THE SCHOOL HOUSE PORTHCURNO, PENZANCE, CORNWALL THE SCHOOL HOUSE DISTANCE PORTHCURNO, PENZANCE, CORNWALL, TR19 6JY SENNEN COVE 4.2 MILES GUIDE PRICE £899,995 PENZANCE 9.3 MILES ST IVES 16.9 MILES PORTHCURNO BEACH 0.6 MILE AN ATTRACTIVE GRANITE PERIOD HOME PEDN VOUNDER BEACH 1.7 MILES ________________________________ BEAUTIFULLY PRESENTED WITH EASY GROUND FLOOR WALKABLE ACCESS TO TWO OF THE FINEST - Entrance Porch - Entrance Hall BEACHES IN CORNWALL - Downstairs Cloakroom - Sitting Room - Kitchen/dining Room - Utility Room _______________ FIRST FLOOR - Principal Suite - 2 Further Bedrooms - Family Bathroom _______________ OUTSIDE - The Locker - Rear Courtyard Garden - Front Garden - Parking for 3 cars _______________ THE PROPERTY The School House has exposed granite elevations being both attractive and traditional. It has been carefully and tastefully improved, decorated utilizing the best materials, and retaining a wealth of period features including exposed beams and a granite fireplace. The windows are all new and double glazed, there are handmade bespoke exterior doors and renewed flooring in grey washed wide oak planking. Heating is provided by a recently fitted oil-fired exterior boiler with character radiators throughout and a new wood burning stove. The property has been partially rewired including Cat 6, USB sockets to bedrooms and fibre optic broadband to the sitting room, principal bedroom, the locker and kitchen. The property is entered through a granite stone, pitched roof porch. The original external doors open to new interior double doors and on into a vaulted double height hall with original timber cross braces and flagstone slate floor, lit by Industville pendant lighting. A door off leads to a fully fitted cloakroom /WC and to the left is a comfortable panelled sitting room with restored original doors and colonial shuttered sash windows featuring granite reveals. Glazed double doors open to the rear courtyard. An open turning staircase with storage beneath leads up to a galleried landing. The kitchen/diner, with oak work tops and fitted shelving and a double Belfast sink, is open plan and integrated with a utility room which is similarly fitted out including laundry facilities. It has a Bosch double oven, a fitted dishwasher & fridge freezer, a Tesla Elica electric induction hob with downdraft extraction and integral waste & recycling bins. Upstairs there is a galleried landing, 3 double bedrooms and a family bathroom, all with vaulted ceilings, some original features and newly fitted sash windows. The principal bedroom with bespoke panelling behind bed with integrated reading lights has ‘Double Pocket’ doors opening into an en- suite bathroom beautifully fitted with free standing bath and separate shower. “The Locker” A pitched roof single storey garage is located to the kitchen side of the walled courtyard reached through French doors via an Alfresco dining area. It is stylishly fitted with industrial design flooring and lighting. There is a wall mounted Smart Flatscreen TV a drinks fridge and floor to ceiling glazed doors opening to the front and driveway. THE LOCATION Porthcurno is one of the most beautiful coves in West Cornwall, famed for its spectacular sandy beach and historic links to transatlantic cable communication. It is also widely known for its unique clifftop Minack Theatre and is a regular haunt of basking sharks and other sea life. St Buryan, with its parish church, village store/post office and public house is approximately five miles distant whilst Penzance approximately 9.1 miles along the coast, is the largest town in West Cornwall and a busy commercial centre and port. It also has a bus terminal and mainline railway station (London Paddington approx. 5 ¼ hours). The surrounding coastline is famed for its rugged clifftop walks, beautiful coves and sandy beaches, some popular with surfers, whilst local attractions include the Tate at St Ives and St Michael's Mount. OUTSIDE There is a private gated driveway which is gravelled and provides parking for up to 3 cars. There are steps up to a flat lawned area and a raised granite terrace leads to the entrance porch. The front garden is laid to lawn with Cornish hedging, a fast growing griselinia, and shrub borders. A delightful walled rear courtyard features oak sleeper terracing, shrub borders and specialist outside lighting. The oil tank is screened behind ‘The Locker’. PLEASE NOTE The three photographs on the middle of this page are not taken from the property. ________________ SERVICES Mains water, sewage. Oil fired central heating. Fibre optic cable: Superfast Broadband directly into the property ________________ LOCAL AUTHORITY Cornwall Council, Truro, TR1 3AY Telephone 0300 1234100 ________________ DIRECTIONS TR19 6JY From the B3283 turn right to Polgigga. At Tretheway before, Polgigga, there is a junction, turn left and then after a short distance right for Porthcurno. The property is on the left before entering the village of Porthcurno. ________________ FIXTURES AND FITTINGS Only those mentioned in this brochure are included in the sale. All others, such as carpets, curtains, light fittings, garden ornaments etc. are specifically excluded, but may be made available by separate negotiation. ________________ TAX BAND E ________________ VIEWINGS By appointment with Jackson-Stops Truro Office 01872 261160 Important Notice: 1. These particulars have been prepared THE SCHOOL HOUSE in good faith as a general guide, they are not exhaustive and include information provided to us by other parties PORTHCURNO, ST LEVAN, PENZANCE, TR19 6JY including the seller, not all of which will have been verified by us. 2. We have not carried out a detailed or structural survey; we have not tested any services, appliances or fittings. Measurements, floor plans, orientation and distances are given as approximate only and should not be relied on. 3. The photographs are not necessarily comprehensive or current, aspects may have changed since the photographs were taken. No assumption should be made that any contents are included in the sale. 4. We have not checked that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation approval, statutory or regulatory permissions or consents. Any reference to any alterations or use of any part of the property does not mean that necessary planning, building regulations, or other consent has been obtained. 5. Prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves by inspection, searches, enquiries, surveys, and professional advice about all relevant aspects of the property. 6. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact; we have no authority to make or give any representation or warranties in relation to the property. If these are required, you should include their terms in any contract between you and the seller. TRURO 01872 261 160 [email protected] jackson -stops.co.uk .