Ref: LCAA7299 £579,950 Geor Chapel, Gilly Vean, Gwennap, Cornwall FREEHOLD A skilfully converted 4 bedroomed detached former chapel, impeccably presented and enjoying a delightfully peaceful and scenic rural setting, amidst large well landscaped gardens of approximately ⅓ of an acre, with the option to purchase an adjacent field of circa 1.3 acres, by separate negotiation if required. 2 Ref: LCAA7299 SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION Ground Floor: entrance porch, family room, sitting room, conservatory, dining room, study, kitchen/breakfast room. First Floor: master bedroom with en-suite shower room, guest bedroom with en-suite shower room, 2 further bedrooms, family bathroom. Outside: gravelled parking for 4-5 vehicles, double length garage, separate workshop, fuel store, vegetable garden and beautifully landscaped, well planted gardens surrounding the former chapel. In the all the gardens are approaching ⅓ of an acre. N.B. We should point out that there is an adjacent field on the south west side of the property with a common boundary. This field extends to approximately 1.3 acres and although not in our client’s ownership, can be made available by separate negotiation if required. DESCRIPTION Geor Chapel is a skilfully converted and extended former chapel that is tastefully presented throughout and now provides beautifully proportioned reception rooms and bedrooms. On the ground floor is a large sitting room with open fireplace and French doors onto the garden. The sitting room leads through to a large conservatory (22’6” x 11’) with French doors out onto the garden, a very useable room all year round with tiled flooring, heating and wall light points. 3 Ref: LCAA7299 Also on the ground floor is a lovely dining room with views over woodland, a study with windows on two sides providing plenty of light and a beautifully equipped kitchen/breakfast room with ivory units, granite work surfaces and an excellent range of integrated appliances. On the first floor are four generous bedrooms, the two main ones having en-suite shower rooms and there is a well appointed family bathroom with bath and shower above. The former chapel enjoys a particularly attractive, peaceful, scenic rural setting approached over a quiet country lane surrounded by fields and woodland. The beautifully landscaped and well stocked gardens extend to approximately ⅓ of an acre and comprise a broad paved terrace adjacent to the southern side of the house with tiered lawns and well planted flower and shrub borders ascending the gentle slope in front of the property. To the rear is a large vegetable garden with a workshop/implement store and fuel store together with a chicken house and three greenhouses. There is an ornamental pond in the more formal gardens and a wild pond near the vegetable garden. The property sides onto woodlands with a stream and leat running past the house providing the wonderful sound of running water. On the southern side of the property there is a field which is under separate ownership and extends to approximately 1.3 acres. The owner of this field has indicated that it could be made available to the purchasers of Geor Chapel, if required and by separate negotiation. Adjacent to the lane there are gravelled parking areas sufficient for 4-5 vehicles and these also give access to an attached double length garage which has an internal door at the rear into the house. 4 Ref: LCAA7299 LOCATION Gilly Vean is a tiny and very attractive rural hamlet situated between the bustling port of Falmouth and the city of Truro (Cornwall’s capital). Nearby villages of Ponsanooth and Stithians provide shops to cover day to day requirements, including post offices and local inns. The busy port of Falmouth provides access to some of the best day sailing waters in the country with the estuary waters of the Carrick Roads and the river and creeks providing a wonderful network of waterways to explore. The yacht club in Falmouth hosts races throughout the summer in the bay. Falmouth has an eclectic mix of local trader shops and some bigger department stores, supermarkets, cafés, restaurants and inns. The city of Truro provides a wider array of leisure, commercial and retail facilities commensurate with Cornwall’s capital and the Hall for Cornwall provides theatrical and entertainment events throughout the year. Truro and Falmouth both have mainline stations with a direct link to London Paddington and approximate travel time of 4½ hours. The property enjoys easy access through the nearby lanes out to the A30 (Cornwall’s main arterial road), which remains dual carriageway all the way northwards to Exeter where it joins with the national motor network and southwards provides swift access further into Cornwall to both north and south coastal resorts. To the north west lies Newquay Airport providing daily shuttle flights to London, a variety of national airports and an ever increasing number of European airports. 5 Ref: LCAA7299 THE ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES (all floor plans and dimensions are approximate) Granite step and outside courtesy lights flank a part etched, part stained glass panelled timber front door which opens onto the:- ENTRANCE PORCH. Four paned windows on all sides overlooking the gardens. Impressive granite flagged flooring slabs, coved ceiling, impressive granite step with opaque glazed panelled front door opening onto the:- FAMILY ROOM – 16’8” x 11’3”, extending to 12’8”. Double glazed small paned window overlooking the front garden, electric storage heater, coved ceiling, telephone point, silver painted, ornate spiral staircase ascending to the first floor. Glazed panelled doors opening onto the:- SITTING ROOM – 21’5” x 11’. Triple aspect with French doors opening onto the garden. On one side is an attractive period style fireplace with ornate metal grate, cowl, inner surround and floral tiled slips with a raised slate hearth and outer timber surround and mantel. Open beamed ceiling, electric night storage heater, two wall light points, television and telephone aerial points, wide doorway through to:- CONSERVATORY – 22’6” to the glass x 11’, narrowing to 9’3” to the glass. Built on low solid walls topped by an attractive cream and yellow flecked honed granite window sills, there are large double glazed windows on all sides overlooking the beautiful gardens with central recessed French doors opening onto a large paved patio area, two wall mounted electric convector heaters, two television aerial points. A wall of attractive natural stonework, terracotta style ceramic tiled flooring, pitched polycarbonate roofing. 6 Ref: LCAA7299 DINING ROOM – 20’7” x 9’. Double glazed window overlooking a leat and woodland to the side, electric night storage heater, exposed pine floorboards and part natural stone walling. Impressive beamed ceiling, two wall light points, telephone point, television point. A door in one corner opens onto the garage and twin, glazed panelled doors open onto the:- STUDY – 12’5” x 8’5”. Dual aspect with double glazed windows overlooking the gardens and a pretty leat and woodland to one side, exposed pine floorboards and part natural stone walling, loft hatch access, inset ceiling downlighters, telephone point. Part glazed panelled door to:- KITCHEN / BREAKFAST ROOM (L-SHAPED) – 13’9” x 9’8” plus 10’4” x 10’. The kitchen is beautifully fitted with a range of ivory coloured cabinets comprising a comprehensive range of base level cupboards and drawers, two full height cupboards and further matching wall cupboards with curved end cupboards and glazed fronted cupboards with internal lighting for display. Surrounding black granite effect bevelled edged honed worktop surfaces and upstands and a range of integrated appliances which include a full height freezer and adjacent separate fridge, four ring Samsung electric ceramic induction hob with illuminating filter hood above and attractive honed pink and black granite splashback, oven/grill beneath. Undercounter space for washing machine, we understand there is plumbing to allow for the 7 Ref: LCAA7299 connection of a dishwasher (currently there isn’t one fitted). On one side of the kitchen stands an oil fired Rayburn Royal with two ovens and a hot plate supplying cooking facilities and hot water. Undercounter pelmet lighting to the worktop surfaces, inset ceiling downlighters, coved ceiling. Attractive slate tiled flooring fitted white ceramic Belfast sink with mixer tap. This room is dual aspect with small paned double glazed windows providing lovely outlooks across the gardens and centrally is a honed pink and black granite breakfast bar on a matching ivory cabinet support pedestal with room for seating all round. From the family room an ornate spiral staircase ascends to a:- PART GALLERIED FIRST FLOOR LANDING. Ornate balustrading. Loft hatch access, inset ceiling downlighters, doors off to:- BEDROOM 1 – 16’7” (including the wardrobe) x 9’3”. A lovely dual aspect room with double glazed windows to the front and side. The side one overlooks a leat and a stream and woodland beyond providing the lovely sound of running water when the windows are open. Both windows have deep sills beneath. Part exposed stone walling, coved ceiling, two built-in double wardrobes with further storage above and a central door between them opens onto the:- EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM. White suite comprising a corner tiled shower cubicle with fitted shower and chromium fitments, close coupled wc with concealed cistern, white wash hand basin on a vanity cabinet with toiletry shelving to the side, fully tiled walls, coved ceiling,