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Sunbeams, 2 West End Cottages, West End, Blackwater, , , TR4 8HH FREEHOLD

A charming and large Grade II Listed, mid-terrace double fronted 4 double bedroomed cottage with large garden and adjacent BUILDING PLOT included in the sale. Occupying a quiet yet convenient position on the edge of the village close to both the north Cornish coast and Truro. Outline planning permission has been granted for an additional detached dwelling. 2 Ref: LCAA8075

SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION

Ground Floor: entrance porch, kitchen/dining room, sitting room, snug, shower room, utility room.

First Floor: 4 double bedrooms, family bathroom.

Outside: driveway parking for 4-5 vehicles, level lawned front garden, terraced rear garden.

BUILDING PLOT: currently a lawned area, circa ¼ acre of ground, housing an open fronted timber carport and garden sheds.

DESCRIPTION

• An attractive, historic double fronted Grade II Listed house offering two very good sized reception rooms in addition to the large kitchen/dining room, plus four first floor double bedrooms. There are large level lawned gardens to the front as well as a further terrace garden to the rear with vehicular accesses on both sides providing parking to the front for 4-5 vehicles as well as potential for further parking to the rear, should it be necessary.

• Found in good decorative order throughout but also allowing for any incoming purchaser the opportunity to ‘put their own stamp’ on it.

• Included within the sale, the rare benefit of an adjacent building plot with outline planning consent for a detached dwelling or alternatively, a significant addition to the already good sized garden.

• To be sold with no onward chain.

HISTORICAL NOTE

Sunbeams is the birthplace of John Passmore Edwards who was a Victorian philanthropist. He established a foundation which funded a number of libraries and educational institutions in , Cornwall and elsewhere, particularly for the benefit of the working classes. He was born, the son of a carpenter, in 1823 in Blackwater. After an education at the village school, he became a journalist and by the early 1840s was working as a freelance writer in London.

During this time he became an activist and served on several committees. These included such causes as the abolition of capital punishment, the suppression of the opium trade and the abolition of flogging in the services. Passmore Edwards also helped direct the Political Reform 3 Ref: LCAA8075 Association. From 1848 onwards, he attended various peace conferences in Europe as a delegate from the London Peace Society. He also published and edited various magazines, promoting such things as peace and temperance. Over the following years, he purchased several successful publications and in 1876 bought the "Echo", the first London daily halfpenny paper.

From 1880 to 1885 John Passmore Edwards was Liberal MP for Salisbury and later he began his philanthropic activities. Some of his major beneficiaries were the Whitechapel Art Gallery and the London School of Economics. He founded 24 libraries in London, the Home Counties and Cornwall. In a short period, more than 70 major buildings were established as a result of bequests from John Passmore Edwards In addition to the libraries, hospitals, schools, convalescent homes and art galleries were founded, many of which continue to the present day. John Passmore Edwards, chartist and philanthropist, was a life-long champion of the working classes. (Note from www.cornwalls.co.uk)

LOCATION

Blackwater is a particularly convenient village which is growing in both size and popularity due to its proximity to the cathedral city of Truro, the Royal Cornwall Hospital at Treliske, the north coast beaches of Porthtowan and at Chapel Porth and also for quick access onto the A30 providing fast travel throughout the county. It has a well regarded primary school, a gastro pub, a hairdressers, post office, nursery, car dealership, village shop and for lovers of a big hearty breakfast, the infamous Smokey Joe’s café!

For water sports enthusiasts and surfers, the Blue Flag beach at Porthtowan is a haven for surfers with the beachside Blue Bar serving food and drinks whilst looking out at the waves all year round. The highly popular coastal village of St Agnes is just 3 miles away with a further excellent range of cafés, shops, pubs and restaurants. There is excellent walking along the South West Coast Path. The cathedral city of Truro lies approximately 10 minutes’ drive away and provides first class shopping, commercial, leisure and schooling and there is also a mainline railway station on the Paddington to line.

THE ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES (all floor plans and dimensions are approximate)

Front door gives access into an entrance porch which in turn serves the:-

KITCHEN / DINING ROOM – 20’1” x 14’8”. A very good sized room with single glazed sash windows to both the front and rear with a door to the rear serving the garden. Set under a painted beamed ceiling (one beam is particularly low measuring approximately 5’8” from the floor). There is a range of 4 Ref: LCAA8075 fitted base units under square edge oak block worktops with space for undercounter appliances. There is also plenty of space for a 6-8 seater dining table and chairs. Turning staircase ascends to the first floor split level landing from the kitchen/dining room, as well as a further door serving the:-

SITTING ROOM – 20’2” x 10’10”. A good sized room again under painted beamed ceiling with a single glazed sash window overlooking the front garden. With lime rendered walls and exposed stonework with a feature stone fireplace with granite lintel and inset log burning stove as well as a radiator. Door from the rear of the sitting room serving the:-

SNUG – 10’9” x 10’5”. A very useful second sitting room with an internal window to the rear opening into the utility room, radiator and doors serving the downstairs shower room and utility room.

SHOWER ROOM. Comprising a vanity unit mounted wash hand basin, low level flush wc and walk- in shower cubicle with an electric shower. Window to side.

5 Ref: LCAA8075 UTILITY ROOM – 11’10” x 5’11”. With a range of base level fitted cabinets under worktop with an inset sink and drainer and space for undercounter appliances with two windows overlooking the rear garden and a door to the side opening onto the lower courtyard. There is also access to a useful storage cupboard.

From the kitchen/dining room stairs ascend to the:-

FIRST FLOOR

SPLIT LEVEL LANDING.

BEDROOM 1 – 13’8” x 12’4”. With a single glazed sash window overlooking the front garden, radiator and fitted three door wardrobe.

BEDROOM 2 – 12’4” x 12’. With a single glazed sash window overlooking the front garden and a radiator.

BEDROOM 3 – 16’2” x 10’10” max. The room is split into two providing a potential dressing area as well as bedroom areas, although currently used as one good sized child’s bedroom with a Velux window and radiator.

BEDROOM 4 – 14’6” x 9’6”. With two windows overlooking the rear garden, radiator.

6 Ref: LCAA8075 FAMILY BATHROOM. Comprising a low level flush wc, pedestal wash hand basin, bidet and corner recessed bath with electric shower over and a useful airing cupboard housing the hot water cylinder.

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To the front of the property can be found driveway parking for 4-5 vehicles with a central path leading through the very good sized south-easterly facing lawned front garden.

To the rear of the property can be found a large tiered low maintenance garden currently utilised as a small vegetable patch on one side and flowers on the others.

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GENERAL INFORMATION

VIEWING – Strictly by prior appointment through: Lillicrap Chilcott, Landrian House, 59-60 Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2PE. Telephone: (01872) 273473. E-mail: [email protected].

POST CODE – TR4 8HH.

SERVICES – Mains water, mains electricity, private drainage, LPG gas for the heating system. For Council Tax see www.mycounciltax.org.uk.

DIRECTIONS – Proceeding through Blackwater westbound, just before leaving Blackwater there is a Nursery on the right hand side of the road. Just before the Nursery there is a discreet track between two properties, turn right here and proceed uphill along the track where Sunbeams will be located on the right hand side after approximately 200 yards.

AGENT’S NOTE 1 – 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.

AGENT’S NOTE 2 – Please note that the initial access off the main road is relatively tight and that the track ascending to Sunbeams is very much a bumpy, unmade lane.

OFFICE OPENING HOURS – Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.30pm. Saturday - 9.00am to 1.00pm. NB: A number of staff are available for viewing appointments all day Saturday and all day Sunday.

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