LORAINE TRELOYHAN, ST IVES,

LORAINE Treloyhan, St Ives, Cornwall Offered for sale for the first time in over 70 years – arguably the finest gentleman’s residence in St Ives, steeped in the history both of the owners and their prominent regular artist and filmmaker guests, a house of exceptional Queen Anne style created by talented architects in 1924. Offering perfectly proportioned 7 bedroomed accommodation plus an attached 2 bedroomed cottage and detached very large 1 bedroomed cottage/artists’ studio in electrically gated mature grounds of about 0.7 of an acre.

Sea View Studio Cottage SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION LORAINE Ground Floor: lobby, reception hall, drawing room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, study, wc, laundry room, stair hall. First Floor: landing, master bedroom with interconnecting further bedroom/dressing room and adjacent bath/shower room. 3 further bedrooms, shower room, wc. Second Floor: large landing, 2 bedrooms, shower room. THYME COTTAGE Halls, kitchen/dining/living room, 2 bedrooms, bath/shower room, separate wc. SEA VIEW STUDIO Ground Floor: vast open-plan kitchen/dining/living room, sun porch, bathroom. First Floor: large studio/bedroom. Outside: electrically gated driveway and turning circle parking with continued drive to the rear of the cottages. Areas of open lawn interspersed with trees, approximately 80’ long Yorkstone paved terraces to the south east and south western sides. Rear courtyard with spiral staircase to a first floor roof terrace with sea views. Courtyard garden for Thyme Cottage and lawned garden with pond for Sea View Studio. In all, about 0.7 of an acre.

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 Thyme Cottage HISTORIAL NOTE Loraine was built in 1924 to a design by the celebrated architects Cowell, Drewitt & Wheatley in a Queen Anne style, for Captain Finlay. In 1949 the house was purchased by Linden Travers and her husband James Holman who moved to the property ending Travers’ extensive career on stage and in well known movies. Travers acted in many movies some of which were directed by Alfred Hitchcock including The Lady Vanishes (1938) and her favourite, most notorious role as Miss Blandish in No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1948). James Holman CBE was an engineer who ran Holman Brothers Limited based in , inventing and exporting important mining machinery to locations across the globe. The company employed hundreds of people at its height. Holman was a great lover of St Ives and restored two chapels including the famous Chapel of St Nicholas which stands proudly on The Island. LOCATION Close by is Tregenna Castle Golf and Country Club and there is Due to his work he was also famously well travelled, to almost Loraine is only a moments’ walk from Hain Walk which provides a fine Links golf course nearby at . Innumerable beautiful every country in the world, and brought back ideas to Cornwall a delightful coastal promenade between Carbis beach and sandy beaches are within a few minutes’ drive including the including creating the first lifesaving club which he founded in St Porthminster beach in the opposite direction with the harbour and nationally renowned Porthmeor surfing beach. The area is strewn Ives and he also brought the first Malibu surfboard to Cornwall. heart of St Ives just beyond. with superb countryside and scenic coastal walks which descend In 1967 Holman founded, together with Barbara Hepworth from clifftops into unspoilt coves. The artistic community favour and Frank Halliday, the St Ives Trust, a charity and institution to St Ives town offers an interesting and constantly improving range St Ives for its clarity of light, the stunning scenery and azure preserve the historic character of their beloved town of St Ives. of amenities including cafés, restaurants, galleries and boutique waters. shops along with everything needed to cope with day to day Travers and Holman were highly respected locally and nationally needs. The shops are found amongst the famous picturesque DESCRIPTION for business and arts but they were also great entertainers with cobbled streets which encircle the fishing harbour and also lead Loraine must certainly be considered one of the finest residences many interesting characters having enjoyed their time at Loraine to the Tate St Ives gallery. St Ives station is close by providing a in St Ives but is arguably more discreet than some of the town’s over the years including Patrick Heron, Barbara Hepworth, scenic link with the main to Paddington line with total other more high profile homes. Its tucked away nature behind Bernard Leach, Tony and Jane O’Malley, Mark Rothko and Peter journey time to London being around 5 hours. Cornwall Airport high hedges and trees, not overlooked, make it a particularly Lanyon and his family would often spend days here. After 70 offers regular flights to London and many other internal exclusive home indeed. This beautiful and most imposing years it is now time for a new chapter in the history of Loraine. and international destinations. residence stands discreetly beyond an electrically gated entrance first time in about 70 years, all combine to make this one of the most important house sales of recent years. THE ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES (all floor plans and dimensions are approximate) The elegant formal front door opens below a fanlight to:- ENTRANCE LOBBY. Quarry tiled floor, recess for shoes and a shelf behind the door, small pane glazed door set into a matching surround with glazed arch over opening to:- RECEPTION HALL – 15’5” reducing to 10’10” x 12’3”. A gracious reception into the residence with panelled double doors and high hedging, within about 0.7 of an acre of grounds. At entertaining the entire run of rooms to the front can be opened to either side opening to the drawing room and dining room, both times in the past the gardens have been open to the public up to create a 60’ long overall space with continuous spruce with lovely moulded architraves. With these doors open one can due to the quality of the planting in beds around the house. flooring throughout. On the upper floors are seven bedrooms clearly see from one end of the house to the other – a stretch of The vast Yorkstone terrace to the front makes for a wonderful and three bath or shower rooms. In addition there is an attached some 60 feet! 9’2” high ceiling, window in an arched enclave setting. Furthermore, open areas of lawn dotted with trees add two bedroomed cottage which would have previously had an ideal for cloaks and furniture. Painted former fireplace, spruce to ambiance and the two cottages also have their own private interconnecting door. Detached from the house and set a little flooring which continues seamlessly through the dining room and outdoor spaces. further away is a former artists’ studio now forming a further rather drawing room. Near full height archway to the stair hall allowing opulent two storey cottage in its own right. For those wishing one to see through to the elegant turning stairs and arch topped Loraine is simply one of the most beautiful homes in Cornwall to entertain and provide accommodation for guests without small pane window over. having a 60’ wide symmetrical frontage with the elegance compromising on the main house then this set up is ideal as two continued to only a slightly lesser degree on the other DRAWING ROOM – 28’x 14’8”. Three sash windows to the further families can enjoy their own space, or these cottages could three elevations. Inside one will find high ceilinged relaxed front elevation and broad bay to the south west side elevation be let out to create an income. accommodation that has not been unduly altered in the course with extensive glazing and half glazed door to a courtyard garden. of time therefore presenting the house as it was meant to be. Cornwall has a very limited number of houses of genuine Fitted seating in the bay, 9’2” high ceiling. Fireplace with elegant Large windows and light abound throughout as do fireplaces in splendour and that Loraine is located on the fringe of St Ives, in painted moulded surround and brick hearth ready for a new stove all of the principal rooms on both the ground and first floors. For historically the most important residential area and for sale for the to be installed. Spruce flooring. DINING ROOM – 18’ x 14’8”. Two small pane sash windows to the front, near fully glazed door to the north east terrace, spruce flooring. 9’2” high ceiling. Fireplace with painted surround and mantle, tiled hearth and woodburning stove. Doorway to:- KITCHEN / BREAKFAST ROOM – 18’6” x 12’ extending to 21’3”. Four small pane windows on three elevations to the side and rear. Pitch pine flooring, 9’2” high ceiling. Fitted with a wood fronted range of base level kitchen units under wood worktops with a white ceramic sink and drainer with chrome mixer tap over. Baumatic dual fuel range cooker, glazed tiled splashbacks, space for an upright fridge/freezer and dishwasher. Generous space for furniture. Part glazed door to:- LAUNDRY – 12’ x 5’4”. 9’2” high ceiling, window to the rear, roll edged off white stone effect worktops with a high gloss white cabinet below and stainless steel 1½ bowl sink and drainer with chrome mixer tap. White tiled splashbacks, fitted shelving, space for a washing machine, tumble dryer and further slimline dishwasher. Door to:- STAIR HALL. Splendid broad turning staircase to the first floor with a wrought iron and hardwood balustrade, set under a majestic arch topped window at half landing height. Pitch pine flooring with two steps down to a quarry tiled area with doors to the rear garden and the extensive understair cupboard. Fitted display shelving and cupboards, run of three full height store cupboards, 9’2” high ceiling. Doors to the cloakroom/wc and:- STUDY / LIBRARY – 14’ x 12’ extending to 16’4” into bay. Filled with light through a large sash window to the south west side and a significant bay to the rear. Extensive fitted bookcases with cupboards below, pitch pine flooring, painted brick open grate fireplace. CLOAKROOM / WC. Contemporary white pedestal wash basin with chrome mixer tap and patterned glazed tiled splashback. White wc, generous space for coats etc, high level window to the rear. FIRST FLOOR LANDING. Initially galleried over the staircase with a continuation of the hardwood and wrought iron balustrade facing the tall arch topped window, with arches then leading to inner landings. Staircase to the second floor, airing cupboard. Painted panelled doors in moulded architraves to:- BEDROOM 1 – 18’ x 14’8”. Two windows to the front and a further window to the side. Four mirrored doors to fitted wardrobes with cupboards over. This bedroom can easily form part of a principal suite as it interconnects with an adjacent smaller bedroom which would make a perfect dressing room and BEDROOM 4 – 18’ x 14’8”. Pitch pine flooring, dual aspect of SECOND FLOOR is directly opposite the bath/shower room, with these rooms being three sash windows, one looking across St Ives Bay to LANDING – 16’9” reducing to 8’8” x 14’4”. Window to the rear the only ones beyond the archways on the landing. Lighthouse with the north Cornish coastline beyond. Fitted and porthole window to the front. 8’5” high ceiling with canopied wardrobe with cupboard over, fireplace with tiled surround (not BEDROOM 2 / PRINCIPAL SUITE DRESSING ROOM – 12’ x edges. An extensive room in its own right with fitted cabinets and currently used). 12’ reducing to 10’6”. Dual aspect of sash windows to the side a low height vaulted ceiling section beyond the measured space and rear, three doors to a fitted wardrobe with cupboards over. BEDROOM 5 – 12’ x 9’3”. Sash window also enjoying the views leading to the porthole window. Doors to:- to Godrevy Lighthouse and across the sea. Fitted wardrobe with BATH / SHOWER ROOM – 8’7” x 7’6”. Contemporary BEDROOM 6 – 17’4” reducing to 14’5” x 13’1”. Attractive cupboard over. sanitaryware including a slipper bath with chrome wall mounted dormer window to the front enjoying spectacular views across St mixer tap and recessed stone shelf beside. Curving glazed SHOWER ROOM. Glazed screened and white tiled shower Ives Bay. 8’5” high ceiling with canopied edges. Fitted wardrobe screened and tiled shower enclosure with chrome mixer shower. enclosure with electric shower. Pedestal wash basin with chrome and access to eaves storage. White wc, white pedestal wash basin with chrome mixer tap and mixer tap. White wall tiling where necessary, pitch pine flooring, BEDROOM 7 – 17’4” reducing to 14’5” x 11’7”. Attractive tiled splashback behind. Heated tiled floor, extractor fan, high high level window to the rear, further large airing cupboard. dormer window to the front, 8’5” high ceiling with canopied level window to the rear. WC. White wc, contemporary white wash basin with chrome edges. Walk-in wardrobe, access to eaves storage. BEDROOM 3 – 18’3” x 15’5”. Three sash windows to the front, mixer tap with white tiled splashback, tiled floor, window to the SHOWER ROOM – 11’10” x 7’8”. Broad dormer window to the pitch pine flooring, full wall of fitted wardrobes and cupboards with rear. rear, 8’5” high ceiling with canopied edge. Glazed screened and a central dressing area with integral mirror. Elegant fireplace (not tiled shower enclosure with chrome mixer shower. White wc, white currently used). pedestal wash basin with chrome mixer tap and tiled splashback. SEA VIEW STUDIO From a parking area to the side a gated path leads to the side garden and to a half glazed door opening to:- SUN PORCH – 7’6” x 4’1”. Glazed on three sides overlooking the garden. Door to a small hall at the base of the stairs with a store cupboard housing the Worcester gas fired boiler and an opening to:- OPEN-PLAN KITCHEN / DINING / LIVING ROOM – 22’8” x 22’5”. Extensively glazed on three elevations in a full width extension including double doors to the rear. Further windows to either side and a porthole window looking down the garden. Wood flooring throughout, understair cupboard, fitted contemporary kitchen in light grey under roll edged off white stone effect worktops including a breakfast bar. Dual fuel cooker with stainless steel extractor over, stainless steel sink and drainer with chrome mixer tap, white tiled splashbacks. Space within the units for a fridge, washing machine and dishwasher. Door to:- BATHROOM. Modern white sanitaryware including a wc, cantilevered wash basin with chrome mixer tap and shower bath with chrome mixer shower, chrome mixer tap and glazed shower screen. Light stone effect wall tiling, wooden flooring, obscured window, extractor fan. FIRST FLOOR The staircase turns and arrives straight into:- STUDIO / BEDROOM – 23’7” x 18’8”. A perfect artists’ studio and/or bedroom if used as a cottage, with large dormer windows on three elevations and two roof windows on the fourth. Canopied ceiling edges, pine flooring, extensively fitted with base level wooden store cupboards under deep wooden worksurfaces and with a broad leather topped fitted desk in front of the north light window. Some views across St Ives Bay. THYME COTTAGE From the slate paved courtyard to the front a half glazed stable door opens to:- HALL. Tiled floor extending to one side creating a cloaks and store area and also giving access to the bath / shower room and wc. Door from the initial entrance area to:- OPEN-PLAN KITCHEN / LIVING / DINING ROOM – 18’10” x 11’. Dual aspect including a period window to the front and more modern high level window to the rear. Timber flooring, painted former fireplace with slate hearth below. White range of kitchen units under an off white roll edged stone effect worktop with white tiled splashback behind. Stainless steel sink and drainer with chrome mixer tap, integrated electric oven and four plate electric hob over with extractor above. Doors to:- Around the edge of the front lawn are shrub and flower filled beds of amazing variety with a central path leading to a short flight of broad curving steps onto the Yorkstone terrace which stretches beyond the full width of the house to over 80’. Fine leafed red acers, palms, camellias, a cherry tree, climbing honeysuckle, lilies, roses, cape daisies and white and pink clematis can all be enjoyed in this splendid secluded environment that faces south east but also wraps around the south west side of the house where there is a more intimate and sheltered courtyard garden. Continuing around the south west side of the house there is a small lawn again with surrounding specimens and a path then continues to the rear where one will find climbing roses and beds of agapanthus and hydrangeas set around a paved courtyard with access up to the rear parking area. A gate opens through a wall to a further section of rear courtyards extending behind Thyme Cottage. From the courtyard at the rear of the house a spiral staircase leads up to a roof terrace at first floor level from where there are excellent views across St Ives Bay to beach and Godrevy Lighthouse. To the east side of the grounds are lovely gardens with mature trees including apples covered in lichen, a clear sign of clean air. BEDROOM 1 – 12’ x 11’1”. Dual aspect of period windows, chrome mixer tap and tiled splashback, tiled floor, extractor fan. A further flight of paved steps rise up from here to the terraces wood floor, fitted wardrobe. WC. White wc, obscured window. across the front of the house and a path leads between beds and past a gravelled seating area to granite steps up to Thyme BEDROOM 2 – 11’1” x 6’4”. Dual aspect including a period OUTSIDE window to the side and more modern high level window to the Cottage. The house is approached off Tregenna Parc Road with an initial rear, wooden flooring, fitted wardrobe, access to loft space. pull in area leading to an electrically operated timber gate with a Thyme Cottage has its own relatively secluded slate paved BATH / SHOWER ROOM – 12’3” x 6’7”. Unusually and cleverly pedestrian gate beside. The gates open onto a sweeping drive courtyard on the south east side whilst Sea View Studio has a divided into two areas with a modern bath with chrome mixer between lawns before then arriving at a turning circle below a very private south facing garden of its own. tap set into a panelled and tiled section of the room by itself wonderful mature tree with a further spur to the drive then leading In all, about 0.7 of an acre. with obscured window over. Glazed screened and tiled shower around to the rear of the house and cottages where there is enclosure with electric shower, white pedestal wash basin with parking. Loraine Loraine = 3890 sq ft / 361.4 sq m Cottages = 1667 sq ft / 154.9 sq m Total = 5557 sq ft / 516.2 sq m For identification only – Not to scale.

Sea View Studio Sea View Studio Ground Floor First Floor

Thyme Cottage

Second Floor

Ground Floor First Floor Main House EPC Note: “This plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey map with the sanction of the controller of H.M. Stationary Office. This plan is for convenience of purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. Licence Number. No. ES1000034571.”

Annexe EPC

GENERAL INFORMATION VIEWING – Strictly by prior appointment through: Lillicrap Chilcott, AGENT’S NOTE – The above particulars have been prepared as a Landrian House, 59-60 Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2PE. general guide only for prospective buyers. Whilst we have endeavoured Telephone: (01872) 273473. E-mail: [email protected]. to provide a fair and reasonable description of the property, no specific survey or detailed inspection has been carried out in relation to the POST CODE – TR26 2AP. property, the services, the appliances and any fixtures and fittings or SERVICES – Mains water, drainage, electricity and gas. For Council Tax equipment. All buyers should rely on their own surveys and investigations see www.mycounciltax.org.uk. in connection with any purchase of the property. All measurements, floor plans, dimensions, acreages and distances are approximate only and DIRECTIONS – Head towards St Ives through on the A3074, should not be relied upon for accuracy. passing over the mini roundabout below the Tesco Superstore. After this take the third turning on the left into Higher Tregenna Road then turn right into OFFICE OPENING HOURS – Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.30pm. Tregenna Parc where the entrance to Loraine will be found towards the end Saturday - 9.00am to 1.00pm. NB: A number of staff are available for on the left hand side. viewing appointments all day Saturday and all day Sunday. THE CORNWALL ESTATE AGENT www.lillicrapchilcott.com | 01872 273473 | email [email protected]