Ref: LCAA6849 Offers around 725,000. Caunce Head, Predannack, Mullion, Helston, Cornwall

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1 Offers around 725,000 Caunce Head, Predannack, Mullion, Helston, Cornwall FREEHOLD A gorgeous very sympathetically renovated, non-listed detached 3 en-suite bedroomed period stone house with later additions, enjoying broad countryside views to Mounts Bay, standing in about 0.4 of an acre of exquisite walled gardens in a blissful rural coastal position on Predannack Head just a short walk from Mullion Cove and the South West Coast Path. An exquisite home of much charm and character just a short drive from the numerous facilities in Mullion.

2 2 SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION Ground Floor: porch, large sitting room with inglenook fireplace, bespoke solid wood and granite topped kitchen with Aga, semi open-plan to a large dining conservatory. Utility room, rear hall, wc, multi purpose pair of rooms divided by a woodburning stove providing either additional reception or bedroom accommodation. First Floor: two staircases, split level landing, 3 double bedrooms each with excellent ensuite facilities, dressing room with fitted oak wardrobes. Outside: gated driveway, wonderful partly walled lawned gardens stocked with a huge variety of diverse plants. Young apple trees, sheltered courtyard, front patio, pond garden with large pond fed by a well, greenhouse, summerhouse, pump house, workshop, raised terrace with far reaching views to the sea. In all, about 0.4 of an acre. DESCRIPTION Caunce Head is an extremely attractive detached period house believed to have been a Mine Captain s house with the oldest part thought to be between 400 and 500 years old. The house and much of the walls around its fantastic garden are in a very dark stone which is unique to this area and the house itself has a most attractive nature with protruding granite window sills and huge granite window lintels to the ground floor. It is thought that it was extended to the rear in the 1930 s with a large two storey wing that provides significant

3 3 additional accommodation. In addition, there is a modern double glazed porch and large dining conservatory to the side so that the house now provides extensive accommodation. During our client s ownership they have carried out a comprehensive array of works including re-roofing with new insulation, replumbing, a new kitchen and bathrooms, all to a very high specification. A new porch has been added to the front which is large enough to sit in and enjoy the formal front garden whilst the large double glazed conservatory overlooks over parts of the garden. The windows are double glazed sashes throughout (unless otherwise stated) but this does not mean that any of the character has been lost from the building. The main sitting room spans what would have probably been a hall and two rooms in the past and it has a huge inglenook fireplace to one end and one of two staircases to the first floor. A partly painted and partly exposed solid wood kitchen under interesting granite worktops has an Aga and is open-plan to the dining conservatory and there is also a utility room which doubles up as a rear entrance in from the drive. In the wing to the rear is a wc, further glazed entrance area, an additional staircase and a pair of rooms which have been opened up to be as one with a central fireplace and

4 4 woodburning stove between them. These have previously been a bedroom and bathroom but are now used as a home office and reading room. The first floor is no less interesting or well considered and here one will find three double bedrooms all with en-suite facilities. What is currently used as a master bedroom has a view over countryside to the sea at Mounts Bay and in its en-suite bath/shower room is a slipper bath positioned to take in the views as well. Adjacent to this is a dressing room with bespoke solid wood wardrobes. The other two bedrooms have their own individual feels, with one being in the oldest part of the house and having a canopied ceiling as well as interesting wall angles and the other was previously an artist s studio with a vaulted ceiling and a section of roof windows. It is reputed that this room was the studio for a Hungarian artist, a member of the Bloomsbury Group, who was placed under house arrest during the Second World War due to fears he may be a spy! The gardens surrounding the house are to the same standard and are loosely divided into rooms with the dark stone walls dividing them. To the side of a generous driveway is a more open lawn with young apple trees whilst across the front of the house are two lawns bounded by a kaleidoscope of differing plants. To the rear is a courtyard garden with rose beds on the walkway to it and there is also a further large area of garden with an open lawn running up to a pond with a terrace raised above it allowing an outlook down over the garden as well as over fields to the sea. This section of garden has its own driveway, a summerhouse, workshop and the original pump house for the well which fed the property but is now just used for the gardens as mains water has been installed. The high walls between the house and this garden also create a walkway for a public footpath which leads over the countryside to Mullion Cove and then on towards Mullion itself. The South West Coast Path can also be approached by other footpaths leading away from the lane.

5 5 LOCATION Caunce Head means head of the path in Cornish and this is fitting as it stands just above a path which descends down to the South West Coast Path and the cliffs beside Mullion Cove. Mullion s National Trust owned harbour was completed in 1895 and financed by Lord Robartes of Lanhydrock as recompense to the fisherman for several disastrous pilchard seasons. The harbour walls protect from the southerly winter gales and the old pilchard cellar and net store are preserved. The area has a history of smuggling and in 1801 the King s Pardon was offered to any smuggler giving information on the Mullion Musket Men involved in a gun fight with the crew of HM Hecate. Much of the surrounding coastline is owned by the National Trust with wonderful walks over the headlands to nearby Polurrian and Poldu Coves, where there is an excellent golf course. Lizard Point, the most southerly mainland point in Britain is a few miles away and it is just a short drive to the eastern side of the Lizard Peninsula to access the wonderful safe sailing waters of the Helford River where large yachts can be kept. Helford village has an active sailing club and thatched waterside inn and there are many other historic inns in the surrounding countryside. About a mile away is Mullion itself which has a wide array of shops, restaurants, services and schooling. About 10 minutes drive to the north is the larger market town of Helston set around historic leat lined streets and here there is a full range of professional services, commercial facilities, schooling to college level, a sports centre and out of town superstores.

6 6 There are various easily accessed train stations on the Penzance to London Paddington line and the A30 Expressway which runs throughout Cornwall gives mostly dual carriageway access to the motorway network at Exeter. THE ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES (all floor plans and dimensions are approximate) Although commonly approached through either the conservatory or utility/boot room a more formal entrance lies to the front either approached over a path from the driveway or a lovely re-laid path from the front gate. A double glazed door (double glazing is found throughout the house) opens to:- PORCH. Double glazed windows on three sides with slate sills below and a double glazed roof. Porcelain travertine effect tiled floor. Double glazed double doors opening through to:-

7 7 SITTING ROOM 29 6 x The whole ground floor of what would originally have been the house now completely open under white painted beamed ceilings with some exposed timber uprights. Two sash windows to the front with window seats below. Huge inglenook fireplace with a brick and slate hearth, thick wooden lintel over and woodburning stove. Broad brick floored recess to one side of the fireplace with a sash window and wooden sill. Arch display recess with wooden shelving and painted cabinet below. Staircase rising to the first floor, two archways with steps up to the kitchen and a door opening to the rear hall. KITCHEN / BREAKFAST ROOM 17 1 reducing to 13 2 x A lovely space which extends through to the conservatory creating an open-plan feel. Fitted with a bespoke range of oak kitchen units partly painted and partly exposed under beautiful thick granite worktops. Twin white ceramic Belfast sink with chrome mixer tap over. Four oven oil fired Aga with glazed tiled splashback behind. Additional Rangemaster dual fuel range cooker with matching tiled splashback and concealed extractor hood over. Concealed integrated dishwasher, two

8 8 drawer fridge, larder unit and bin. Integrated slimline wine fridge. Windows to the front and rear with polished granite sills, travertine effect porcelain tiled floor running through to the conservatory and two steps up and a door to the utility room. CONSERVATORY 16 x Of semi octagonal shape with double glazed windows around three sides and under a double glazed roof. Stable doors to both sides open to the driveway and garden. Honed slate sills below the windows. UTILITY ROOM 15 x 7 8. Obscure glazed panels and a glazed door opens to the driveway. Tiled floor, monopitch polycarbonate ceiling. Fitted with a range of cream painted base level cabinets under beech wood block worktops with a white ceramic 1½ bowl sink and drainer with chrome mixer tap over. Oil fired boiler, space for a washing machine, tumble dryer and American style fridge/freezer, additional space for storage and coats, recessed cupboard, tiled floor. REAR HALL. Porcelain travertine effect tiled floor, broad opening to the base of the second staircase with a change to patterned Fired Earth tiled flooring. Windows and stable door opening to the rear courtyard, double glazed roof. Doors from the inner section of the hall to:- WC. Modern white wc, white cantilevered wash basin with chrome mixer tap and tiled splashback. White painted wood boarded ceiling and one wall, tiled floor. STUDY AND READING ROOM OR GROUND FLOOR BEDROOM SUITE 24 1 x reducing to 9. This space can either be used as one or two rooms as they are semi openplan to each other and divided by a fireplace with a double sided woodburning stove. Three windows to the side, internal double glazed picture window looking through the glazed

9 9 section of the rear hall to the rear courtyard and garden. Porcelain travertine effect tiled flooring, half the room under white painted wooden beams. Interesting recessed shelved display area. FIRST FLOOR LANDING. The landing is approached over either one of two staircases and then splits through the house with various windows lighting it. Double doors to a cupboard housing the modern pressurised hot water cylinder. Painted wood doors to:- BEDROOM 1 17 x Two large windows taking in fantastic views over countryside to the sea at Mounts Bay and the surrounding coastline. Period fireplace. Archway to:- EN-SUITE BATH / SHOWER ROOM. White period style sanitaryware including a wc, bidet and a slipper bath positioned to enjoy the outlook through a sash window to the sea, with a floor mounted waterfall tap and hand shower. Huge walk-in glazed screened shower enclosure with a chrome rain head mixer shower with additional body jets and hand shower. Polished granite washstand with a carved travertine circular wash basin and chrome mixer tap. Fully tiled floor and walls where necessary, heated towel rail. DRESSING ROOM 13 6 x 5 1. Fitted with a bespoke range of oak wardrobes and openfronted shelving. Window facing the views and over the side garden.

10 10 BEDROOM x 12 3 plus deep recess. Windows to the front and side both with deep wooden sills and one in a 4 deep recess overlooking the garden and sea in the distance. Continuation of the fire breast from the living room below with a natural display shelf above and Victorian style decorative fireplace. Painted decorative door to a small store cupboard, canopied ceiling edges. Door to:- EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM. Large glazed screened walk-in shower enclosure with a chrome Mira Excel mixer shower. White pedestal wash basin with chrome mixer tap, white wc. Window to the front with deep wooden sill. Tiled floor and walls where necessary, heated towel rail, extractor fan, shaver socket. BEDROOM x Previously an artist s studio, this now makes a stunning bedroom. High vaulted ceiling with white painted timbers and a large bank of roof windows with blinds. Windows to the front and side, near full wall of low level cupboards and wardrobes, recessed display area. Door to:-

11 11 EN-SUITE BATHROOM. Contemporary white spa bath with chrome mixer tap and hand shower. White pedestal wash basin, white wc. Tiled floor and walls where necessary, window to the front with a deep wooden sill, heated towel rail, extractor fan. OUTSIDE The house is set back from the roadside behind gorgeous stone walls topped with hedging and through this a pair of timber gates open onto a gravelled drive which initially passes between further stone walls broadening to give off-road parking for numerous cars. The garden immediately surrounding the house is laid out in four areas with each of the two at the front and one to the side being lawns bounded by the same thick dark stone walling topped with interesting plants. The side garden has three young apple trees, two more mature apples and beds around the edges stocked with interesting species including rhododendrons.

12 12 Immediately outside of the conservatory is a very secluded shaped lawn with even deeper surrounding beds stocked with hydrangeas, tree ferns, a young banana tree, hebe, red robin, rosemary and many other interesting species. A stone archway and matching dark stone path then opens from here across the front of the house leading to the porch and the formal front lawn which is walled on both sides with the lawn being divided by a brick and stone laid path leading to the front gate with lavenders to either side. Once again the side borders are filled with specimens which here include gunnera, agapanthus and camellia amongst many others. The conservatory also overlooks the rear section of the property where the gravel from the driveway continues forming an area between the conservatory and the utility room leading along to the sunken rear courtyard. The whole way along the rear boundary is a high stone wall dividing it from the neighbouring field with lower walled beds in front including a rose bed set between two granite topped obelisks which are believed to have been constructed by a former Bloomsbury Group artist who lived at the house. The sunken courtyard is incredibly sheltered and picks up the first of the morning sun around until into the early part of the afternoon. A pedestrian gate from here gives access around

13 13 the rear of the house for maintenance and also provides a link to the adjacent footpath and the pond garden. Only separated from the house by the width of a footpath which runs between the high stone walls at the side of the front garden and its own stone walls, is a further good sized and picturesque area of garden with a large pond. This section of garden can either be entered via a pedestrian gate to the side or via a pair of double gates off the lane which open onto a flint chipped driveway providing plentiful additional parking or space for boats and caravans etc. The majority of this garden is a level lawn edged with wooden sleepers retaining flint chippings to the other side. The lawn runs up to a large pond edged with similar stone to that found throughout the rest of the grounds and has a waterfall feature to one side whilst there is also a further rivulet feature as well. Above the pond is a raised paved patio which connects this garden with the surrounding fields and also provides a glimpse of the sea beyond the countryside. To one side of the lawn is a greenhouse and there is also an attractive light blue painted summerhouse, a timber workshop and a slate roofed pump room. SUMMERHOUSE 11 6 x 9 4. Rustic wood clad interior, windows to the front and side overlooking the garden, half glazed door, power and light connected.

14 14 WORKSHOP 17 x 8 approx. Windows to both sides, broad pedestrian door. PUMP HOUSE 11 5 x 5 7. Of painted stone construction under a slate roof with a wood clad ceilinged interior. Window and pedestrian door, power and light. As the property is now served by mains water only a small pump is used to provide water for the garden and pond. GENERAL INFORMATION VIEWING Strictly by prior appointment through: Lillicrap Chilcott, Landrian House, Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2PE. Telephone: (01872) sales@lillicrapchilcott.com. POST CODE TR12 7HA. SERVICES Mains water and well water for the garden. Mains electricity, private drainage, oil fired boiler and Aga. For Council Tax see DIRECTIONS From the A3083 between Helston and Lizard village, take the turning signed to Mullion onto the B3296. Drive through Mullion and continue towards Mullion Cove. Opposite The Chocolate Factory turn left to Predannack. Follow this road into the countryside and turn right after about 1 mile (the first turning on the right). Follow this road for a few hundred yards and Caunce Head will be found on the right hand side. AGENT S NOTE The above particulars have been prepared as a general guide only for prospective buyers. Whilst we have endeavoured to provide a fair and reasonable description of the property, no specific survey or detailed inspection has been carried out in relation to the property, the services, the appliances and any fixtures and fittings or equipment. All buyers should rely on their own surveys and investigations in connection with any purchase of the property. All measurements, floor plans, dimensions, acreages and distances are approximate only and should not be relied upon for accuracy. RIGHTS OF WAY A footpath crosses part of the property although it is well concealed from the gardens of the house by stone walls. OFFICE OPENING HOURS Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.30pm. Saturday am to 1.00pm. NB: A number of staff are available for viewing appointments all day Saturday and all day Sunday.

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