ON THE KIND INSTRUCTIONS OF THE BOLITHO ESTATES BOLITHO FARM, ISLAND SHOP, LISKEARD, CORNWALL, PL14 3GR TO LET BY TENDER ON A 15 YEAR FARM BUSINESS TENANCY APPROX. 172 ACRE MIXED FARM WITH 6 BEDROOM FARMHOUSE VIEWING DAY: Friday 27th March 2020 from 10 am to 5 pm TENDERS BY: Monday 20th April 2020 at 12 Noon APPROX. 105 ACRES PERMANENT PASTURE AND 60 ACRES ARABLE EXTENSIVE 6 BEDROOM FARMHOUSE TRADITIONAL AND MODERN OUTBUILDINGS INTRODUCTION Bolitho Farm is being offered to let, by tender, on a fifteen year Farm Business Tenancy (FBT) Agreement. The approx. 172 acre holding consists of a charming Georgian detached 6 bedroom farmhouse, a range of traditional outbuildings, fodder storage, livestock housing and associated yard areas, 7 fields currently used for arable cropping and temporary pastures totalling approx. 59.26 acres (23.99 Ha) and 22 fields down to permanent pasture totalling approx. 105.00 acres (42.49 Ha). SITUATION Bolitho Farm is approached via a hard surfaced entrance lane off the A390 which leads past the yard and buildings, terminating at the Farmhouse. The farm is situated to the south of the A38, and the former market town of Liskeard which provides a wide range of local amenities including supermarkets, town shopping, primary and secondary schools, doctors surgery, veterinary surgery, Post Office, etc. The City of Plymouth and town of Bodmin are both 17 miles distant and easily accessible by both car and train. The busy fishing port of Looe is 8 miles to the South, offering sandy beaches and watersports. Bodmin Moor is approx. 7 miles to the North, where miles of walking and horse riding may be enjoyed across open moorland. The A390 can be joined immediately at the end of the farm lane, after which the A38 and Liskeard town centre are ½ mile distant. Liskeard Railway Station is on the main London Paddington to Penzance line, offering good access Plymouth, Exeter and further afield. Newquay Airport is approx. 28 miles to the West, providing national and international routes. Page 2 FARM BUILDINGS (Buildings struck through are not included) TENANT’S BUILDINGS LANDLORD’S BUILDINGS 2. Straw Shed 3. Big Shed 3A. Big Shed (North Wing) 8. Grain Shed 3B. Big Shed (West Wing) 9. The Cellar 3C. Big Shed (East Wing) 10. The Granary 3D. Big Shed (South Wing) 11. Pig Shed 4. Shearing Shed 12. Back Shed 6. End of the Lane Shed 13. Lean-to 1. Cottage Shed (To be demolished) 5. The Mowhay (To be demolished) 7. Top of the Lane Shed (To be demolished) Dd Not to Scale Page 3 (All dimensions are internal and approximate) Tenant’s Buildings 2. Straw Shed (13.63m x 9.06m) (44’9” x 29’9”) Stone and part block retaining wall to rear and side, with dual pitched corrugated metal sheet roof on a timber frame, concrete floor and open fronted to yard. 3. Big Shed Note: central section is a Landlord’s Building, overleaf 3A. North Wing (22.86m x 8.37m) (75’ x 27’6”) Timber framed lean-to, open sided with monopitch fibre cement roof, galvanised steel doors to ends. 3B. West Wing (5.00m x 4.19m) (16’5” x 13’9”) Timber framed monopitch lean-to with corrugated metal cladding and roof. 3C. East Wing (5.90m x 5.70m) (19’4” x 18’8”) Timber framed with fibre cement sheet monopitch roof and corrugated metal sides. 3D. South Wing (22.90m x 3.65m) (75’2” x 12’) Timber framed lean-to with corrugated metal monopitch roof and dung boards to side, timber clad at ends with galvanised steel door. 4. Shearing Shed (14.20m x 4.80m) (46’7” x 15’9”) Timber framed with corrugated metal cladding on roof and sides, concrete floor, monopitch roof. 6. End of the Lane Shed (12.25m x 5.50m) (40’2” x 18’1”) Timber frame with corrugated metal cladding and monopitch roof, with internal partitions, earth floor. 1. Cottage Shed To be demolished 5. The Mowhay To be demolished 7. Top of the Lane Shed To be demolished Page 4 Landlord’s Buildings 3. Big Shed (22.70m x 12.00m) (74’6” x 39’4”) Note: four lean-tos are Tenant’s Buildings, see previous page Surrounded by Tenant’s lean-tos on all four sides, with concrete uprights supporting a timber framed dual pitched asbestos sheet roof, corrugated metal cladding to ends, used for housing livestock with central passageway. 8. Grain Shed (13.95m x 13.65m) (45’9” x 44’9”) Timber framed with monopitch fibre cement sheet roof, timber cladding and dung boards to sides, concrete floor, partially open fronted onto concrete yard area. 9. The Cellar (15.00m x 4.45m) (49’3” x 14’7”) Traditional stone building with a cellar level below the rear section of the ground floor. Traditional slate dual pitched hipped roof, earth floor to the cellar. 10. The Granary (11.20m x 4.75m plus 4.40m x 4.35m) (36’9” x 15’7” plus 14’5” x 14’3”) L-shaped traditional building consisting of two storey main section with single storey perpendicular wing, beneath a dual pitched traditional slate roof. Concrete ground floor with stone and block internal walls. 11. The Pig Shed (14.35m x 4.65m) (47’1” x 15’3”) Two part traditional building with open-sided linhay beneath dual pitched hipped slate roof and granite uprights to rear. Front Section (13.00m x 4.00m) (42’8” x 13’1”) beneath continuation of the same pitched roof of same construction with two barn-style doors to front. 12. The Back Shed (15.17m x 4.44m) (49’9” x 14’7”) Traditional stone construction under timber frame dual pitch hipped roof clad with profile sheeting, single storey with 13. Lean-to (10.10m x 3.72m) (33’2” x 12’2”) Block construction with the same roof as the main building. Page 5 THE DWELLINGHOUSE & OUTBUILDINGS Bolitho Farmhouse represents an imposing 6 bedroom Georgian residence with a southern aspect and extensive views over pastoral farmland. The traditional stone elevations beneath a dual pitched slate roof facilitate 8 sliding sash windows, front door and characterful portico to the frontal façade, behind which lie the principal reception rooms on the ground floor and bedrooms on the first floor. The kitchen, dairy and service rooms are located to the rear of the property, where they may be accessed through a walled courtyard. The Landlord will be undertaking various works to the farmhouse commencing in the summer of 2020 to include repairs to walls, ceilings, roof, new windows, and the installation of a new heating system. If the incoming Tenant is unable to occupy the farmhouse at the commencement of the tenancy due to the repair works, then until occupation can take place the rent will be temporarily reduced by agreement with the tenant. The property benefits from a range of traditional outbuildings including a garage and covered courtyard. OUTSIDE The upper, lower and side gardens offer generous outside space with views of the distant railway viaduct, all of which are down to lawn and bounded by mature trees and mixed shrubbery. Page 6 The Dwellinghouse accommodation briefly comprises: Ground Floor From the rear entrance: Boot Room (3.50m x 1.54m) (11’6” x 5’) Dairy (3.75m x 2.58m) (12’4” x 8’6”) with slate floor Kitchen (4.89m x 4.56m) (16’1” x 15’) with 1947 Rayburn (oil), with a variety of wall and base units, stainless steel sink and drainer board, electric radiator, slate floor The Old Kitchen (3.37m x 3.13m) (11’1” x 10’3”) with Rayburn, stainless steel sink and drainer unit over base units, with slate floor Service Stairway to first floor Reception Room 1 (4.46m x 4.33m) (14’8” x 14’2”) with front door, electric radiator, single glazed sliding sash window, under stair cupboard, tiled floor Lounge (5.10m x 4.73m) (16’9” x 15’6”) max, with two radiators, carpeted floor and single glazed sliding sash window Dining Room (5.56m x 4.24m) (18’3” x 13’11”) with electric radiator, two single glazed sliding sash windows, carpeted floor Main Stairway leading to First Floor Store Room (4.33m x 3.11m) (14’2” x 10’2”) with radiator Bedroom 1 (4.80m x 2.37m) (15’9” x 7’9”) with integral storage, radiator Bedroom 2 (4.80m x 2.43m) (15’9” x 8’) with integral storage, radiator, pedestal hand wash basin Bedroom 3 (3.44m x 3.11m plus 1.50m x 0.87m) (11’3” x 10’2” plus 4’11” x 2’10”) with wall mounted hand wash basin Bedroom 4 (4.95m x 4.53m (16’3” x 14’10”) Bedroom 5 (4.75m x 3.24m) (15’7” x 10’8”) Bedroom 6 (4.62m x 3.36m) (15’2” x 11’) Bathroom (3.09m x 2.90m) (10’2” x 9’6”) with hand wash basin, bath with shower over, carpeted floor WC Page 7 THE LAND The majority of the land at Bolitho Farm is classified as being Grade III on the MAFF (DEFRA) Agricultural Land Classification Map, with the exception of the steeper areas in the valley being a combination of Grade IV and V land. In total, the Holding extends to approximately 171.92 acres (69.58 hectares). There are 59.26 acres (23.99 hectares) of arable land which include (46.10 acres / 18.66 hectares) of Winter Barley, with the remainder being down to Temporary Grass (13.16 acres / 5.33 hectares).