Ref: LCAA7580 £425,000 Lily Cottage, Lamorna, Penzance, West Cornwall, TR19 6XQ FREEHOLD To be sold publicly for the first time in over 95 years. An incredibly exciting opportunity to acquire a wonderful detached 3 bedroomed extended cottage plus artist’s studio, once the home of notable British artist Stanley Gardiner. Nestled in the gorgeous sheltered valley of Lamorna just a short walk from the cove. Ripe for renovation and improvement with glorious gardens and parking, enjoying a bright south easterly aspect. 2 Ref: LCAA7580 SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION Ground Floor: side porch, kitchen/breakfast room, snug/dining room, sitting, rear hall, utility room, shower room/wc. First Floor: landing, 3 double bedrooms, family bath/shower room. Outside: detached artist’s studio. Timber storage shed. Open-fronted undercroft store. Delightful gardens and grounds to front and side abutting a beautiful stream and with views across the picturesque wooded Lamorna Valley. Detached parking area for 1-2 cars. DESCRIPTION • Lily Cottage has been tenanted then owned by the same family for over 95 years and therefore its availability for sale represents a true ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity to acquire a beautifully situated home in the picturesque, wooded Lamorna Valley an area steeped in a rich artistic history. • Once the home of Stanley Gardiner part of the Newlyn School of Artists with works exhibited in the Royal Academy, he ran a small painting school from Lily Cottage where he lived until his death in 1952. • Constructed we understand in the late 1880’s and extended more recently in the 1960’s, Lily Cottage is an attractive detached house with much character and charm, ripe for renovation and improvement, in one of the most gorgeous tranquil settings imaginable just a short walk away from Lamorna Cove. • Reception rooms include a generous sitting room with doors onto a decked balcony, a cosy snug/dining room with woodburning stove and a kitchen/breakfast room with space for a four seater table. • Three double bedrooms in total plus large galleried upstairs landing plus first floor family bathroom and further shower room/wc on the ground floor. 3 Ref: LCAA7580 • Detached artist’s studio (17’4” x 9’6”) with inspirational views across the wooden valley and gardens. • Sheltered, good sized gardens enjoying a bright south easterly aspect, enjoying peace tranquillity and seclusion bordering the stream which runs through the valley. • The property has the rare and valuable asset of parking in a parking bay for 1 – 2 cars adjacent and opposite the entrance gate to the property. • To be sold with immediate vacant possession, no onward chain. LOCATION Lily Cottage is situated in the beautiful Lamorna Valley, accessed from the quiet approach road to Lamorna Cove set in a mature belt of unspoilt woodland with an attractive stream running through the valley to the cove. Lamorna Cove is known for its notable post- impressionist artists such as Sir Alfred Munnings PRA and Lamorna Birch, who came to stay in the early part of the 20th Century. Lamorna is situated on the most south westerly tip of England and is close to numerous beaches and renowned attractions such as the Minack Theatre at Porthcurno, the Tate Gallery and Barbara Hepworth Museum at St Ives and St Michael’s Mount at Marazion. The cove itself has a small beach and granite harbour with access to many coastal footpaths to take in the view and wildlife which has made the area so popular with artists, walkers and ornithologists alike. Whilst West Cornwall is renowned for its awe inspiring scenery, coastline, art scene and legendary surfing, the area is fast developing as a culinary and sporting mecca. There are a host of highly acclaimed restaurants in Penzance, St Ives, Mousehole and Sennen. 4 Ref: LCAA7580 Meanwhile competitive dinghy sailing, windsurfing and kitesurfing are synonymous with Mounts Bay. The harbourside town of Penzance offers a wide range of amenities, shops and supermarkets and has well regarded schooling. Above the harbour, Chapel Street is famous for its galleries and historic Georgian architecture. Communications to Cornwall have improved greatly with the A30 now mostly dual carriageway from the M5 at Exeter to Penzance; and Land’s End Airport offers facilities for private craft as well as training, scenic flights and regular flights to the Isles of Scilly connecting to Bristol and Southampton. Cornwall Airport Newquay offers regular flights to a range of national and international destinations. STANLEY GARDINER (1888 – 1952) One of the Lamorna Group of painters, Stanley Gardiner spent the last 30 years of his life living and working in the Lamorna Valley. His vitality as a man and painter is delightfully captured in R C Weatherby’s portrait of him in the Penlee House’s collection. Born in Reading, Stanley Gardiner began his career as an apprentice decorator and his first artistic works were produced using house paint on cardboard. His formal education in art began with a scholarship to Reading University, followed by a period of study at the Allan Fraser Art College in Arbroath, and he travelled to America to work and teach. In the early 1920’s Gardiner returned to England and, on a visit to Cornwall, he met the artist S J Lamorna Birch who encouraged him to settle in the Lamorna Valley. At first he suffered extreme poverty, forcing him to live in an army hut behind the Lamorna Wink Public House. In order to augment his income, he made picture frames for many of the Newlyn and Lamorna Artists, including Stanhope Forbes. Eventually achieving success with his painting, Gardiner exhibited widely and showed work at the Royal Academy between 1927 and 1947. He ran a small painting school from his home at Lily Cottage in Lamorna, overlooking the river, where he lived until his death in 1952. (Credit: Penlee House, Gallery & Musuem, Penzance). THE ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES (all floor plans and dimensions are approximate) From gateway path descends to part glazed stable door into:- SITTING / DINING ROOM – 18’10” x 10’7”. Stairs ascending to first floor, windows overlooking front gardens and across the wooded Lamorna Valley, feature fireplace with 5 Ref: LCAA7580 woodburning stove, alcove, smoke detectors, directional downlight, radiator, display alcove, stripwood flooring, space for eight seater dining table. Archway through to:- SITTING ROOM – 14’2” x 13’1”. Large double glazed pictures window and sliding door overlooking and opening out onto decked balcony with views over gardens and across the wooded Lamorna Valley, feature fireplace with woodburning stove on a slate hearth, stripwood flooring, radiator. Door into:- REAR HALL / UTILITY. Double glazed window to rear, Worcester oil fired boiler, cupboard, space and plumbing for washing machine, space and plumbing for tumble dryer, fuse boxes, smoke detector. Door to kitchen (see below). BATH / SHOWER ROOM. Fitted with white suite including low flush wc, bath with handrails, shower cubicle with thermostatic shower, pedestal wash hand basin, heated ladder style towel rail, wall heater, double glazed window to side overlooking the wooded Lamorna Valley. KITCHEN / BREAKFAST ROOM – 20’10” x 7’2”. Fitted on two sides with a range of base and eye level cupboards with granite effect rolled edged worksurface over, integrated 1½ bowl sink and drainer unit with chrome mixer tap, tiled splashbacks, integrated four ring ceramic hob with extractor fan over, Whirlpool electric double oven and grill, windows to rear, radiator, loft hatch, space for fridge/freezer, space for four seater breakfast table, Dimplex night storage heater. Steps ascend to rear door. Tate alarm control panel. Door into:- 6 Ref: LCAA7580 SIDE PORCH. Triple aspect with windows to side and rear plus half small paned stable door to front, foot mat well. FIRST FLOOR LANDING – 10’9” x 7’6”. Window overlooking front gardens and across the wooded Lamorna Valley. Doors into:- BEDROOM 2 – 11’2” x 10’10”. Window with view over gardens and across the wooded Lamorna Valley, radiator, high level storage cupboard. INNER HALL. Smoke detector. Doors into:- MASTER BEDROOM – 14’1” max x 12’ max. Dual aspect with double glazed windows to side and rear overlooking the wooded Lamorna Valley, radiator, fitted wardrobe. BEDROOM 3 – 9’5” x 8’5” excluding wardrobe recess. Double glazed window overlooking the wooded Lamorna Valley. Night storage heater, fitted wardrobe. FAMILY SHOWER ROOM. Fitted with white suite including pedestal wash hand basin, low flush wc, shower cubicle with Mira Sport shower, heated towel rail, double glazed window to side, radiator. OUTSIDE DETACHED ARTIST’S STUDIO – 17’4” x 9’6”. Window and glazed door opening and overlooking timber balcony, power and light connected. OPEN-FRONTED WOOD STORE – 10’9” x 7’5”. TIMBER GARDEN SHED. OPEN-FRONTED UNDERCROFT AREA – 24’1” x 11’2” max. 7 Ref: LCAA7580 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 – TR19 6XQ. SERVICES – Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. For Council Tax see www.mycounciltax.org.uk. DIRECTIONS – Proceed to Lamorna from Newlyn on the B3315 turning left signposted Lamorna Cove. Proceed past the Lamorna Wink Pub where Lily Cottage will be the second property on the left hand side. Parking is limited at the property so please arrive at the property on foot. 8 Ref: LCAA7580 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.