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Fairfield House, 88 Alexandra Road, Illogan, Cornwall, TR16 4EN FREEHOLD
CASH BUYERS ONLY The major portion of an elegant and imposing former manor house, believed to date from circa 1840 set well back from the highly sought after Alexandra Road in parkland gardens approaching ¾ of an acre. This fine residence provides beautifully spacious accommodation with lovely period features whilst offering a skilfully modernised interior, offering 5 bedrooms and 3 receptions and 3 bath/shower rooms (1 en-suite), a short drive from Portreath Beach. 2 Ref: LCAA7982
SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION
Ground Floor: entrance hall, reception hall, sitting room, kitchen/dining/family room, utility room, shower room/wc, snug/study.
First Floor: 5 bedrooms, en-suite shower room, superb family bathroom.
Outside: long private gravelled driveway to a turning circle in front of the house. Beautifully mature and landscaped well stocked gardens with broad swathes of lawn, stocked and manicured beds and borders, large covered veranda facing south west with composite wood effect decking and an outside sitting area for alfresco dining. Large garden shed/workshop.
In all the grounds are approaching ¾ of an acre.
DESCRIPTION
Fairfield House is an extremely elegant and imposing major portion of a former manor house enjoying a beautifully private and regal setting in park like grounds approaching ¾ of an acre. Offering good privacy and superbly proportioned accommodation with high ceilings and period character features. The accommodation provides five excellent bedrooms, three bath/shower rooms (one en-suite) and a large open-plan kitchen/dining room/family room with two sets of double glazed doors out onto a glass roofed veranda with wood effect mill board decking opening straight onto a large south west facing garden. There is also a 3 Ref: LCAA7982 snug/study and huge sitting room with a fantastic bay window on the front elevation, overlooking the grounds.
The setting is quite superb with the approach being over a long gravelled driveway which sweeps into the grounds and up to the house where there is a large turning circle with ample room to park numerous vehicles. The grounds feature lovely mature rhododendrons, camelias and azaleas with beautifully planted beds and borders, three large areas of lawn and three useful outbuildings.
Fairfield House has been beautifully modernised over the years and considerably improved by the current owner’s who have extended the property, replaced all the sanitaryware, installed a George Robinson kitchen with an excellent range of integrated appliances and added a large glass roofed veranda. The veranda opens onto a south west facing garden with quality wood effect composite decking and an outside sitting area, providing the perfect area for alfresco dining and all weather use.
We would like to draw your attention to Agent’s Note 2 under the General Information section of the sales particulars.
LOCATION
Faifield House is located on one of this districts most sought after roads (Alexandra Road), set well back from the road along a long gravelled private drive which culminates in a large turning circle in front of the house.
The property is situated some 2km from Portreath beach and is ideally situated in a private setting close to Tehidy Golf Course and many lovely walks along the north coast. It is a location that is readily accessible to Truro and west Cornwall alike; a location where properties rarely appear on the market. Certainly, it is most unusual to encounter such a beautifully proportioned and well presented period house in such a glorious setting.
There are magnificent beaches nearby at Gwithian to the west and Perranporth to the east, both of which are within an easy drive. The rivers and creeks of the south coast of Cornwall are also within easy reach providing access to pleasure and sailing craft facilities on the Helford and Fal rivers. St Ives, Newquay, Penzance and Falmouth are all within a circa 20 minute drive from the property and there is easy access out to the A30 (Cornwall’s main arterial road) which remains dual carriageway all the way northwards to Exeter where it joins the national motorway network.
There are mainline stations at Redruth and Camborne, both of which are on the mainline to London Paddington with approximate travel time of 4½ hours. To north east lies Cornwall Airport Newquay providing daily shuttle flights to Gatwick and a variety of other UK destinations and an increasing number of European ones.
THE ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES (all floor plans and dimensions are approximate)
Part double glazed uPVC door with large windows on either side opening onto:-
4 Ref: LCAA7982 ENTRANCE HALL. Ceramic tiled flooring, radiator with thermostatic control, part monopitched double glazed panelled ceiling, twin glazed doors open onto:-
RECEPTION HALL – 24’4” x 12’3” with an impressive 10’8” ceiling height. A wonderful introduction to this fine home with an elegant period staircase ascending to the first floor. Natural wood flooring throughout, radiator with thermostatic control, dado rails, corniced ceiling, high skirting boards. At one end are two impressive storage cupboards, one understairs the other a walk-in cupboard with shelving on either side.
SITTING ROOM – 21’4” x 25’ into the chimney breast recesses. A magnificent room with a 10’8” ceiling height featuring a large walk-in bay window with three huge double glazed sash windows providing a glorious outlook over the front gardens. There are beautiful period moulded cornices and a wonderful marble fireplace with a raised slate hearth and built-in woodburning stove. On either side of the fireplace are built-in cupboards and display/book shelving to the chimney breast recesses. Exposed wooden floorboards throughout, picture rails, two wall light points, a further range of book shelving, radiator with thermostatic control.
KITCHEN / DINING ROOM / FAMILY ROOM – 41’3” x 14’. A lovely open-plan room with three distinct areas and exposed oak boarded flooring throughout. A delightful dual aspect room with a tall double glazed sash window overlooking the front driveway and garden. Twin double glazed doors with windows on either side, opening onto the veranda and side garden with a further set of bifold double glazed doors opening onto the veranda and side garden.
FAMILY ROOM. The family room has a fitted glass hearth in one corner on which stands a modern woodburning stove, high skirting boards, built-in corner storage cupboard, telephone and TV aerial points, coved ceiling.
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KITCHEN / DINING ROOM. The kitchen is beautifully fitted with a bespoke custom made range of George Robinson kitchen units comprising a corner range of base level cupboards in light grey, topped by a stainless steel worktop surface incorporating a single drainer stainless steel sink unit with mixer tap, and stainless steel/yellow glass upstands. A range of thick oak shelving with fitted downlighters to one side of the sink unit. A further range of three quarter height units comprise a large larder storage cupboard with twin opening doors opening onto a range of oak shelving with drawers to the base and fitted spice racks to each door with further cupboards above. To the right of this is an integrated fridge and separate freezer with further cupboard above. Large central island unit with a range of six drawers on one side and chromium handles, two open shelves at one end and further handleless fitted cupboards down one side. The central island unit is topped by an extremely thick slab of cream silestone quartz worktop surface and at one end is a large Lacanche cooking range with a five ring gas hob, large central warming plate with three ovens, a separate grill below and a separate warming drawer. There are thick silestone worktop surfaces on either side of the cooking range with further inset drawers and side power points. Corniced ceiling, large central ceiling rose, beautiful feature period marble fireplace on one side with ornate inner metal surround, grate and ornate tiled slips. Radiator, wall light point, glazed panelled door to:- 6 Ref: LCAA7982 UTILITY ROOM – 19’4” x 7’3”, narrowing to 6 ‘7” at one end. Attractive mosaic tiled vinyl flooring, base level cupboard with a broad run of wooden worktop surface with inset single drainer stainless steel sink unit and chromium mixer tap, ample room for undercounter appliances, room for an American size fridge freezer, freestanding Grant oil fired boiler to supply domestic hot water and central heating, inset ceiling downlighters, double glazed skylight window. Big double glazed picture window and gable end window overlooking the gardens, part glazed panelled wooden door opening onto the side garden. Radiator with thermostatic control. Door to:-
SHOWER ROOM. White suite comprising a fully tiled shower cubicle with fitted shower and chromium fitments, low level wc, pedestal wash hand basin, part tiled walls, mosaic vinyl tiled flooring to match the utility room. Double glazed Velux skylight window, inset ceiling downlighters, extractor fan, chromium ladder radiator/towel rail.
SNUG / STUDY – 13’4” x 18’6” narrowing to 13’9”. Velux double glazed skylight window, inset ceiling downlighters, coved ceiling, skirting board, built-in desk in one corner, radiator with thermostatic control.
From the entrance hall a staircase with turned wooden spindles, polished wooden handrail and newel posts with ornamental carved tops, ascends to a:-
GALLERIED FIRST FLOOR LANDING. Large double glazed arch topped window, radiator with thermostatic control, corniced ceiling, large walk-in storage cupboard. Doors off (from left to right) to:-
BEDROOM 1 – 21’8” max. x 15’7” max. A bedroom that enjoys wonderful privacy with two large double glazed sash windows provide fantastic views over the front gardens and driveway, corniced ceiling, high skirting boards, radiator with thermostatic control, TV aerial point, three wall light points, door returning to the landing and interconnecting door to:- 7 Ref: LCAA7982 BEDROOM 5 – 21’8” max. x 8’8”. Large double glazed sash window overlooking the front garden, radiator with thermostatic control, corniced ceiling.
BEDROOM 2 – 15’6” x 13’9” (including the en-suite). A lovely dual aspect double bedroom with double glazed sash windows overlooking the front and side gardens, high coved ceiling, radiator with thermostatic control, telephone point, loft hatch access. Door to:-
EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM. White suite comprising a panel enclosed bath with chromium mixer tap, shower attachment and glazed shower screen to one side. Fitted Mira Sport shower with complementary tiled wall surrounds. Low level wc, pedestal wash hand basin with tiled splashback, electric shaver point, wall mounted chromium ladder radiator/towel rail, opaque double glazed sash window, attractive ceramic tiled floor, extractor fan.
Between bedroom 2 and the landing is a walk-through dressing room area with two double wardrobes, a built-in shelved storage cupboard and the airing linen cupboard housing a foam dipped hot water cylinder with immersion facility.
BEDROOM 3 – 14’2” x 12’. Large double glazed window overlooking the side garden, beautiful feature period fireplace with ornate timber outer surround, ornate metal inner surround and grate with floral tiled slips and a hearth. Radiator with thermostatic control, exposed wooden floorboards, corniced ceiling.
BEDROOM 4 – 14’2 x 12’5”. Large recessed double glazed sash window overlooking the side garden, corniced ceiling, beautiful period marble fireplace with ornate metal surround and grate, radiator with thermostatic control, corniced ceiling.
8 Ref: LCAA7982 FAMILY BATHROOM (L-SHAPED) – 13’3” x 7’6” plus 5’8” x 5’. A beautiful room with a freestanding claw footed white double ended bath with central mixer tap and shower attachment. Wet room shower area with fitted grey wood effect ceramic tiled floor with stainless steel floor drain. Fitted shower with handheld shower spray and rain head above. Complementary tiled wall surrounds with a fixed glazed shower screen on one side, his and hers white ceramic wash hand basins on a cream stone worksurface with matching upstand. Large wall lights, electric shaver point, grey wood effect ceramic tiled flooring throughout, low level wc, fluted radiator, two opaque double glazed sash windows, extractor fan. Feature natural brick walling, loft hatch access, chromium ladder radiator/towel rail with central radiator, inset ceiling downlighters.
OUTSIDE
The gravelled entrance driveway off Alexandra Road accesses numbers 86 and Fairfield House (number 88) with number 86 accessed from the first section, after which the driveway sweeps around a 90º left hand bend between large camelia bushes. The driveway sweeps through the grounds to a large gravelled turning circle in front of the house providing off- road parking for numerous vehicles. At the bend in the driveway there is a large lawn to the right with further lawned areas to the left interspersed with well stocked flowers and shrub beds, featuring numerous multi coloured camelias and rhododendrons backed by a mature trees providing an excellent screen.
To the left of the front façade of the house, two large wooden gates open onto a covered veranda with a broad expanse of wood effect composite decking under a fantastic feature raised monopitched wood framed roof with glazed panels and impressive metal and timber 9 Ref: LCAA7982 pillared supports. Along the front of the decking, steps descend to the gardens beyond. There is inset uplighting, multiple electric power and light points and a built-in seating area at one end for alfresco dining. This area faces south west enjoying the best of the daily sun. The remainder of the side garden is laid to lawn with a large crazy paved patio area and well stocked beds to one side. The rear gardens are interspersed with mature subtropical plants and flowering bushes with mature hedging at the far end opening onto a further area beyond with two timber garden sheds. The composite wood effect decking also runs out from the veranda area to a large garden shed and separate workshop. 10 Ref: LCAA7982 GARDEN SHED – 17’6” x 8’ with large wooden door to one end. Monopitched roof, open- plan at one end to the workshop.
WORKSHOP – 13’7” x 7’5”. Window at one end providing natural light and door opening onto the garden, electric light and power points.
The boundaries comprise a mixture of mature trees, hedging and wooden fencing.
In all the grounds are approaching ¾ of an acre.
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 – TR16 4EN.
SERVICES – Mains water, mains electricity, private drainage, oil fired central heating. For Council Tax see www.mycounciltax.org.uk.
DIRECTIONS – From Truro follow the A390 out to the A30 and then bear left heading towards Redruth and Penzance. Take the second turning off the A30 marked with a brown sign (Cornwall Gold) and head towards Redruth and Porthtowan. Go up the slip road staying in the right hand lane at the roundabout take the third exit towards Porthtowan, Portreath and North Country. Take the first turning left at a crossroads, towards Portreath on the B3300. Follow this road down to a further crossroads at which go straight across through 11 Ref: LCAA7982 the national speed limit sign and head towards Illogan. Follow this road into the village to a double roundabout heading straight across onto Alexandra Road. Fairfield House can be found on the right hand side after having passed the crossroads. A gravelled driveway enters between two natural stone walls, proceed along the drive past number 86 on the left, sweeping round a sharp left hand corner into a gravelled parking and turning circle in front of the house.
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 – Our client has commissioned a pre-sale concrete screening test of the whole property which has identified one two storey section of blockwork that has been classified as Grade B. Our clients have obtained a detailed repair quote (suggested cost circa £18,000 – a copy of which is available upon request). The presence of mundic affects the mortgageability of the property, normally meaning it must be sold to cash buyers only. Due to the relatively minor cost of repair when taken against the value of the property, we understand there may be lenders who are prepared to mortgage the property on a circa 50% loan to value basis. Once the work is complete, we understand that this should rectify the fault identified by Cornwall Consultants and should mean the property is mortgageable.
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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