21 Henry St, Ascot QLD 4007

Nyrambla was designed by early Brisbane architect James Cowlishaw and built for bank manager Henry Abbot in 1885. The original owner is remembered in the surrounding streets named Henry and Abbot. Rick Roberts, the current owner whose family has held the estate for 100 years, has completed the renovation to an extraordinary standard with many finishes being custom made to honour the calibre of the estate.

Chandeliers have been imported from Milan, and antique silver lights from England. Stone mason Blake Roxborough has hand carved one of the marble fireplaces. Exterior carved details and spirals are repeated in interior archways and cabinetry.

While new electrical, plumbing, security and wi-fi systems have been seamlessly incorporated, most of the estate's original materials continue to imbue the home with strength and beauty. The hand pressed bricks that feature in the solid Cornish tie brickwork are an excellent example of this.

Nyrambla continues to create an enchanting experience for all who walk within her walls. The vastness of the entrance hallway lifts your spirits. The grand archway welcomes you. Marble and granite floor tiles invite you in. Red glass etched with water birds inspires wonder.

The expansive formal lounge and dining room opens to the verandah and is the epitome of Victorian elegance. Sunlight streams in through the bay window, French doors and large double hung windows. A marble fireplace beckons.

The open kitchen-dining-family room mirrors the formal room in its size and elegance and also features a marble fireplace. The kitchen has ample storage, European appliances including a Smeg oven with a gas cooktop, and a generous butler's pantry.

The marble guest bathroom is beautifully appointed, large and light-filled, as is the marble laundry.

The grand staircase is a wonder with its lustrous tones of red cedar and cast iron lacework banister. Upstairs, three super king sized bedrooms have built in robes and open to the verandah through French doors. One bedroom has a red cedar fireplace. Two bedrooms have large, marble ensuites. The upstairs, main marble bathroom showcases the stunning, original bath with antique silver claw feet. The upstairs, northeast sitting room is a sublime room all year round. It could easily become a fourth bedroom. The renovated servants' quarters makes an ideal guest wing or teenagers' wing as it has three large bedrooms, two bathrooms and two kitchens.

Back on ground level, two garages have space for six vehicles and a storeroom. The fruit orchard bears lemons, limes, olives, figs, avocados and passionfruit. Established poincianas bring shade and calm.

• Grand Victorian residence on 2,608sqm of private grounds

• Prime Ascot position with elevated aspect, level lawn, pool

• Bay breezes and sweeping views to Moreton Island

• Magnificent renovation with no expense spared

• 4.2 metre high ceilings, 6 fireplaces, 3 kitchens

• Solid brick construction, bay windows, French doors

• Extensive, self-contained guest wing

• Walk to Ascot State School and St Margaret's Anglican Girls' School

Nyrambla is set within a wide, tree-lined street of Ascot, in the midst of the coveted, blue-chip lifestyle. Within an easy walk or a few minutes' drive are elite schools, parks, Racecourse Road with its alfresco cafes, boutiques, bars and amenities, Eagle Farm and Doomben Racecourses, and weekend markets. Grand estates of this calibre are rare. Nyrambla is an exemplary balance of classic elegance and contemporary luxuries. Finding such a magnificently renovated Victorian residence of such grand proportions in such a prime position could very possibly occur once in a lifetime.