Ref: LCAA6693 £299,950 7 Trewinnard Court, LEASEHOLD Kenwyn Church Road, Truro, Cornwall (plus share of Freehold) A superb spacious and individual 2 double bedroomed first floor apartment with 2 parking spaces and its own private garden and staircase entrance, in a gated community in one of Truro’s most outstanding early 20th Century buildings. Part of the prestigious Trewinnard Court conversion of the former Cathedral School buildings, in the upmarket Kenwyn area of Truro within walking distance of the city centre. 2 Ref: LCAA6693 SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION Private staircase leading to a door into the reception hall. Large barrel ceilinged kitchen/dining/living room. Two double bedrooms, attractive large bathroom. Potential for en-suite facilities to be created or a loft conversion subject to all necessary consents. Outside: two parking spaces, one inside an arched entrance with a gate then opening into a private mostly walled garden with lawn, patio and two sheds. Communal grounds and visitor parking. DESCRIPTION Trewinnard Court is a staggeringly beautiful array of buildings with an ornate baroque façade on the opposite side to an open fronted courtyard with archways leading through part of the building. The buildings were designed by the Diocese of Truro’s architect J L Pearson and were built in grounds previously owned by the cathedral and funded by a generous benefactor to provide classrooms and boarding house for Truro Cathedral School. Latterly the property was a boarding house for Truro School before conversion to a handful of exclusive houses and apartments about 10 years ago. No. 7 is located on the first floor of the former coach house in a tucked away and quiet position although it still has the use of the immaculately maintained and rather beautiful communal grounds. Interestingly No. 7 has the sole parking space through the first of three archways which gives it an exclusive approach with a gate from here then opening into the apartment’s own private garden which is mostly walled with a lawn and patio. In addition, there is a further private parking space and visitor parking in the grounds. 3 Ref: LCAA6693 A private staircase rises from the garden to the apartment which retains interest features such as very high barrelled ceilings, multi pane windows with curving reveals and deep sills and interesting painted panelled doors with moulded architraves and high skirtings. Off the reception hall is a lovely large open-plan kitchen/dining/living room with a dual aspect overlooking trees or the garden and this has a recently refitted high gloss cream fronted kitchen with integrated appliances set around an area of porcelain tiled floor. Both of the bedrooms are doubles with one having an interesting array of four windows providing a dual aspect outlook over the grounds. These bedrooms share a generously proportioned good quality white bathroom and there is certainly potential to create an en-suite should one wish to do so. Our clients have also considered converting all or part of the steeply pitched loft space into further accommodation as it appears that others in the building have done and this would of course be subject to all necessary consents first being obtained. The properties at Trewinnard Court are very seldom offered for sale as there is nothing else quite like this around Truro and indeed our clients have owned this apartment from new. It is likely to be years before it is available again and as most of the other properties in Trewinnard Court are significantly more expensive townhouses, this is an opportunity that should not be missed especially if one is downsizing from a larger house or is looking for a secure lockup and leave home within walking distance of the city centre. LOCATION Trewinnard Court is well situated within the upmarket Kenwyn area of Truro and is within walking distance of the city centre. Surprisingly it is also within walking distance of a 4 Ref: LCAA6693 designated quiet lane which leads to the pretty hamlet of Idless and the public woodland that is much enjoyed by walkers, dog owners, horse riders and cyclists. Truro is Cornwall’s administrative, business and shopping capital with many national and local boutique retailers among its attractive cobbled streets. The city has more recently gained a reputation as Cornwall’s best served and most varied evening entertainment centre, with a large variety of differing restaurants and bars, along with a cinema and the successful Hall for Cornwall theatre. Many events take place on the recently rejuvenated Lemon Quay which is overlooked by a flagship Marks & Spencer store. Truro is also ideally situated for sporting activities with several good quality golf clubs nearby, a sports centre with swimming pool, squash club, two tennis clubs, rugby and football clubs. Water sports are also near to hand as Truro is no more than 15 minutes’ drive to either the north coast for surfing or the Carrick Roads, on the south coast, for sailing. THE ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES (all floor plans and dimensions are approximate) From the parking a gate opens onto a path beside the private garden for this apartment and leads to a painted metal external staircase rising to a part glazed panelled wood door opening to:- RECEPTION HALL. An impressive entrance under an 11’ high semi-barrelled ceiling with access to the roof space and picture rail below. Gorgeous thick painted architraves and high skirtings, digital heating thermostat, alarm system control panel. Double doors to a cloaks/store cupboard with high hanging rail and space for storage below. Painted period panelled doors to the bedrooms, bathroom and:- OPEN-PLAN KITCHEN / DINING / LIVING ROOM – 22’ x 13’3” extending to 15’. A superb large space made to feel even grander under the 11’ high barrelled ceiling with picture rails below. Dual aspect of multi paned windows with curved reveals overlooking trees and this apartment’s private garden. Spotlights over the kitchen/dining area and wall and pendant lights in the living area. The areas are delineated by a change from carpeted to porcelain tiled flooring. Recently replaced contemporary high gloss cream fronted kitchen units under roll edged light stone effect worktops with a stainless steel 1½ bowl sink and drainer with chrome mixer tap over and cream splashbacks where necessary. Concealed within the units is a tall fridge, freezer, Hotpoint washer/dryer and a Neff dishwasher. Freestanding twin electric oven with a four ring electric hob below a stainless steel Bosch extractor with stainless steel splashback behind (mains gas is available). Concealed mains gas boiler. 5 Ref: LCAA6693 BEDROOM 1 – 12’4” x 12’4”. Broad multi paned window with a deep sill and curving reveals, 8’6” high ceiling with coving and picture rails below. Pendant and wall mounted reading lights. BEDROOM 2 – 14’ x 9’2”. Delightful array of four square multi pane windows with deep sills on two elevations, 8’6” high ceiling with coving and picture rails below. BATHROOM – 8’7” x 7’4”. Fitted in a period style with quality white sanitaryware including a wc, pedestal wash basin with chrome taps and a panelled bath with chrome mixer tap and hand shower attachment. White tiling with a feature tiled top to half height around the room and creating a full length shelf to one side. Mirror and strip light with electric shaver socket over the wash basin, obscured multi paned window with a deep white painted sill and curved reveals. 11’ high semi-barrelled ceiling with LED spotlights, extractor fan and picture rail below. OUTSIDE Trewinnard Court is approached through the most beautiful gate piered entrance onto a herringbone brick paved driveway which immediately splits to a visitor parking area and then continues towards the main building past gorgeous well tended beds, thick shrubs and mature trees. The driveway sweeps around a central island with a focal palm, grasses and shrubs in front of the main bell towered building and then archways lead through to one side to parking. No. 7 has two private parking spaces, one of which is the only one approached through a gorgeous large 6 Ref: LCAA6693 stone archway and is right outside of the gate into the garden and the other is found in a further parking area behind the building. A tall pedestrian gate opens to the private garden for this apartment which faces south and west enjoying a large amount of sun. The garden has an area of lawn with a palm, bay shrub and further plantings and there are also two patios, both with sheds at the rear. The external staircase rises from here to the front door. 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 – TR1 3DR. SERVICES – Mains water, drainage, electricity and gas. For Council Tax see www.mycounciltax.org.uk. DIRECTIONS – From the centre of Truro proceed up Kenwyn Hill (B3284) heading towards Shortlanesend. As the road bears sharply to the right turn right into Kenwyn Church Road and the first entrance on the right hand side is into Trewinnard Court. Bear immediate to the right and park in one of the visitor parking spaces on the right hand side and then proceed on foot to the main courtyard where the gated entrance into the garden of No. 7 will be found under the first archway on the left hand side. 7 Ref: LCAA6693 TENURE AND POSSESSION – Leasehold, remainder of 999 years, plus share of freehold. Current service charge £959 per annum to include building’s insurance, communal areas, exterior decorating, exterior electricity and water, general repairs, care of rainwater goods and external cleaning.