By Stunning Victorian Villa gets new lease of life
A large late-nineteenth-century villa built of red brick with good quality stone detailing was one of only a small number of villas left in Grimsby that retains its large garden, which was laid out in the landscape garden style.
The NHS notably added extensions to the building itself to serve as a hospital. In 2009 arsonists set fire to the building and the flames engulfed most of it.
Now, as part of the development ‘The Curve’, the villa has been regenerated and is available for sale. In their listing Crofts Estate Agents said:
“Plot 1 of “The Curve” is a stunning and innovative new development located in this highly regarded leafy position within Grimsby, found on Welholme Avenue.
“Built to an exceptional standard and design by Finedale construction LTD, this exciting new development comprises of 20 new build houses, which as the name suggests, are built in a curve, with contemporary lifestyle living at the forefront of the design.”
The premises offers contemporary living accommodation in an old shell of the former Victorian Villa house, it sits on the original plot set over two floors, comprising of Entrance Hallway, utility room, and Cloakroom.
The Living Room has the deep original bay window and patio doors that lead into the private side garden. The Curve is a private and secure gated community, residents have allocated parking spaces and electric car charging points, a Wildlife corner, an allotment, and even a Gym for use by residents.
There will be a Management Company set up which will be owned and run by the residents of the Curve with an annual Management fee to be advised which will cover maintenance of the road and grounds, along with other services provided on the site.
“Claremont House was a local authority Residential Home for the elderly, administered by the Social Services Department at that time. The home provided around 50 places for both men and women. My late father Gordon Holmes was in charge of the Home from the 1960s until retiring around 1981, my late mother also worked at the Home, we were provided with live accommodation in the main house, and a purpose-built staff bungalow on the grounds was later provided.
The grounds of the Home were maintained by a member of the local authority Parks and Gardens Department. Following the reorganisation of services during the 1980s, the Home operated for a few years, before it was closed and decommissioned.” a reader commented on a previous story.
