GIEW HOUSE NR. ST IVES, WEST

GIEW HOUSE NR. ST IVES, WEST CORNWALL TR20 8NF A stunning contemporary detached 4/5 bedroomed house with over 4,680sq.ft. of exquisite and versatile accommodation designed to take in the amazing panoramic south westerly countryside views with glimpses of the sea on both coasts and just a few minutes’ drive from St Ives. Situated at the end of a long sweeping brick paved driveway in 2.5 acres of beautiful mature gardens with a two storey triple garage and workshop, tractor garage, summerhouse and a large greenhouse. A home of grand proportions with highly adaptable accommodation, numerous reception rooms and potential for an integral annexe.

SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION – IN ALL, ABOUT 4,680sq.ft. GROUND FLOOR: reception hall with huge granite fireplace, enormous semi open-plan run of rooms including a high end semi octagonal kitchen and dining room, vast vaulted ceilinged living room opening to the sun terrace. Utility room, study, hall, 2 double bedrooms (1 en-suite), spectacular bath/shower room. FIRST FLOOR: large landing, sitting room/bedroom 5 opening to a roof terrace, master bedroom with hall, dressing room and en- suite bath/shower room. LOWER GROUND FLOOR: hall, 4th double bedroom en-suite, huge cinema/games room with store and plant rooms off and services in place for conversion to an integral annexe. DETACHED GARAGE AND WORKSHOP: triple garage, workshop, tractor garage, shower room/wc, huge first floor store room (potential for a 1 bedroomed apartment). OUTSIDE: gated entrance to a long sweeping driveway and paved turning circle, lawns surrounding the house with feature pond, large octagonal summerhouse on a raised terrace, large greenhouse, further pond, pine trees and shrubs, log cabin with high end spa tub. Sheltered travertine paved sun terrace, further terraces, small paddock. In all about 2½ acres.

Viewing strictly by appointment through the vendor’s Sole Agent: Lillicrap Chilcott Landrian House, 59-60 Lemon Street, , TR1 2PE. Tel: 01872 273473 Fax: 01872 273474 Email: [email protected] www.lillicrapchilcott.com DESCRIPTION In addition to the house there are various outbuildings most notably a coasts. Within walking distance is The Engine Inn in and Giew House offers something very rare for the environs of St Ives or two storey triple garage with a workshop, tractor store and ancillary about a mile away is the Inn, well known for its excellent food. indeed Cornwall as it is an extremely impressive, very highly specified, rooms to the rear and a huge first floor store room that also has been The heart of St Ives is only a couple of miles away with its surfing and architect designed contemporary house with south westerly designed to allow it to be converted into a one bedroom apartment, more sheltered beaches to either side of the picture postcard harbour countryside views that appear to go on forever. The views actually with both potential conversions obviously subject to all necessary surrounded by shops, galleries and restaurants. The area is renowned reach all the way to both the north coast near and the south consents. Our clients have added a superb octagonal summerhouse for its artist community and includes the Tate gallery St Ives. Between coast around and across Mounts Bay with a glimpse of on a raised slate terrace which is the perfect spot to while away the St Ives and its neighbour Bay there are excellent facilities St Michael’s Mount and the cliffs along the peninsula. The hours overlooking the grounds of Giew House and the far reaching including doctors, dentists, professional services, shopping including major part of the outlook though is over a vast patchwork valley with countryside views and out to the sea. supermarkets, a leisure centre with swimming pool and schooling. moorland high ground beyond. The grounds surround Giew House giving it excellent privacy and A few miles to the south of Giew House are Penzance and The original house is thought to date from the 1800’s but it has been providing space throughout the 2½ acres. The recently laid brick around Mounts Bay with St Michael’s Mount creating the focal point. made several times larger through extension work from around 2009. paved driveway leads through an area of pine trees to a huge circular Penzance has a rich seafaring heritage and many period buildings High end fitments are found throughout including a Pronorm kitchen parking and turning area and to either side of the drive are lawns, amongst streets. Penzance is known as the capital of West Cornwall with granite worktops and a range of premium brand appliances, hedgerows, young trees and it also leads past a huge greenhouse and has the widest range of shopping facilities as well as picturesque with a selection of ponds beside it. On the southern side of the a ground source heat pump supplying underfloor heating to the parks, , the and the seafront promenade house, below the travertine sun terrace is an open lawn overlooking travertine and oak floors, remote controlled integrated blinds in the walk as well as the Jubilee open air swimming pool. Marazion is a a pond with a cantilevered deck making a sitting area in the most bespoke doors and windows, Category 5 computer cabling which picturesque small town with an active sailing club, many restaurants and picturesque of spots to enjoy the views. Beyond a thick granite wall a long beach. also runs the programmable lighting systems and there is high end is a small meadow with granite boulders creating a semi circular sanitaryware including Villeroy & Boch and Laufen throughout the amphitheatre towards to bottom. There are golf courses are , Tregenna Castle, St Ives four bathrooms. Huge semi open-plan living spaces curve around and the West Cornwall Golf Club at . The A30 expressway is the views and work in conjunction with an additional first floor sitting LOCATION easily reached and it is only just over half an hour’s drive to Cornwall’s room, a study on the ground floor and a huge games/cinema room Giew House is found a few miles to the south of St Ives in beautiful capital city of Truro which has the widest range of shopping and facilities on the lower ground floor with this level being designed so that it rugged west Cornwall countryside. The surrounding area is unspoilt in Cornwall as well as private education. St Ives has a branch railway can be very easily converted into a one bedroomed self-contained with footpaths and quiet lanes leading through the countryside and station linking to the main Penzance to Paddington line at with annexe. over high ground providing fantastic views to both the north and south journey times to being around 5 hours. THE ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES (all floor plans and dimensions are approximate) From the deep granite and slate edged porch an oak door opens to:- RECEPTION HALL – 17’9” reducing to 12’ at fireplace x 16’6”. Open- plan to the dining area via a near full width opening and therefore also enjoying the countryside views. Window to the front with window seat below, contemporary oak and glass turning staircase rising to a galleried landing above. Gorgeous granite fireplace with an inset woodburning stove, heated travertine tiled floor, oak doors to a cloaks cupboard and deep store cupboard, generous space for furniture. OPEN-PLAN KITCHEN / DINING ROOM. A truly spectacular space with numerous large windows and a set of double doors in the dining area, all of which have integrated remote controlled blinds, that combine to give an uninterrupted, panoramic south and west view over the gardens and miles of unspoilt countryside to a ribbon of sea along the horizon. Zoned heated travertine tiled flooring throughout. Clipsal digital lighting controllers on Category 5 cabling allowing a bespoke set up, also found in other parts of the house. A set of double doors open from the dining area to the living room. KITCHEN – 21’3” x 19’5” extending to 30’. A semi octagonal room with windows wrapping around five sides enjoying the views with a breakfast or sitting area in front of them. Matching semi octagonal range of fitted high gloss white units by Pronorm under granite worktops including a raised wraparound breakfast bar with integrated lighting below. Integrated into the units are a range of Miele appliances including two ovens, combination microwave oven and steam oven as well as a Neff induction hob underneath and Atag stainless steel extractor fitted into the ceiling, concealed fridge. Franke stainless steel under mounted sink with cut draining area to one side and contemporary chrome mixer tap over and two concealed integrated Atag dishwashers. Recessed further area of the kitchen with matching units and additional stainless steel 1½ bowl sink and drainer with chrome mixer tap and lit glass splashbacks behind. Range of Liebherr larder fridge, wine fridge and freezer. Sliding obscure glazed doors to:- UTILITY ROOM – 10’1” x 5’9”. Window to the front with window seat below, continuation of the heated travertine flooring, matching fitted units to those in the kitchen under a granite worktop with a white Belfast sink and chrome mixer tap over. Space and plumbing for a washing machine and tumble dryer, extractor fan, space for drying. Newly fitted LPG water heater to provide constant hot water to the kitchen and master bedroom. DINING ROOM – 16’3” x 11’. Double doors opening to the sun terrace. Full width openings to the kitchen and the reception hall. Double doors which open to:- LIVING ROOM – 42’2” x 21’9”. A tremendous light filled space under a 14’ high vaulted ceiling with exposed roof timbers with roof windows between, three broad windows across the front and a huge amount of glazing including glazed doors facing south and opening onto the sun terrace. Contemporary woodburning stove, recessed cupboard housing the various household electronic systems. Broad opening to a hall and door to:- STUDY – 15’2” x 12’. Windows to the front and side and a door bath. Villeroy & Boch concealed cistern cantilevered wc, stunning to the side allowing this room to be used as a home office with a Laufen white wash basin set onto a dark wood effect worktop with separate entrance for clients. Heated travertine tiled floor. Integrated a worktop mounted chrome mixer tap and drawer below. Broad Cat5 cable for ethernet connections. window facing the views, extractor fan, contemporary chrome towel HALL. Heated travertine tiled floor, door opening to a side porch rail, electric shaver socket, fitted mirror. being ideally placed for log storage. Door to the staircase down to BEDROOM 3 – 15’8” x 13’3”. 12’6” high vaulted ceiling with the lower ground floor and further doors to:- exposed timbers, heated travertine tiled floor, windows to the front and BEDROOM 2 – 15’8” x 13’7”. 12’ high vaulted ceiling with exposed rear, high level storage area. Doors to an en-suite shower room and a timbers, two broad windows facing south and west overlooking walk-in wardrobe with hanging and shelving space and a fitted mirror. countryside and with glimpses of the sea to the south. Heated EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM. Contemporary white sanitaryware travertine tiled floor. including a wc, cantilevered wash basin with chrome mixer tap and BATH / SHOWER ROOM – 12’1” x 11’10”. Having the feel of a glazed screened shower enclosure with chrome rain head mixer high end hotel bathroom with slightly metallic dark brown porcelain shower and additional hand shower. Light grey porcelain tiled tiled walls and heated matching tiled floor. Glazed screened walk-in walls and heated tiled floor. Chrome ladder style heated towel rail, wet shower enclosure with a rain head mixer shower and additional extractor fan, electric shaver point, window facing the views, mirror wall mounted shower. Villeroy & Boch contemporary egg shaped fronted cabinets. FIRST FLOOR LANDING. Heated oak flooring, oak and glass balustrade galleried over the reception hall, two windows with deep sills to the front. Doors to the master bedroom and another room which is currently being used as an exercise room.

MASTER BEDROOM – 18’7” x 15’7”. 12’ high vaulted ceiling with exposed timbers, broad window facing the views and a pair of glazed doors opening onto a decked roof terrace and allowing a view to St Michael’s Mount and Mounts Bay in the distance. Heated oak flooring. Short inner hall with doors to the exercise room and a large cupboard with additional window to the front. Further opening from the bedroom to:-

DRESSING HALL. Fitted shelving to one side, canopied ceiling, heated oak flooring and electric towel rail. Sliding frosted glass doors to the en-suite bath/shower room and:-

DRESSING ROOM – 9’ x 8’2”. Fitted hanging, shelving and drawer space along two walls, window to the side, heated oak floor.

EN-SUITE BATH / SHOWER ROOM – 13’ x 7’10”. Fully marble tiled walls and heated marble tiled floor including a tiled enclosure for the Villeroy & Boch double ended bath with waterfall tap and hand shower. Glazed screened shower enclosure with ceiling mounted drencher shower, hand shower and fitted seat. Concealed cistern cantilevered wc, his and hers wash basins in one unit with chrome taps over and a contemporary cabinet below. Integrated mirror, electric shaver socket, contemporary chrome heated towel rail, extractor fan, window to the front.

EXERCISE ROOM / BEDROOM 5 – 16’7” reducing to 14’6” x 10’5”. Triple aspect with windows to the front and side and a pair of doors opening to the roof terrace taking in the views. Heated oak floor. Door to the small hall into the master bedroom. This additional room could have many uses such as an adjoining nursery, a fifth en-suite bedroom or a huge dressing room to make it an extremely opulent master suite.

ROOF TERRACE. Of quarter octagonal design facing south over countryside to the sea and even with a glimpse of St Michael’s Mount. Wall lights, glazed double doors to the master bedroom and exercise room/bedroom 5. Giew House For identification only – Not to scale.

Lower Ground Floor

Ground Floor LOWER GROUND FLOOR HALL. Approached down a travertine tiled oak and glass staircase with a store cupboard at the top of the stairs, window over and integrated tread lighting. Heated travertine tiled floor, understairs cupboard. Doors to the cinema/games room and:- BEDROOM 4 – 13’ x 12’. Pair of glazed doors with integrated windows opening to the garden. Heated travertine tiled floor, doors to the en-suite shower room and a walk-in wardrobe with hanging, shelving and a fitted mirror. EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM. White Laufen sanitaryware including a concealed cistern cantilevered wc and a wash basin with chrome mixer tap set into a granite worktop. Porcelain tiled walls and heated tiled floor. Tiled and glazed screened shower enclosure with a rain head shower and additional hand shower. Chrome heated towel rail, extractor fan, fitted mirror. CINEMA / GAMES ROOM – 34’6” x 15’5”. A multi purpose room currently housing a full sized snooker table and a cinema area to one end with a projection and integrated surround sound. This room has also been First Floor designed so that it could be fitted with a kitchen (plumbing already in place) creating a lower ground floor self-contained apartment. Heated travertine tiled floor, window and pair of glazed doors opening to the garden. Door to a store room with fitted shelving, the computer cabling hub and the systems for the television with further door opening to the plant room housing two large pressurised hot water cylinders, the ground source heat pump system and the various controllers, heated travertine tiled flooring. GARAGING AND WORKSHOPS Detached from the house beside the brick paved parking and turning Note: “This plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey map with the sanction of the controller area is a wood clad and slate roofed outbuilding containing:- of H.M. Stationary Office. This plan is for convenience of purchasers only. Its accuracy DETACHED TRIPLE GARAGE – 32’10” x 20’7”. Three electric is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. Licence Number. No. roller doors to the front, pedestrian door to the side. Staircase rising ES1000034571.” to the first floor and a door to:-

WORKSHOP – 13’5” x 7’6”. Door to the rear.

SHOWER ROOM / WC. Shower head, wc and wash basin – perfect for pets/wetsuits etc.

TRACTOR GARAGE – 9’ x 7’6”. Electrically operated roller door.

FIRST FLOOR STORE ROOM – 33’7” x 19’10”. Currently just used as storage with boarded walls but set up to be converted into a one bedroom apartment with the roof timbers already arranged to take Velux roof windows.

To the side of the garage block is a:-

LOG CABIN – 12’ x 10’4”. With double glazed windows and doors housing a top quality Arctic Spa hot tub. OUTSIDE Electrically operated wrought iron gates open to an impressive splayed entrance which leads onto a herringbone brick paved driveway which sweeps through lawns, passing numerous trees, hedgerows, specimen grasses and a huge greenhouse before arriving at a vast bricked paved circular parking and turning area between the house and its garage. To the other side of the greenhouse is a pond and a large galvanised clad log store, which could be used to house a boat and trailer. On the southern side of the house are more open lawns edged by granite walls and dotted with trees and grasses as well as granites which protrude from the ground. In the bottom corner of the lawn is a large pond surrounded by granites GENERAL INFORMATION Penzance and after about ½ a mile you will see an engine house on with a partly cantilevered deck protruding over it. In an area of lawn VIEWING – Strictly by prior appointment through: Lillicrap Chilcott, the left hand side with the entrance to Giew House being about 100 above the pond our clients have added a very attractive octagonal Landrian House, 59-60 Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2PE. yards further on, on the right. Telephone: (01872) 273473. E-mail: [email protected]. summerhouse which is glazed on all sides to take full advantage of AGENT’S NOTE – The above particulars have been prepared the stunning views. The summerhouse sits upon a slate coloured POST CODE – TR20 8NF. as a general guide only for prospective buyers. Whilst we have granite terrace. Below the house is an additional area of garden endeavoured to provide a fair and reasonable description of the SERVICES – Mains water, electricity. Private drainage, ground property, no specific survey or detailed inspection has been carried which is fenced and could be used as a small paddock. source heat pump providing underfloor heating throughout the out in relation to the property, the services, the appliances and any building and hot water via two large pressurised cylinders. LPG for Situated between the wings of the house is a large travertine paved fixtures and fittings or equipment. All buyers should rely on their own alternative water heating. terrace with frameless glass balustrading and steps down to the surveys and investigations in connection with any purchase of the garden. Just below this is a further small decked area which adjoins For Council Tax see www.mycounciltax.org.uk. property. All measurements, floor plans, dimensions, acreages and the lawn. At a lower level is a further granite chipped terrace outside distances are approximate only and should not be relied upon for DIRECTIONS – From the A30 at the junction on the south side of accuracy. of the lower ground floor doors giving a private area should this Lelant and take the exit signed to Lelant and St Ives, go straight section of the house become self-contained. A pathway leads back over at the first mini roundabout and at the second roundabout take OFFICE OPENING HOURS – Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.30pm. around to the front through a gated granite wall which could be used the first left hand turning to and follow it for a few Saturday - 9.00am to 1.00pm. NB: A number of staff are available as a separate entrance if required. The garden extends to 2½ acres. miles until reaching a T-junction with the B3311. Turn left signed to for viewing appointments all day Saturday and all day Sunday.

THE CORNWALL ESTATE AGENT www.lillicrapchilcott.com | 01872 273473 | email [email protected]