Stirling's historic Top of the Town area has a B-listed two-storey flat for sale at offers over #61,750.
The arts and crafts style mock Tudor and red brick building at 1 Bank Street (whose frontage faces Baker Street where the entrance to the ground floor commercial premises is situated), dates from around 1900 and was designed by local architect, John Allan who was responsible for many of Stirling's finest dwellings and was noted for his use of interesting, quirky detail. The Bank Street building, for instance, is decorated with a painted coat of arms.
The property is set in an area steeped in history, only a short walk away from the fifteenth century castle - one of the finest examples of renaissance architecture in Scotland - and even nearer to the Church of the Holy Rude where, in 1656, John Knox preached a sermon at the coronation of James VI.
Used as a public house in the earlier part of this century - known variously as the Star Inn and the Stirling Arms - with some of the upstairs accommodation occupied by the landlord's family, the ground floor is occupied by a model shop.
There is a separate flat on the first floor of the building and the property being offered for sale takes up the second and third floors with storage in the attic.
Although the three bedroom property has been upgraded and has gas central heating, a modern bathroom, fitted kitchen and entryphone door system, it retains ''a wealth of character and period features'', according to the estate agents, Slater Hogg & Howison.
Accommodation on the second floor includes a reception hall with a walk-in cupboard. The lounge has a four-frame bay window set into an arch with a window seat.
A second window overlooks public gardens and there is ornate coving, a plaster ceiling rose, wooden fireplace and an arched display/bookcase recess.
There is a breakfast bar and a number of built-in appliances in the kitchen and access to the third floor is via a staircase in the hall.
The three bedrooms, all double size, have traditional wooden windows and plaster coving, and the bathroom has been tastefully refitted and has tiling to match the decor.
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