Ref: LCAA6411 Offers over £600,000 Belmont House, Round Ring, St Gluvias, Penryn, Falmouth, South Cornwall FREEHOLD

A distinguished detached 5 bedroomed period house with huge bay windows enjoying a southerly outlook over extremely private, part walled gardens with an electrically

gated entrance and detached double garage. A well cared for home with much originality providing a gracious feel to the numerous receptions rooms, in an ideal

location for the sailing facilities of Falmouth and Mylor.

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SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION Ground Floor: reception hall, sitting room, dining room, snug/library, kitchen/breakfast room, glazed rear hall, study, utility room, wc, laundry, workshop. First Floor: interesting split level landing with space for furniture, 5 bedrooms, bathroom, shower room, wc. Outside: walled gardens approached through an electrically gated entrance. Detached double garage with store room over. Gorgeous private and well stocked gardens with patios and level lawn. DESCRIPTION Belmont House is believed to have been a farmhouse dating from around 1850 with the impressive bays and probably the entrance portico added in Edwardian times when it appears that the interior was also updated with fireplaces and mouldings. The house is found in a quiet secluded position on the outskirts of the St Gluvias area of Penryn with its attractive and spacious grounds concealed behind a high stone walled frontage all adding to the feeling that Belmont House was built as an important house for the town. Electrically operated gates open through the wall onto a spacious driveway with a modern detached double garage to one side which has a store or hobbies room over. At this point the house itself is concealed behind mature trees, shrubs and bamboo screening through

Ref: LCAA6411 3 which a path winds before leading alongside the open level lawn and immaculately maintained colour filled beds before arriving at the front door and paved patios surrounding the south east and south west sides of the house. The garden is extremely private and sheltered with specimens including a magnolia tree and wisteria around the front door.

Inside, the house has comfortably proportioned rooms with an impressive period feel without ever being grandiose. Much of the interior has been improved with a modern kitchen, bathroom facilities, some bespoke made double glazing in keeping with the house but there is certainly a lot of period style also on show. Off the central reception fall the staircase rises to the first floor and doors open to the sitting room with wraparound bay windows and fireplace, the dining room also with a large bay and the kitchen/breakfast room. Beyond the dining room is an interesting small library thought to have formerly been where the pony and trap would have been kept when it would have had doors opening outside of the walled garden. A long glazed hall leads across the rear of the house with doors opening to a study (the former dairy), a utility room, wc, laundry and a workshop and this part of the house also has doors back to the outside. On the first floor are five bedrooms, a bathroom, shower room and separate wc all set off the landing which splits at different heights and also provides a unique historic area with an internal multi-pane window and space for furniture.

Ref: LCAA6411 4 Belmont House offers period style, spacious accommodation of about 2,800 sq.ft., complete privacy within its walled and electrically gated gardens with impressive modern garaging but does not come with the drawbacks of maintaining the large surrounding grounds a country house. Its convenient position, within walking distance of the facilities of Penryn and only just a few minutes’ drive from the yacht marinas of Mylor and Falmouth make this a particularly attractive property. LOCATION The St Gluvias area of Penryn has long been highly regarded and contains most of the town’s larger houses including Belmont House which enjoys an elevated location with an open southerly aspect. The property is easily accessed by road and therefore makes it ideal for busy professionals who can also utilise the nearby railway station on the branch line between Falmouth and Truro where it then links to the main Penzance to Paddington line. Penryn is a well served port town at the head of the Penryn River which opens into Falmouth Harbour and then the Carrick Roads. Steeped in maritime history, the town has had a recent resurgence with the expansion of Tremough College which now offers degree level courses under the Combined Universities in Cornwall title. As well as town centre shops there is a trading estate on the outskirts and the nearby larger neighbouring port of Falmouth is one of Cornwall’s best served towns with many sea facing restaurants and cafes. Obviously the area is perfectly positioned for water based activities and the best sailing facilities in Cornwall are near to hand with moorings, marinas, sailing schools and yacht clubs at both Falmouth and Mylor which is also only a few miles away. The coastline around Falmouth Bay has sandy beaches at Gyllngvase, Swanpool and Maenporth and there are beautiful walks either along the South West Coast Path or through the nearby countryside. There are nearby golf clubs at Falmouth, Budock Vean by the Helford River and Killiow on the way to Truro. This is considered one of Cornwall’s finest areas to live due to the number and quality of nearby facilities along with unspoilt countryside and wonderful coastline. THE ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES (all floor plans and dimensions are approximate) A path leads from the parking area between the lawn and stunning beds to a grand portico entrance with granite flags and a half multi-paned glazed door opens to:- RECEPTION HALL – 13’7” x 11’7”. Double glazed sash window to the front, checkerboard tiled floor, period recessed cabinets, staircase rising and splitting leading to the first floor. Three steps up and door to the dining room, half glazed door to the kitchen and further door to:- SITTING ROOM – 17’3” reducing to 12’1” x 17’3”. Huge corner bay of six double glazed sash windows wrapping around the southern corner.

Ref: LCAA6411 5 Ornate mouldings including a ceiling rose, cornice, picture rails and high skirtings. Splendid wooden fire surround with glazed tiled fireplace, hearth and open grate. Fitted shelving to either side of the fireplace. DINING ROOM – 15’10” x 10’7” extending to 15’8” into bay. Huge bay with four double glazed sash windows overlooking the garden. Position of a former fireplace. Part leaded stained glass door and three steps up to:- SNUG / LIBRARY – 15’4” x 6’8”. Two double glazed sash windows, fitted shelving, recessed area of floor with balustrade surround. Believed to be where the pony and trap were originally kept.

KITCHEN / BREAKFAST ROOM – 18’8” x 8’8”. Large window looking through the glazed rear hall, half glazed door to the rear hall and a further leaded arch topped window with a deep sill also borrowing light from the rear hall. Fitted with a modern range of light wood fronted units under composite worktops with an inset white ceramic 1½ bowl sink with chrome mixer tap over. Tiled floor and tiled splashbacks. Miele four burner ceramic hob under a stainless steel and glass extractor. Integrated twin oven and grill, integrated Bosch dishwasher, concealed integrated fridge, space for a breakfast table. Narrow period door to a large larder cupboard. GLAZED REAR HALL – 29’ long. High level windows along a large portion of the rear, tiled floor with areas of granite including granite thresholds to the doorways, cloaks area with space for coats and shoes, interior windows lending light to the kitchen/breakfast room. Door at the end to the utility room, external door to a rear walkway giving access to the lane and a half glazed door to:-

Ref: LCAA6411 6 STUDY – 14’9” x 6’10”. Multi-pane window to the rear, areas of exposed stone wall, white painted beamed ceiling, granite uprights with a thick wooden shelf above, cupboards housing the household electrics. This room is thought to have originally been the dairy. UTILITY ROOM. Continuation of the tiled floor from the rear hall, grey green painted units under a bamboo worktop with a large white ceramic sink with chrome mixer tap and white tiled splashback behind. Generous space for coats, shoes and a dresser. Door to the laundry room and a further door to:- WC. Continuation of the tiled floor, white wc, painted match boarding to dado height. LAUNDRY – 9’ x 8’3”. Window and half glazed door opening to the garden, fitted limed wood units under a roll edged worktop with shelving above. Space and plumbing for a washing machine and tumble dryer, Worcester oil fired boiler, space for drying clothes. Door to:- WORKSHOP – 9’ x 8’2”. Windows to both the front and rear, thick slate shelving, wooden shelving. This room has other potential uses.

FIRST FLOOR LANDING. The staircase splits at ¾ height on the left leading to a small landing opening to bedrooms 1 and 2 and to the right alighting at a much larger landing with space for furniture a window with painted wooden sill and an interesting internal multi-pane window lending light to an ideal space for a writing desk. The landing then continues on with slight changes of height throughout the house. Access to roof space, two exposed timbers, Velux roof window.

Ref: LCAA6411 7 BEDROOM 1 – 17’3” x 17’ max. Wonderful corner bay of four large double glazed sash windows overlooking the garden and across Penryn. Period and more modern fitted wardrobes, picture rail. BEDROOM 2 – 13’1” x 12’4” reducing to 8’1”. Sash window overlooking the garden, fitted shelving, small recessed period wardrobe and recessed cupboards. BATHROOM – 9’9” x 8’7”. Fitted with modern period style white sanitaryware including a wc, pedestal wash basin and panelled bath with period style chrome mixer tap and wall mounted shower attachment. Double glazed sash window with views over Penryn, period style radiator/heated towel rail, space for furniture. WC. White wc, white corner cantilevered wash basin, high level sash window. SHOWER ROOM. Glazed screened and white tiled shower enclosure with a Mira Sport electric shower. Obscured double glazed window, contemporary towel rail, white corner cantilevered wash basin with strip light and integrated electric shaver socket over. BEDROOM 3 – 15’10” x 7’1” extending to 12’4” into bay. Large box bay with four double glazed sash windows overlooking the garden, access to roof space. BEDROOM 4 – 16’1” reducing to 12’7” x 6’7”. Double glazed window to the rear, deep shelf along the entire of the exterior wall, part canopied ceiling. BEDROOM 5 – 15’5” x 6’9”. Two double glazed sash windows to the front and a further two double glazed windows to the rear with a deep sill/dressing area below. Long high level shelf, white painted beam.

OUTSIDE

The grounds are set back behind a deep grass verge and high wall through which an impressive pedestrian leads into the garden and at the end of the wall a pair of timber electric gates open onto a spacious parking and turning area in front of the detached double garage. DETACHED DOUBLE GARAGE – 22’9” x 19’9”. Of modern block construction under a pitched slate roof with a double width electric up and over door, power, light and water connected. FIRST FLOOR – 22’9” x 12’6” approx. useable space. Approached via an outside staircase with a door at

Ref: LCAA6411 8 first floor level. Boarded floor, power, pitched ceiling with exposed beams. This is an excellent store and hobbies room.

Around the parking area are exposed stone and brick walls with wonderful shrubs and trees concealing the house and the main garden. A pathway winds through under the trees towards the garden and further paths lead around either side of the garage to additional generous storage/composting areas with a timber glasshouse tucked away behind bamboo. The walkway under the trees passes a summerhouse with wood store to its side before turning into paving as it passes a camellia and arrives at the main lawn. To one side the path winds back to the impressive pedestrian entrance and on all sides there are deep planted beds beneath a fantastic magnolia tree with large camellia trees to its sides. Spilling across the entrance portico at the front of the house is a wisteria and beside this is a sheltered sun terrace at eye level to the planted beds with rosemary tumbling over the adjacent wall. In front of the house is a carefully shaped generously sized lawn with a gazebo, smaller evening terrace, children’s wendy house, a glade area enjoying shade through the day and at the far end there are further beautiful beds edged with a brick walkway and here there are roses amongst other plants and beside a small pond. On the south western corner of the house is a further paved patio behind box hedging and a small lawn with doors from here opening into the laundry and a smart gardeners wc. To the rear of the house is a walkway leading from the rear hall to a gate onto the lane and beside this are deep beds and a door into a fuel or bin store.

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Ref: LCAA6411 10 GENERAL INFORMATION VIEWING – Strictly by prior appointment through: Lillicrap Chilcott, Landrian House, 59-60 Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2PE. Telephone: (01872) 273473. Facsimile: (01872) 273474. Website: www.waterfrontandcountryhomes.com E-mail: sales@lillicrapchilcott.com POST CODE – TR10 9LA. SERVICES – Mains water, drainage and electricity. Oil fired central heating. For Council Tax see www.mycounciltax.org.uk. DIRECTIONS – Proceeding into Penryn from the north on the B3292, shortly after entering turn left onto Truro Hill. Proceed up Truro Hill until it flattens out considerably at which point turn right into Round Ring and follow this road for around ¼ of a mile until seeing a white painted period house on the right hand side which is Belmont House. Pass the house and continue beside its high wall to the electrically operated gates. 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. All measurements, floor plans, dimensions, acreages and distances are approximate only and should not be relied upon for accuracy. OFFICE OPENING HOURS – Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.30pm. Saturday - 9.00am to 1.00pm (available for viewings all day).

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