By Celine Naughton

Copyright independent

Asking price: €765,000

Agent: Sherry FitzGerald (01) 269 8888

According to the 1911 census, gardener William English and his wife Bernie at the time lived in 2 Eastmoreland Lane along with their four adult children.

From the outside, it still looks pretty much as it did back then, but step inside the one-time gardener’s home and there’s a big blooming difference.

Set on a quiet alleyway directly behind the former Baggot Street Hospital, the late Georgian residence has been extensively upgraded and refurbished into a luxury city pad that makes the most of every inch of its 900 sq ft footprint.

How the English family would have loved the comfort of its underfloor gas central heating at ground level, and the bright roof terrace that was added upstairs.

An entrance hall with guest WC off leads on to the main living area, a model of how to blend period character with contemporary creature comforts.

Blasts from the past include ceiling coving and an exposed granite wall on one side of the front living space, while the other features a modern panelled wall with large-screen TV.

The kitchen/dining area has integrated units, a six-ring gas hob, recessed lighting and a glass-brick ceiling allowing light to flood through. A spiral staircase with marble steps leads upstairs to two bedrooms, both en suite, with French doors opening out to the glass-topped roof terrace.

With rear access to Haddington Lane, the house is a stone’s throw from the Grand Canal and within easy walking distance of all the attractions of the city centre.