.

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Other exceptional period features include: elaborate plasterwork, an Art Nouveau billiards room, glass-domed anteroom, parquet wood flooring, wall friezes and very fine wood carvings. Restored and developed from the 1990s onwards, more recent refurbishment has seen the installation of two beautiful kitchens and contemporary yet “sympathetically designed” bathrooms.

Other notable properties which featured on Rightmove’s list included former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp’s mansion in Formby, a Grade I-listed Abbey in rural Oxford and a 19th-century Georgian house which sits on Buckingham Gate in London.

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Rightmove property expert Tim Bannister said: “From a luxurious former football manager’s residence to a historic Grade I-listed Abbey, the most-viewed homes of the year reflect the wide-ranging dreams of home-hunters this year across Great Britain.

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"Whether it’s a property fit for royalty opposite Buckingham Palace, or a stunning family home, these remarkable listings showcase the unique charm and diversity of the UK housing market, offering something for everyone.”

You can find a full listing of the property here.

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