A superbly maintained Georgian era house with large Coach House
Port of Falmouth & Maritime Museum 5 miles |
Truro 6 miles |
Newquay Airport 20 miles
(Distances approximate)
Accommodation
Main House
• Entrance hall • Morning room/study • Strong room • Dining room • Bar/garden room • Kitchen
• Utility room • Main drawing room • Music room • Main bedroom with ensuite • Five further double bedrooms (3 ensuite) • Two separate WCs • Courtyard and gardens
Coach House
• Main reception room • Kitchen/breakfast room • Conservatory • Four bedrooms • Four bathrooms
• Private garden/raised patio
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Situation
This elegant and historically important house is located in a rural position yet within easy access to both the north and south Cornwall coasts. The popular town of Falmouth is about 5 miles away. The city of Truro is about 6 miles away. From the east there are excellent road networks, the A30 takes you down into Cornwall and is only about 4 miles from the house. From the house the whole of Cornwall is within an easy driving distance which makes the coach house a popular choice for holiday makers.
Historic note
The surrounding villages owe their history to Cornwall's important and prosperous mining heritage and as such there are a number of large houses built in the Georgian period for the engineers and industrialists who pioneered the mining of copper and other valuable commodities of the time. The Copperhouse was constructed around 1780 as an administration building for the Gwennap Copper Mines. In fact The Copperhouse features a large iron clad Strongroom and it is said that the World Copper Price was set from the house each morning. The parish of Gwennap was said to be 'the richest couple of miles in the world.' With the decline of mining The Copperhouse was reverted to a country house and originally part of the Burncoose Landed Estate.
Description
As mentioned above the house was constructed around 1780 and is a Grade II Listed building. Built in stone with beautiful Georgian sash windows under a slate roof which has recently undergone a significant amount of work. The house gives a feeling of solidarity and grandeur with high ceilings, symmetrical exterior looks, large reception rooms and a wide staircase with half level landing.
Downstairs there is an enormous drawing room with an ornate fireplace and surround, oak panelling and a triple aspect. The music room which is off the drawing room has a dual aspect with large sash windows, shutters and marble fireplace. The kitchen incorporates original tiled floors, marble work surfaces, a Belling Country Range with 8 ring gas hob and electric oven plus a separate electric oven. The windows over look the rear courtyard. There is ample reception space.
Upstairs there are 5 double bedrooms (3 ensuite), the bathrooms have been recently refurbished to a high standard.
The detached Coach House to the rear of the main house was also built in the Georgian era and has been totally refurbished over the past 3 years to provide 5* rated holiday accommodation. As arranged the coach house currently sleeps up to 10 people. The main reception room has a full height vaulted ceiling and is plenty large enough for both sitting and dining areas. There are features such as wireless light switches so there are no unattractive wires running across the stone walls. The Kitchen/breakfast room is again clean and fresh having been replaced recently with light coloured tiled floors and built in appliances. In total the coach house provides 4 bedrooms/4 bathrooms which has been popular with holiday makers.
Services
Mains electricity. Private water supply with treatment plant. Private drainage. Oil fired central heating for main house. Electric heating for Coach House.
Fixtures and fittings
Only those mentioned in these sales particulars are included in the sale. All others, such as fitted carpets, curtains, light fittings and garden ornaments are specifically excluded but may be available by separate negotiation.
Local authority
Cornwall County Council, County Hall, Truro, Cornwall TR1 3AY.
Tel: 01872 322000.
Directions (TR16 6BJ)
From the east take the A30 west until you reach the Four Burrows/Blackwater roundabout, continue straight on taking the dual carriageway Camborne-Redruth bypass. Leave at the first exit signposted
Scorrier-Falmouth and at the bottom of the slip road turn left by the Crossroads Hotel. Continue to the next crossroads and go straight across following the road to Falmouth. In about 3 miles you drive
through Carharrack. You come to a junction with the Fox & Hounds on the right. Turn left and the house is about half a mile on the right hand side.
Viewing
Strictly by prior arrangement with the joint Agents: Berry + Co., the Square Mawnan Smith, Falmouth TR11 5EP. Tel: 01326 250862
Knight Frank, 19 Southernhay East, Exeter EX1 1QD. Tel: 01392 423111
Berry + Co. have not tested any apparatus, equipment fittings or services so cannot verify that they are in working order. The buyer is advised to obtain verification from his solicitor or surveyor. Internal room measurements have a tolerance of plus/minus 75mm (3”). Items shown in the photographs are not necessarily included in the sale.
Misrepresentation Act 1967: These particulars are set out as a general guideline only for the guidance of intending purchasers and do not constitute part of the offer or contract. All descriptions are given in good faith and believed to be correct, but any intending purchaser must satisfy himself by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each item.
