Well spotted, I hadn't noticed that. It looks a bit home made, but I don't know what variation of snooker or billiards they could play on it without pockets.
technically a harbour is any sheltered place a boat or ship can anchor or moor at. you can get them on lakes as well.
I like the UK house, it is pleasant and unpretentious, how warm it might be would be another matter. Imagine owning a home where bits of it go back to the C12. And I'd love to explore those caves. I wonder were they used as air-raid shelters during the last war? And what they were originally built for.
Edit: their origins are quite prosaic, and they were not air raid shelters, they were shooting practise galleries for the home guard! https://www.subbrit.org.uk/sites/eastry-caves/
Maybe I'm missing the joke but a billards table does not have pockets.
Well, there's a thing! I have played what I thought was billiards but the table had pockets. I was more used to playing snooker in my mis-spent youth.
High ceilings, tiles in the hallway, stairs, cornicing all that stuff. I don't think I'm an outlier!
All good, was just curious. As I said above, the ceiling are great. But I see it as lots of potential but currently very plain in terms of finish, considering the price.
It's overpriced for enniskillen for sure, there are a lot of modern houses in the town that were built to look old on the outside, I'm happily surprised that the interiors are actually the way they are.
I wouldn't be familiar with specifics of the area to be fair. The interior was more or less as I expected for the "average Victorian terrace" - if that's even a thing.
Billiards tables do have pockets and can be played on pool/snooker table. Carom biliards AKA carambole tables have no pockets. The people living there are most likely French
Since 'billiards' appears to be a catch all phrase for cue sports (pool is 'pocket billiards') you can say that billiards tables do and don't have pockets.
In the interests of seeing how the top whatever percent lives, have a gander at this $18m stately home in Staten Island, NY. It was once owned by Gambino crime boss Paul “Big Paul” Castellano.
8 bedrooms, 17 bathrooms, multiple pools, a 13 car showroom…you get the picture. Who'd live in a house like this?
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/177-Benedict-Rd-Staten-Island-NY-10304/32294383_zpid/
Money can't buy taste, that's for sure.
I really don't get why the realtor is publishing pictures of the halloween decorations and the car collection?
A bit like old Foxrock… :D
Monthly repayments work out at $114,998/month - it's do-able if both partners are working full time as drug dealers😏
It's actually hideous, I'm struggling to find one room that is likable, maybe the bar/pool area. It makes Tony Soprano's house look classy.
The scale is terrible, with the ceilings being far too low, resulting in the house having a hotel type vibe instead of the grand house vibe that would surely be the intention.
The plot of land is very small for a house of that size plus the next door neighbours houses are just beyond the property perimeter. For a house of this size and price, I would expect a LOT more land and also be less urban in setting.
I agree, I was shocked when I got to the end of the pics and realised how close the neighbours are. The garden shots made it seem a lot bigger!
Looks like a particularly neglected ex rental. They won't get 260k for that. The "do not use" on the bathroom fixtures is particularly ominous.
Might be good for anybody with cash to spend looking for something to completely renovate and upgrade, but its not going to fetch any more than 200k in that condition, if even that.
How to ruin a perfect good period property
2021 -
1 The Old Vicarage, Swords, Co. Dublin
Got a write up in the Times too -
Snug Swords vicarage with statement livingroom for €400k – The Irish Times
Sold, "refurbished", and look at this… 2023…
1 The Old Vicarage, Church Road, Swords, County Dublin - Morton & Flanagan Ltd. (Swords) - Morton & Flanagan, Swords, Dublin, Ireland Residential
The tacky, tasteless, unmatched decor, the screaming wallpaper, the horrific repainting of the beautiful ceilings….
That made my eyes hurt…
Plus, the play equipment looks neglected… its going green!
It's €260k based on the zoning. The buyer will come equipped with a bulldozer
Potential large scale commercial or residential development. Mix Use Town Centre Zoning - Residential / Commercial. 4 Bedroom terrace house. 2x One Bedroom Apartments. Access from Harbour Street & Market Square. Prime location in the town centre with retail core status. Mains water and sewerage. Access from Harbour Street and Market Square.
The living room looks much smaller in the refurb video - but funny, the ceiling is the one thing I liked about it! I grew up in a big Victorian house with a dark-painted ceiling in the huge sitting room, so I've a soft spot for that kind of feature - not to everyone's taste, obviously, but I love it if you've got the height and light for it.
I can't say I was mad about the look of the house in the earlier video - I'm assuming it was staged for sale, but I thought it was horrible! I didn't last watching the video past the ground floor.
Fabulous house, though - what a shame to see it carved up.
Well, at least the Staten Island yoke has holes in the billard table!
Am i missing something? is a 2000 sq foot semi d in rathfarnham with a cheap refurb and a big garden a 1.5m house now?
https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/semi-detached-house-50-riverside-drive-castle-park-rathfarnham-dublin-14/6027137?partner=anpost&utm_campaign=property_alert_email_residential_for_sale&utm_medium=email&ea=1&utm_source=property_alert
Backs onto the Glenside pubs beer garden and a car dealership too.
i've heard refuse collection can be very lucrative
18m and you still have neighbours close enough to look in your bedroom windows
The garden is one long sheet of plastic :(
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