4 bedroom detached house for sale

Tenure: Freehold

A beautiful family house in the Arts and Crafts tradition, exuding an air of charm and elegance with the original detailing largely intact.
• Prime Location With Excellent Views
• 4 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms
• Lounge, Dining, Study, Garden Room, Kitchen, Utility
• Mature Enclosed Gardens, Garage


PROPERTY    A beautiful family house, designed in 1931 by the architectural practice of Messrs Cowell Drewitt and Wheatley for R S Read Esq for his son and daughter-in-law when they returned from India. Judging from the quality of the design and fittings, there must have been a fairly generous budget for the end result was a house of great space and charm.

ACCOMMODATION    An entrance lobby leads into a reception hall of excellent proportions with fireplace, fine wood strip flooring and easy going staircase to the first floor. A flight of three steps leads down to a cloakroom. The sitting room is situated at the southern end of the house and is of excellent size with fine fireplace. A garden room off has superb views towards the bay and doors leading out onto the grounds. The dining room also has sea views and an excellent fireplace surround. A small study looks towards the water while the kitchen has a range cooker, worktops, suspended wall cupboards and a lovely old servant's bell box. A rear lobby leads to a utility room, walk in larder and garage.

FIRST FLOOR    On the first floor there is a well-lit landing with walk-in linen cupboard, two bathrooms and four double bedrooms, three of them with sea views and all with wardrobe cupboards.

SECOND FLOOR    On the second floor there is an extensive attic, part boarded and with windows at either end.

OUTSIDE    A gravel drive sweeps around to a forecourt behind the house for turning and parking and giving access to the garage. A separate spur provides further parking. A boiler house contains a Halstead gas-fired central heating boiler and there is a gardener's WC. A secluded corner provides space for a washing line, etc.

-    The house sits centrally on its plot with the gardens falling away gently to the east enabling superb views of St Ives Bay. Lawns are enclosed by Escallonia hedging with a collection of flowering and ornamental shrubs and plants including camellia, hydrangea, eleagnus, skimmia, euonymus, weigellia, cistus and lavandula. The total plot extends to approximately 0.42 acre (0.171ha)

SITUATION    Trevone is situated in an exclusive residential area and on rising ground, commanding excellent views across the sweep of St Ives Bay to Godrevy point where on a fine day the white sands contrast sharply with the clear blue sea.

-    St Ives is a much-loved town where narrow streets radiating out from the harbour are lined with old stone cottages and an excellent selection of shops. Walks abound in the area, across the Penwith Moors and along the coastal footpath where the scenery is among the best in the country. There are glorious sandy beaches to either side of the town and golf at the West Cornwall (3 miles).

SERVICES    Mains water, gas, electricity and drainage. Gas-fired central heating.

LOCAL AUTHORITIES    Cornwall Council. County Hall, Treyew Road, Truro