Polsue Manor Roseland Peninsula

POLSUE MANOR RUANHIGHLANES, THE ROSELAND PENINSULA, NR. TRURO, SOUTH CORNWALL On the market as a private house for the first time since 1934. One of the Roseland Peninsula’s most impressive country houses providing grand yet manageably proportioned 6 bedroomed accommodation facing south over its own 7 acres of grounds to countryside beyond. A magnificent family home with an excellent 1 bedroomed annexe, modern triple garaging and outbuildings at the end of a long wooded driveway, privately and conveniently located between the excellent sailing facilities at St Mawes and all that Truro has to offer.

SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION Ground Floor: reception hall, drawing room, sitting room, dining room, orangery, kitchen/breakfast room, rear hall, cloak room, study, laundry, games room, rear porch, cellar, various stores. First Floor: landings, principal bedroom with dressing room and en-suite bath/shower room, 3 further en-suite double bedrooms, 2 further double bedrooms (6 in total), bathroom, various stores and linen rooms. Annexe: living room, kitchen/breakfast room. First Floor: landing, double bedroom en-suite. Outside: long driveway through woodland, triple garage, carport, period small coach house/ workshop, modern barn and various stores. Fabulous lawned gardens, meadow, further area of woodland with ponds, 2 paddocks. In all about 7 acres.

Viewing strictly by appointment through the vendor’s Sole Agent:

Lillicrap Chilcott . Landrian House . 59-60 Lemon Street . Truro . TR1 2PE Tel: 01872 273473 Fax: 01872 273474 Email: [email protected] www.waterfrontandcountryhomes.com DESCRIPTION Polsue Manor is a particularly rarefied style of house in Cornwall on the whole but more particularly on the lightly populated, exceedingly beautiful and protected Roseland Peninsula. The house is found between Ruanhighlanes and the picturesque village of Philleigh in the heart of glorious rolling countryside in which the house enjoys a southerly outlook, yet it is within walking distance along a footpath to Pendower Beach and is just a short drive from the surrounding coastal villages including the sailing haven of St Mawes.

Polsue Manor is believed to have been built throughout the Georgian era and has a classic five window wide facade with a columned porch and hipped roof. Behind the formal frontage the house steps back in two further sections also under hipped roofs with a zinc roofed orangery on the south western side and an entrance into the integral one bedroomed annexe to the northern corner. The accommodation has a most pleasing flow with the drawing room, dining room and sitting room all set off a welcoming reception hall with a classic fireplace to one side and a staircase which rises and splits at half landing height in the grandest of fashions. Secret sliding doors open from the dining room to the orangery and behind the dining room is a sandstone floored kitchen/ breakfast room with an Everhot range cooker and light oak units under granite worktops. The high ceilings and enormous windows are carried on through this room into the rear of the house with a broad part sandstone floored service hall linking numerous rooms including a study, games room, utility room, cloak room and rear porch back to the main hall and here a staircase also descends to a large and very useable cellar.

During recent times our clients have reorganised the principle bedroom suites to reduce the former nine bedroomed accommodation down to six much more impressive bedrooms, four of which are en-suite. The master bedrooms is of course the pinnacle enjoying the sole use of one side of the split staircase, three sash windows captivating the views, a splendid dressing room with fitted wardrobes and of course a superb en-suite bath/shower room all of which have LOCATION tremendous proportions and high ceilings. Doors link both the ground and Polsue Manor is approximately equidistant between Ruanhighlanes and From a sporting point of view, Polsue Manor is well placed, with many nearby first floors to the integral one bedroomed annexe which is really more of a Philleigh, in the midst of beautiful and unspoilt countryside, about 12 miles beaches such as Pendower and there are swinging moorings at Percuil and St self-contained cottage. from Truro and about 8 miles from the yachtsman’s haven of St Mawes beside Mawes which opens into the marvellous and safe waters of the Carrick Roads the Fal Estuary (Carrick Roads) which is at the mouth of the Percuil River. as well as being a perfect point to start a day’s sail to the Helford or Fowey In addition to the house there is a modern triple garage, carport, period small St Mawes has a range of excellent hotels with restaurants including the Idle Rivers. St Mawes Sailing Club is one of the best supported and active clubs in coach house/workshop and other outbuildings including a large modern barn Cornwall with regular twice weekly racing throughout the season, social events Rocks, Tresanton and the Rising Sun amongst others, a range of shops, doctors, secluded within woodland. The grounds are approached over a sweeping and cruises and a comprehensive children’s sailing school, with kayaking and dentists, other services and two sheltered beaches. long driveway through woodland dotted with specimens and there is a further windsurfing available at Percuil. There are various golf courses nearby, whilst woodland walk in the south west corner of the grounds following the path of The larger village of Tregony, which has shops catering for everyday needs, the north coast for surfing is only about half an hours’ drive away. Field sports a stream as it leads through ponds. Around the house are open lawns dotted together with highly regarded schooling facilities, is about 5 miles away, whilst are widely available with river, beach casting and sea fishing as well as driven with trees and planted beds as well as an ornamental pond and a perfectly the Cathedral City of Truro has superb private schooling, a good selection of and rough shooting for pheasant, partridge, duck and woodcock. flat area ideal for parties. Below the house is a meadow with mown pathways meandering through it and behind the house are two paddocks which have specialist shops and leisure facilities. Communications are good: Newquay Along the south coast are the quaint villages of Portholland and Portloe which an additional road access. All of this combines to make Polsue Manor one of Airport at St Mawgan is around half an hours’ drive away and has scheduled has a hotel and inn above its cove harbour. A little further to the south is the Roseland Peninsula’s, if not Cornwall’s, most important houses and it is the flights to London Gatwick amongst other destinations, and Truro has a main the larger combined villages of Portscatho and Gerrans where there is a range sort of house that we often find will not be available for sale again for one or line railway station – travelling time to London Paddington approximately of shops and a picturesque sandy harbour. Ruanlanihorne and Philleigh are more generations. 4½ hours. Exeter and the M5 motorway are about 1½ hours’ drive. nearby picture postcard countryside villages both with excellent inns. ORANGERY – 22’4” x 17’5”. Vaulted ceiling with painted timbers under a zinc roof, slate floor, three sets of half glazed double doors along one entire wall opening to a terrace and overlooking the garden, further run of windows along the entirety of another wall overlooking countryside, woodburning stove, serving hatch to the kitchen.

STORE ROOM – 12’7” x 3’1”.

KITCHEN / BREAKFAST ROOM – 25’7” x 15’6”. A superb family room with a sandstone flagged floor and huge multi pane sash window with panelled surround and shutters facing south west over a courtyard garden. Fitted with light oak fronted kitchen units under granite worktops including a large island and with a cut draining area leading to a stainless steel sink with chrome mixer tap over. Grey electric Everhot range cooker with additional module, a glass splashback and concealed AEG extractor over. Recessed space for a fridge and freezer or twin fridges, generous space for a breakfast table and further furniture, concealed integrated AEG dishwasher, serving hatch to the orangery. Panelled door to:-

REAR HALL. Leading through the rear of the house with sandstone flooring towards the rear porch and carpeted flooring elsewhere. Second staircase rising to the first floor, two doors giving access back to the reception hall, plentiful space for storage and coats etc. Further doors to the annexe and:-

CLOAK ROOM – 14’ x 8’. Slate flagged floor, tall multi pane window to the rear, period white sanitaryware, plentiful space for furniture or coats etc.

STUDY – 14’ x 14’ max. Fitted cupboards and shelves, tall sash window to the rear with window seat below. THE ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES LAUNDRY – 16’3” reducing to 13’5” x 15’5”. A large multipurpose room (all floor plans and dimensions are approximate) with a vast amount of fitted shelving, space for appliances, slate flooring. A grand columned porch covers three broad granite steps rising to the Ornate marble fireplace with a marble hearth, slate slips and ornate cast iron Deep former fireplace with huge slate shelves, high level window. impressive half glazed front door with glazed surrounds opening to:- grate. Ceiling mouldings and high skirtings. A pair of internal panelled double doors open to:- GAMES ROOM – 20’6” x 14’2”. Huge multi pane sash window with a RECEPTION HALL – 28’6” x 15’8” (average). A gracious entrance into window seat below, open grate fireplace (not in use) with slate slips and painted the home under a 9’9” high ceiling, as found throughout the majority of the SITTING ROOM – 16’3” x 11’3”. Door returning to the reception mantel over. Door to:- ground floor, with a formal broad staircase rising and then splitting to the left hall, woodburning stove set into a fireplace with slate surround, and right through a moulded archway. The hall extends to one side and has tall sash window. STORE ROOM – 8’3” x 5’7”. Formerly a bathroom and still exceedingly generous space for furniture. Woodburning stove set on a slate retaining the bath as a drying area for sailing gear. Tiled and painted DINING ROOM – 23’1” x 17’. Of similar proportions to the drawing hearth with granite lintel and impressive wooden mantel over. Moulded matchboarded walls. room and also with two pairs of glazed French doors overlooking the gardens ceilings, high skirtings, impressive panelled doors with moulded architraves. and countryside beyond with painted panelled surrounds and shutters. Doors to the drawing room, dining room, sitting room, rear hall and a small REAR PORCH. Stone floor, tall multi pane sash window with painted Exposed floorboards, wonderful dark marble fireplace with a slate hearth and inner hall with a further door to the rear hall and a door to the cellar. panelled surround and shutters, multi pane door to the rear of the house, space open fire. Archway to a small hall with doors to the kitchen and a store room. for coats and boots. DRAWING ROOM – 23’7” x 16’6”. Two near full height sets of glazed Ornate moulded cornicing, further ornate moulding over the door to the French doors with panelled surrounds and shutters facing out over the gardens reception hall and two deep recesses with slate floors and fitted display shelving CELLAR – 31’3” reducing to 16’ x 10’5”. Obscured window with vent, and countryside beyond. that slide away seamlessly to reveal two doorways into the:- slate shelving, 6’10” high ceiling.

EN-SUITE BATH / SHOWER ROOM – 17’2” x 10’6” extending to 11’8”. Huge multi pane sash window with shutters facing over the gardens. Modern period style sanitaryware including a double ended freestanding bath below the window with chrome mixer tap and hand shower attachment. Concealed cistern wc with broad shelf above, walk-in glazed screened and tiled shower enclosure with a chrome mixer shower. His and hers oval wash basins set under a granite worktop with chrome mixer taps, cabinets below and vanity lights over, chrome ladder style heated towel rail.

BEDROOM 2 – 17’3” x 16’. Tall sash window to the front with a painted panelled surround. Door to:-

EN-SUITE BATHROOM – 13’5” x 8’. Tall sash window to the front with a painted panelled surround. Modern white period style sanitaryware including a panel bath with polished stone tiled surround, glazed shower screen and mixer shower over. Wc, pedestal wash basin with chrome taps, broad shelf, period style radiator/towel rail.

BEDROOM 3 – 17’4” x 16’. Tall sash window to the front. Door to:-

EN-SUITE BATHROOM – 12’6” x 11’. Multi pane sash window with painted panelled surround. Modern white period style sanitaryware including a slipper bath with chrome mixer tap and hand shower attachment. Wc, pedestal wash basin with chrome taps, chrome heated towel rail. Decorative door which used to return to the landing.

REAR LANDING. The rear landing runs through the whole rear of the house with a large multi pane window to one end and doors to the first floor of the annexe. Second staircase descending to the rear hall. Two walk-in linen rooms, one with a sink and both with fitted shelving, and two walk-in store rooms. Further doors to:-

BEDROOM 4 – 14’ x 14’. Multi pane sash window to the rear. Door to:-

FIRST FLOOR EN-SUITE BATHROOM – 9’ x 7’10”. Multi pane sash window to the rear, white panel bath with white tiled surround, period style chrome mixer LANDING. The grand main staircase rises under a double volume section tap and hand shower attachment. White wc, white pedestal wash basin with before splitting to the left and right with two impressive bedroom suites to the chrome taps. right and access to the rear landing whilst the staircase to the left leads under an archway to the door to the principal bedroom suite. BEDROOM 5 – 16’4” reducing to 13’4” x 14’1”. Multi pane sash window with painted panelled shutters overlooking the rear garden. Doorway to a PRINCIPAL BEDROOM – 22’7” x 20’8” reducing to 17’1”. Two large walk-in wardrobe with fitted shelving and hanging rails. sash windows with painted panelled surrounds overlooking the gardens and BEDROOM 6 – 14’1” x 12’5”. Large multi pane sash window to the rear. countryside beyond, further sash window to the side, moulded cornice as found throughout the principal rooms. 9’6” high ceiling the likes of which is found BATHROOM – 14’ x 7’7”. Large multi pane sash window with throughout the first floor. A pair of doors open to:- painted panelled surrounds and shutters. Former fireplace with a granite lintel, painted woodboarding to dado height around the walls. DRESSING ROOM – 10’7” extending to 19’10” x 7’6” to front of White sanitaryware including a wc, enamelled cast iron panel bath with wardrobes. Fitted wardrobes along two walls with automatic lighting, space for chrome mixer tap and hand shower attachment and pedestal wash basin with a dressing table. Door to the rear landing and a further pair of doors open to:- chrome taps. ANNEXE LIVING ROOM – 19’6” x 11’8”. Fireplace with an inset woodburning stove, multi pane sash window with a slate sill, slate floor, high ceiling, staircase rising to the first floor with a small understairs cupboard below. Slate floored hall off with a door opening to the rear hall of the main house and a half glazed door to:-

KITCHEN – 14’ x 9’. Multi pane sash window to the rear, continuation of the slate flagged floor, fitted off white fronted kitchen units under roll edged worktops with a stainless steel sink and drainer with a chrome mixer tap over. Integrated washing machine, oven and four plate hob with extractor hood over. Space for a dishwasher, fridge/freezer and breakfast table. FIRST FLOOR LANDING. Initially galleried over the stairs with an area ideal for a desk below a large sash window. Door opening to the main house landing, recessed cupboard and a pair of doors to an airing cupboard housing a hot water cylinder and slatted shelving. Door to:-

BEDROOM – 14’ x 11’10”. Multi pane sash window to the rear. Door to:-

EN-SUITE BATHROOM. White sanitaryware including a panel bath with chrome mixer tap and hand shower attachment, wc and pedestal wash basin with chrome taps. Tall multi pane sash window, tiled walls where necessary. THE DRIVEWAY, GARAGING AND FORMER COACH HOUSE An impressive splayed driveway with painted piers opens onto a long tarmaced drive through a lightly wooded area before opening up as the house comes into view. The driveway then splits to the front and rear with various parking areas generally around low stone walls packed with shrubs and trees. Outside the annexe is a dedicated parking area with steps descending to a small courtyard and its front door. To the rear of the house are various outbuildings.

TRIPLE GARAGE – 39’3” x 22’10”. A modern building with three sets of up and over doors, fitted workbenches, power and light, outside water tap.

CARPORT / STORE AND WOOD SHED – 30’ x 16’ approx. overall. Initial large single carport with two stores beyond, one currently being a log store.

COACH HOUSE WORKSHOP – 17’ x 10’ approx. A period building made from granite, stone and brick with a more modern slate roof. Broad sliding door, window the front, fitted workbenches, vaulted ceiling.

STORE / DOG SHED. Stable door to the front, pop hole opening to a dog run at the rear. THE GARDENS AND GROUNDS To the rear of the house are two fields edged with trees and with vehicular To either side of the driveway are beautiful lightly wooded areas dotted with access onto the lane. In one corner is a large log store and to the other side is a camellias, rhododendrons and other specimens as well as spring flowers. MODERN BARN – 37’ x 17’6” approx. with double doors on two sides. Pathways meander through and a track gives access through to the fields. In all about 7 acres.

To the rear of the house is a small elevated lawned garden on the fringe of GENERAL INFORMATION the woodland but the majority of the lawns are found sweeping around the VIEWING – Strictly by prior appointment through: Lillicrap Chilcott, southern side of the house as large spaces edged with wonderful trees and Landrian House, 59-60 Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2PE. Telephone: planted with fantastic beds filled with flowers and ornamental shrubs. (01872) 273473. Facsimile: (01872) 273474. Website: A path bisects the lawns directly below the front door before descending down www.waterfrontandcountryhomes.com E-mail: [email protected] to the meadow. One part of the lawn has been made perfectly level making it POST CODE – TR2 5LU. ideal for garden parties or a marquee and from here there are some of the finest countryside views available from the grounds. SERVICES – Mains electricity. Private water and drainage. LPG fired boiler. For Council Tax see www.mycounciltax.org.uk. On the south west side of the house is a large paved terrace outside of the DIRECTIONS – On the A3078 proceed either north from St Mawes or south orangery and this has specimen camellias at its corners. Further shelter is from Tregony until reaching Ruanhighlanes at which point take the turning given by a tall stone wall which also protects a pretty courtyard behind it with signed to Philleigh and the King Harry Ferry. Proceed for about a central water feature, palms, a tree fern and bamboo. Also to this side of the 1 mile down into a valley and up the other side at which point the entrance to house is a picturesque pond with the lawn then rising up and curving around Polsue Manor is found on the left hand side. behind it. AGENT’S NOTE – The above particulars have been prepared as a general Below the house is a meadow which currently has mown paths amongst guide only for prospective buyers. Whilst we have endeavoured to provide a wildflowers and specimen trees protected by estate railings. This whole area is fair and reasonable description of the property, no specific survey or detailed surrounded by trees and is divided from the lawn by a well kept beech hedge, inspection has been carried out in relation to the property, the services, the has a stream along the lower boundary and could also be used as grazing land. appliances and any fixtures and fittings or equipment. All buyers should rely Gateways open from both the lawns and the meadow onto a gorgeous on their own surveys and investigations in connection with any purchase of the property. All measurements, floor plans, dimensions, acreages and distances are woodland walk which loops around either side of a shallow valley through approximate only and should not be relied upon for accuracy. which a pretty stream flows through ponds and between tall trees, bamboo and rhododendrons. A public footpath crosses a part of this ground but is well away OFFICE OPENING HOURS – Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.30pm. from the house and leads over countryside to Pendower Beach. Saturday - 9.00am to 1.00pm (available for viewings all day). Polsue Manor Approx. Gross Internal Floor Area: 9,828 sq.ft. (Excludes Outbuilding, Car Port & Includes Garage) For identification only – Not to scale.

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Garage

Ground Floor Outbuilding

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