The Hollies, Cavendish Road, Worsley is a very large Edwardian semi-detached over three floors. In the same family for fifty years prior to purchase, this property was in a very sorry state internally and externally. A ground-up refurbishment was necessary to bring this house up to modern standards.

Sat on one of Worsley’s most prestigious roads, The Hollies was already a large property with large reception rooms, a large kitchen space and five double bedrooms over the top two floors. Many of the original features had been removed and the house had received no investment since the 1970s. The gardens were overgrown and large trees had taken over.

We completed a full programme of refurbishment that included transformation of the kitchen space to add bi-fold and French windows to the garden and a new utility space, the creation of a new ensuite bathroom to the master bedroom and a new bathroom to service the top floor bedroom. Renewal of all windows, electrics, plumbing and plastering complemented restoration of the remaining features including an original parquet floor, original decorative plasterwork, the staircase and the commissioning of new leaded windows for the main entrance hall.

On completion we invited the four sisters who sold us the house to see it before sale, so thorough was the transformation they were convinced we had extended the house they had known for fifty years, when in fact we had not needed to do this.

Key elements

Full refurbishment of large Edwardian semi-detached in affluent Manchester suburb

Opened up rear kitchen wall to provide bi-folds and outlook over garden

Reworked layout to add utility area for kitchen, ensuite to main bedroom and bathroom for top floor

Full renewal of electrics, plumbing, heating and plastering

Bespoke windows to replace original designs to modern standards.

All new kitchen and three bathrooms, cloaks

Building regulations application only to accommodate structural changes

Renewed Edwardian features: restored original parquet floor, commissioned local artisan to create new leaded windows for front entrance, installed log-burner

Landscaped gardens to remove lots of large trees and conifers, replanted lawns, extended patio, renewed all fencing, gravelled driveway