St Ewe, South Cornwall

SETTING THE SCENE

Luney Barton is a tiny hamlet of just six individual properties located at the end of a long drive in the pretty rural parish of St.Ewe The nearest town is St. Austell about five miles distant, where there is a railway station on the Paddington-Penzance mainline, while the city of Truro with its cathedral, excellent shopping centre and private schooling is approximately eleven miles distant.

The village of Sticker is within a couple of miles and includes a shop, post office, public house and regular bus service to both Truro and St.Austell. The superb beaches of the south coast are within five to six miles and the Roseland Peninsula is easily accessible with moorings at St.Mawes, Percuil and St.Just-in-Roseland.

For keen sailors there are active dinghy clubs at nearby Porthpean and Pentewan Sands, with moorings and facilities for larger yachts at Fowey, St.Just and St.Mawes.

HISTORY

Luney Barton dates back to around 1700 and was at that time the home of Warwick Mohun whose family could trace their lineage back to the Conquest. As recorded in the Journal of the Royal Institution of Cornwall (1984) there were Mohuns of Dunster, of Tavistock, Okehampton, and in Cornwall, of Hall, Boconnoc and Trencreek. It is documented that in 1704, Mohun 'began to enlarge the house to befit his family and a growing social status'.

THE TOUR

Luney Barton House is a beautiful detached Georgian country house with handsome stone elevations, deep sash windows and has generous, well proportioned, light rooms with high ceilings. It will be of great appeal to those looking for a sympathetically upgraded period house within easy reach of Truro and the south Cornish coast. Surprisingly given it's age the house is not Listed.

The living space is arranged over two storeys with a fabulous entrance hallway and a high aspect arched window over-looking the rear garden from the landing. Elements of the interior were designed for the current owners by Susie Rumbold of Tessuto Design in London and the house has a wonderful feel at every turn. The kitchen/breakfast room has a slate-flagged floor, large island, stone worktops and an electric Esse range cooker with traditional and induction hobs - and a large sash window looking over the terrace and gardens to the west. A large boot room, WC and laundry is set off the kitchen and a charming, cosy snug with wood burner to the rear. Across the hall is a spacious dual aspect sitting-dining room with wood burner, high ceilings and door out to the south-facing sun terrace.

On the first floor are five bedrooms and a family shower room. The master bedroom is particularly spacious with a good size ensuite bathroom. Interestingly there are two wonderfully sweet bedrooms on different levels off the main landing, ideal for children. There is a further bathroom off the half landing, beside the tall arched window.

STEP OUTSIDE

From the minor road, the hamlet is approached by a tarmacadam lane which is owned by Luney Barton House. A gated gravelled driveway then leads to a turning area in front of the house with the drive continues to a detached timber garage and workshop.

The gardens are a sheer delight with large sweeping lawns and plenty of mature trees including a magnificent horse chestnut to the side of the house. Steps lead up to a secret garden, separated from the rear garden by a substantial laurel hedge. Here is a further lawn with many specimen trees including rhododendrons, laurels, magnolias, camellias, azaleas and a small orchard. Beyond this is a kitchen garden with a gate to the lane, stables and paddocks.

A particular feature is the wonderful Mediterranean garden with a long rectangular pond, slate paving, yew trees and sun terrace with loggia providing a pleasant outside space.

The land extends to almost 12 acres with paddocks supplied with water and an electricity supply. The stable block includes hay barn, tack room and two good sized stables. In front is a concrete apron and post and rail fence. Adjoining this is a former ménage which could be reinstated.
  
SERVICES 

Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Air source heat pump for hot water and central heating system. 2 wood burners. Solar panels. FTTP (Fibre To The Premises) broadband. Esse range cooker

DISTANCES (all distances approximate)

St Austell (main line station) 5 miles, Truro 11 miles, The Lost Gardens of Heligan 3 miles, Pentewan Sands 4.5 miles, Caerhays 6 miles

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