As locations go, Robert Owen’s historic village of New Lanark by the Falls of New Lanark terrace will be restored to create seven townhouses, writes Beverley Brown
Clyde is in a league of its own – and now there is one last opportunity to live in the heart of this World Heritage Site. Double Row, a fine Georgian terrace built to house millworkers, is being painstakingly restored and next month seven townhouses will be offered for sale as "restored shells".
What was previously a dilapidated and derelict terrace is being completely refurbished to conservation grade standard and remodelled into seven townhouses. Once the scaffolding is removed the row will look much as it did when it was constructed in the 1790s and although the new owners will have a free hand to complete the interiors in any way they wish, there are strict covenants regarding the exteriors, which rules out satellite dishes or other paraphernalia that could detract from the overall look.
The Trust is hoping to attract buyers who will take a sympathetic approach, to these rare and beautiful buildings. "The Double Row properties are the last ones to be restored, there are no more after this, which makes them even more special. Anyone who buys a home here will live in an exceptionally well restored historic building and be able to bring their imagination and flair to the interior," said Catriona Burnett of the New Lanark Trust.
Viewings have been arranged for December 1 and 2 by appointment through Rettie’s Newton Mearns office.
Why are you making commenting on The Herald only available to subscribers?
It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse.
heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment.
We are doing this to improve the experience for our loyal readers and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself.
We are lucky at The Herald. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories.
That is invaluable.
We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse.
In the past, the journalist’s job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules hereComments are closed on this article