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Boase Street, TR18

PROPERTY TYPE

Cottage

BEDROOMS

2

BATHROOMS

1

SIZE

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TENURE
Describes how you own a property. There are different types of tenure - freehold, leasehold, and commonhold.Read more about tenure in our glossary page.

Freehold

Key features

  • Two double bedrooms
  • Underfloor heating
  • Mezzanine area
  • Enclosed garden

Description

Extensively refurbished by the present owners to an exceptional standard, with a small walled garden to the front and a private courtyard to the rear.


SITUATION:
2 Vine Cottages is located in the oldest part of Newlyn, in Boase Street, one of the very narrow side streets leading away from Newlyn harbour. Local shops are within a few hundred yards, whilst Penzance, the largest town in West Cornwall, is approximately a mile away and has a wide range of shops and other amenities. Penzance also has a bus terminal, mainline railway station and art deco seawater swimming pool, situated on the seafront. West Penwith is renowned for its outstanding natural beauty and local landmarks include St Michaels Mount, the Tate at St Ives and the clifftop Minack Theatre at Porthcurno.

DESCRIPTION:
2 Vine Cottages is a beautifully renovated Grade II Listed period cottage, once a fisherman's cottage and sail loft, understood to date at least from the seventeenth century. The property has been extensively rebuilt by the present owners and the restoration has used traditional methods wherever possible.

Building work included:

Re-laying the ground floor to incorporate insulation and underfloor gas heating,
with slate flooring. Engineered oak floors upstairs
Roof replaced in traditional slate
Replumbing and new gas-fired central heating system - each room
thermostatically controlled
Rewiring, with outside connections
New kitchen and shower-room, with top quality appliances and units
Second floor mezzanine, beneath a vaulted ceiling
'Reverse' accommodation, with many features reflecting the great
character of the cottage
Landscaped walled garden and small rear courtyard, with utility room shed




T H E A C C O M M O D A T I O N, with approximate dimensions is as follows:

G R O U N D F L O O R:

Path to double glazed front door with wrought iron fittings and outside courtesy light.

SMALL ENTRANCE HALL:
Hall light. Stairs to first floor. Latched solid oak doors to two ground floor double bedrooms.

BEDROOM 1: 13'4" x 10'5" max
Two aspects with casement windows overlooking the front garden. Fitted sun filter and black-out blinds and slate window sill. Slate floor. Double glazed door opening to rear courtyard garden, which is fully enclosed. Custom-designed and built wardrobe beneath the staircase fitted with hanging rails and sliding baskets, giving lots of storage. Thermostatic control for underfloor heating.

BEDROOM 2: 13' x 8'7"
There is a period corner fireplace (enclosed). Casement windows overlook the front garden. Fitted sun filter and black-out blinds. Slate window sill. Wall light. Wall mounted heat control for the underfloor heating.






STAIRS TO:
FIRST FLOOR:

CENTRAL LANDING:
Frosted glass window with slate sill. Doorway to:

L SHAPED LIVING ROOM:
A delightful room with vaulted ceiling, with original exposed beams and cross timbers.

Sitting Area (14'11" x 10'8")
Beautifully moulded limework retains the original shape of the walls, one of which features exposed stone and a central fireplace with a heavy oak lintel (believed to be from a ship) and slate hearth. There is a conservation skylight and casement windows which overlook the garden. Two wall light points. High level shelving and there is a most attractive natural oak floor. Wall mounted control for the underfloor heating.
Leading off the sitting area is:

Kitchen/Dining Room (12' max x 9'3")
Fitted with a range of high quality units, including a square double bowl French-style sink with fitted mixer tap with spray control. Laminated work surface and tiled splashback above, with a variety of built-in units beneath, including cutlery and pots/pan drawers. Undersink utility cupboards. Corner storage cupboard. Neff slimline nine-place integrated dishwasher and an integrated fridge/freezer. Five ring Neff gas hob with electric oven beneath and a wall mounted electric extractor above. Range of wall-mounted cupboards and glass fronted crockery cupboards. Built-in shelving. Solid oak floor. Casement window overlooking the garden with fitted roller blind. Within the kitchen is a Dining Area

Between the kitchen and sitting areas is a ladder which rises to a second floor mezzanine area (approx. 10' x 10')
with a vaulted ceiling with exposed timbers and a conservation skylight window, from which there are views to Mounts Bay. This is a delightful room which could be used as either a study or occasional third bedroom (subject to planning consent). There is a storage area with a heavy cross-beam and fitted bookshelves above. Central heating boiler.

Access from first floor landing:


BATHROOM /WC
Fitted with high-spec sanitaryware, including low level WC, two circular wash basins within a vanity unit with drawers beneath and a mirror-fronted bathroom cabinet above with electric lighting and shaver socket. There is a large step-in glass fronted shower cubicle with an Aqualisa thermostatically controlled double-headed shower (one of which is a large rain head). The shower enclosure is tile-lined with downlighting. To the side of the shower is built-in shelving. The bathroom walls are tiled, with exposed lime plaster work, whilst the floor is porcelain tiles with underfloor heating. The door is solid oak and there is a heated towel radiator.






O U T S I D E:
The garden is entered through a latched gate to the front of the house where there is a beautifully enclosed area which includes a lawn and gravelled sitting-out area. It is fully enclosed by a tall wall and there are a variety of trees and shrubs including jasmine, palm and other succulents and climbers. There is a decked area and a stone fronted raised shrub bed. Along the side of the garden is a block-built lean-to shed 10' x 5'6" with WC.

A door from the principal bedroom opens to a rear courtyard garden which is fully enclosed and measures approximately 12' x 8'9". There is a timber shed with power and light and washing machine connections. Small raised shrub bed. Outside light.



GENERAL INFORMATION:
SERVICES:
All main services are connected. Gas fired underfloor heating

LOCAL AUTHORITY: Cornwall Council Tel: 0300 1234 100

OUTGOINGS: Council Tax: Band 'B'
TENURE: FREEHOLD.

VIEWING: Strictly by prior appointment with Whitlocks on 01736 369296

DIRECTIONS (SEE ATTACHED MAP):
From Penzance, proceed along the seafront towards Newlyn. On reaching the bridge in Newlyn, bear left towards Mousehole and follow the road next to the harbour. By the lifeboat station continue up the hill for 100 yards and Boase Street is a narrow lane on the right hand side. (We recommend you continue past Boase Street and park in St Peter's car park). If going up Boase Street away from the harbour, 2 Vine Cottages will be found after about 30 yards, set back on the left hand side.

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Boase Street, TR18

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  • Penzance Station1.5 miles
  • St. Erth Station6.7 miles
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Whitlocks Estate and Letting Agents, Penzance

48 Causewayhead, Penzance, TR18 2SS

Whitlocks Estate and Letting Agents, Penzance

Whitlocks is the town's longest established estate agent having traded in Penzance for over 30 years. All the staff have local Cornish links, some going back many generations, some being schooled and raised here in Penzance. This gives the company a real community feel as we are personally known to so many people and have sold some local houses more than once.

Whitlocks specialises in selling and letting residential property. We deliberately don't have in-house conveyancing or financial

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