Property history of 99 Ballam Road, Lytham St. Annes FY8 4LF, 7th Jun 2010
Previously listed for sale on
7th Jun 2010
£1,200,000
- 4 bedroom detached house
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Property description
But in the case of this award-winning delight of Art Deco architecture, Greenridges is a family home in the truest sense of the word.
Originally built as a wedding present from a Lancashire housebuilder to his daughter, its role as a family lynchpin has continued - just ask its owner, Sue Havenhand, who has lived here with her husband, Trevor, for 15 years although it has been in her family for nearly 60 years.
"When I was very little, we lived in Blackpool, " recalls Sue. "As a treat, my parents would take me and my three sisters to Lytham for a walk on the green. My dad asked us if we'd like to live here - it was lucky he got a positive response, as he'd already bought it!"
Since then, the house has played host to a number of milestone family occasions, including all four sisters' 21st birthday parties, and their pre-wedding preparations. And let's not forget the essential festive get-togethers for 16 people each year.
"We've just had my daughter's 21st here too, " adds Sue. "We had 120 people - we hadn't planned to have a party, but it just seemed to turn into one.
"After my mother died, Trevor and I bought the house from the family, " says Sue.
Family ambience aside, it's a remarkable property in its own right - and not just because it looks out over Green Drive Golf Club, one of five prestigious clubs in the area. Constructed in 1935 by local builder Rushfirth, Greenridges quickly captured the imagination of design professionals and the media, winning the Daily Mail Home of the Year in 1936.
In the same year, it featured in the April issue of Architects' Journal as 'The House of the Future', of which Sue has a copy.
"We've made a point of keeping all the original Art Deco features, " Sue explains. "There's inset lighting in the walls, Minster fireplaces, the original Art Deco chrome stair rails and all of the door handles are original.
"We really hope that we find someone who truly appreciates the style and history of this house, " says Sue, who has reluctantly decided to downsize.
"We'll really miss our neighbours, " she says. "We're all of about the same age and do a lot of things together."
Sue is also very fond of nearby Lytham - just ten minutes' walk away.
"There are restaurants, shops and cafés, as well as a supermarket, " she says. "And lots of the streets are still made up of the original Victorian villas from when the town was in its heyday.
"Location-wise, we are also only 10 minutes to Lytham Green and the Ribble Estuary, with Southport in the distance, and there's also Blackpool airport a few miles away, which offers low-cost flights to mainland Europe - we find that really handy, " she says.
But Sue needn't worry - it may be that she doesn't have to leave behind the close friends and town that's been such a big part of her life. Carrying on the great family tradition, she has her eye on her daughter's house, which is up for sale just around the corner!
Originally built as a wedding present from a Lancashire housebuilder to his daughter, its role as a family lynchpin has continued - just ask its owner, Sue Havenhand, who has lived here with her husband, Trevor, for 15 years although it has been in her family for nearly 60 years.
"When I was very little, we lived in Blackpool, " recalls Sue. "As a treat, my parents would take me and my three sisters to Lytham for a walk on the green. My dad asked us if we'd like to live here - it was lucky he got a positive response, as he'd already bought it!"
Since then, the house has played host to a number of milestone family occasions, including all four sisters' 21st birthday parties, and their pre-wedding preparations. And let's not forget the essential festive get-togethers for 16 people each year.
"We've just had my daughter's 21st here too, " adds Sue. "We had 120 people - we hadn't planned to have a party, but it just seemed to turn into one.
"After my mother died, Trevor and I bought the house from the family, " says Sue.
Family ambience aside, it's a remarkable property in its own right - and not just because it looks out over Green Drive Golf Club, one of five prestigious clubs in the area. Constructed in 1935 by local builder Rushfirth, Greenridges quickly captured the imagination of design professionals and the media, winning the Daily Mail Home of the Year in 1936.
In the same year, it featured in the April issue of Architects' Journal as 'The House of the Future', of which Sue has a copy.
"We've made a point of keeping all the original Art Deco features, " Sue explains. "There's inset lighting in the walls, Minster fireplaces, the original Art Deco chrome stair rails and all of the door handles are original.
"We really hope that we find someone who truly appreciates the style and history of this house, " says Sue, who has reluctantly decided to downsize.
"We'll really miss our neighbours, " she says. "We're all of about the same age and do a lot of things together."
Sue is also very fond of nearby Lytham - just ten minutes' walk away.
"There are restaurants, shops and cafés, as well as a supermarket, " she says. "And lots of the streets are still made up of the original Victorian villas from when the town was in its heyday.
"Location-wise, we are also only 10 minutes to Lytham Green and the Ribble Estuary, with Southport in the distance, and there's also Blackpool airport a few miles away, which offers low-cost flights to mainland Europe - we find that really handy, " she says.
But Sue needn't worry - it may be that she doesn't have to leave behind the close friends and town that's been such a big part of her life. Carrying on the great family tradition, she has her eye on her daughter's house, which is up for sale just around the corner!
See details for 99 Ballam Road, Lytham St. Annes FY8 4LF when it was last marketed:
- 7th Jun 2010