Ref: LCAA8116 Guide £495,000

Wheal Cunning House, Cape Road, St Just, Nr. , West Cornwall, TR19 7NG FREEHOLD

Located on the coastal fringes of St Just close to , a fantastic detached 4 bedroomed house with over 2,100sq.ft. of accommodation including garage, workshop, plentiful parking and extensive level gardens of approximately HALF AN ACRE. Occupying a lovely tranquil location and enjoying far reaching countryside and coastal views. 2 Ref: LCAA8116

SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION

Ground Floor: entrance vestibule, inner hall, kitchen/breakfast room, dining room, study. Bedroom 4, shower room/wc.

First Floor: sitting room (19’5” x 16’1”). 3 bedrooms (2 doubles 1 single), family bathroom.

Outside: garage and workshop, gated driveway and parking for numerous vehicles. Extensive level gardens with lovely well stocked flowerbeds and borders, lawns, mature hedging and established fruit and vegetable garden.

DESCRIPTION

• The availability of Wheal Cunning House represents a fantastic opportunity to acquire a highly individual coastal home in a beautiful location on the coastal fringes of the popular West town of St Just, walking distance from the iconic headland and cove at Cape Cornwall, one of the most beautiful parts of west Cornwall.

• The house was converted in 1970’s from an historic outbuilding to Wheal Cunning Mine and was extended to create a charming home with attractive white rendered and exposed stone exteriors under a hipped and gabled tiled roof with a number of dormer windows. 3 Ref: LCAA8116 • The gardens and grounds of the property are fantastic extending to almost ½ an acre and are laid predominantly to lawn interspersed with profusely stocked flowerbeds and borders, mature hedging and Cornish stone walling. In the top section of the garden is a separate large established fruit and vegetable garden with a number of fenced vegetable beds and a fruit cage.

• With over 2,100sq.ft. of versatile accommodation, the property is neatly presented but also offers great scope for further improvement dependent on the requirements of an incoming purchaser.

• Reception rooms include a generous ground floor kitchen/breakfast room (21’2” x 11’7”) with space for six seater breakfast table, there is a formal dining room which is of generous proportions opening into a downstairs study/store. On the first floor there is a fabulous dual aspect sitting room (19’5” x 16’1”) with a feature fireplace with multifuel stove and enjoys fantastic far reaching views over surrounding countryside and coastline.

• There are four bedrooms in total, the master bedroom with adjacent study/fourth bedroom which could be combined to make a fabulous master bedroom suite. A further double bedroom on the first floor and a good sized family bathroom and on the ground floor a guest bedroom with adjacent shower room/wc.

• The property is approached off a quiet country lane with a side lane giving access into a gated driveway with parking for numerous vehicles and there is also a garage and workshop. 4 Ref: LCAA8116

LOCATION

Cape Cornwall is one of the most picturesque and dramatic of all the Cornish headlands as it stands far out into the oncoming swells from the Atlantic Ocean with Priest’s Cove to one side, Porth Ledden bay to the other and The Rocks standing proudly out to sea. There is a small beach at Priest’s Cove and a natural swimming pool amongst the rocks. Cape Cornwall Golf Club is just inland with panoramic views over the sea and the , which leads off to the south where it passes the famous Cot Valley before arriving at Whitesand Bay and expanse of golden sand beach. To the north is the rugged mining coastline and further coves to explore.

Just a short stroll from the property is the heart of St Just, ‘the last town in ’, where there is a wide range of day to day facilities including restaurants, inns, shops and services. Close to the property is St Just cricket club and also the local primary and secondary school.

About 15 minutes’ drive away is Penzance, an historic port town that overlooks Mounts Bay and has a full range of local and national retailers including supermarkets and well regarded state schooling. Penzance is at the end of the Penzance to Paddington railway line with direct trains to London taking about 5½ hours. 5 Ref: LCAA8116

GENERAL INFORMATION

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

POST CODE – TR19 7NG.

SERVICES – Mains water and electricity. Drainage through South West Water via a localised private system. For Council Tax see www.mycounciltax.org.uk.

DIRECTIONS – From the centre of St Just proceed out of the village towards Cape Cornwall passing the school and the entrance to the Cricket Club. Wheal Cunning House is the last house on the right hand side. Turn right just before the house and then left into its driveway.

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.

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.

6 Ref: LCAA8116 Not to scale – for identification purposes only.