5 Bedroom Detached House for Sale in St Austell, Cornwall

Agent Property Reference: 3335_2355

Of astounding quality of construction, occupying beautiful high walled grounds of almost ½ an acre with electric iron-gated entrance driveway.

This very well maintained house is a time capsule’, unspoilt over the years, offered for sale for the first time in more than 40 years, now requiring some modernisation yet retaining all of its outstanding period detail, including polished oak floors, oak panelling, magnificent oak staircase, high ceilings and superb cut granite and stonework construction.

AN UNMISSABLE OPPORTUNITY AT AN EXTREMELY KEEN PRICE FOR IMMEDIATE SALE.

Ground Floor: porch, lobby, outstanding reception hall 20’2” x 16’6” max., cloakroom, wash room, oak panelled study, drawing room with doors to large dining room, side hall, cloakroom, breakfast room/playroom, conservatory porch.

First Floor: half-landing with huge stained glass window, main landing, 5 double bedrooms, (1 currently a bathroom), bathroom.

Outside:long paved driveway, large car port, high-walled front garden with magnificent rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias, palm and cobbled terrace. Extensive incredibly private walled, sheltered rear gardens planned in three distinct areas with near total privacy.Substantial summerhouse.A true plantsman’s garden containing an extraordinary collection of ornamental and flowering trees, shrubs and plants exuding the atmosphere of a bygone era.

In all, almost 1/2 an acre.

Panelled entrance door incorporating leaded stained glass, cut granite threshold and step - into:-

PORCH - Quarry tiled floor with mat well. Oak panelling to dado height.Circular leaded stained glass window. Coved ceiling.Panelled oak door with leaded stained glass and granite threshold into:-

LOBBY - Polished oak boarded floor, oak panelling to dado height, wide oak architraves.Panelled oak door with stained glass into:-

RECEPTION HALL - 20’2” x 16’6” reducing to 9’7”:an outstanding and immensely impressive reception hall of great distinction and character with two oak-framed sash windows overlooking the private rear gardens.Oak panelled throughout to three-quarter height with plate shelves over, polished oak floorboards.Magnificent solid oak easy-rising three-quarter turn staircase with handsome capped oak newels, oak barley twist balustrade and oak hand rails.Charming nook beneath the staircase with panelled oak settle incorporating storage chest and fireplace with tiled slips, oak mantel shelf, bevel-edged mirror and plate shelf.Pine-lined under stair cupboard with panelled oak door, stepped ceiling cornice and oak ceiling beams.Four wall light points, telephone point, radiator.

GENTLEMEN’S CLOAKROOM - Panelled oak door, quarry tiled floor. Original ceramic wall tiling in white with blue ceramic skirting and border tiles to dado height.Two racks of coat hooks.Door into:-

WASH ROOM/WC - Sanitary ware in white comprising:- pedestal wash hand basin and low flush wc.Quarry tiled floor.White ceramic wall tiling to dado height in part with blue ceramic skirting and border tiles.Radiator, coat hooks. Two sealed-unit double glazed windows, two chromium towel rails and towel ring.

STUDY - 18’ into bay, reducing to 14’1” x 11’2”: oak panelled throughout to shoulder height and extending into a wide, angled full height bay window overlooking the charming and exceptionally private rear gardens.Fireplace with deep blue tiled slips and hearth and oak surround incorporating bevel-edged mirror and mantel shelf.Moulded picture rail, moulded ceiling cornice, radiator.

DRAWING ROOM - 18’ x 17’9” reducing to 13’10”:a beautifully proportioned, elegant room extending into a wide and deep angled full-height bay window beneath an elegant panelled arch facing west, overlooking the mature walled front gardens.Inlaid oak Parquet floor with central well for carpet.White-painted period-style fireplace (currently sealed) with hearth (believed to be coloured tiled).Circular leaded stained glass window.Tall moulded skirtings and wide moulded architraves.Deep moulded and egg-and-dart cornice and oak-beamed ceiling.Victorian-style radiator.A wide pair of doors with bevelled glass panes on piano hinges into the:-

DINING ROOM - 17’10” into bay, reducing to 13’10”x 14’10”:(creating one splendid double reception room some 33’3” in length overall). Fine and elegant semi-circular bay window through a panelled arch, facing west overlooking the mature walled front gardens. Inlaid oak Parquet floor with central well for carpet.Circular, leaded stained glass window.Fine quality polished mahogany fireplace (currently sealed) with tiled hearth, unusual original minute-tiled slips, oval bevelled mirror and mantel shelf.Tall moulded skirtings, wide moulded architraves. Deep egg-and-dart moulded ceiling cornice and decorative plaster ceiling frieze.Moulded picture rail, two wall light points.Victorian-style radiator.

From the reception hall, oak-panelled door to:-

LOBBY - Open doorway into:-

SIDE HALL - Sealed-unit double glazed window to the side elevation with tiled window sill.Secondary staircase to the first floor.Telephone point, wall light point.Under stair cupboard with two shelves.Former chimney breast, ceramic tiled with inset Ideal E-type gas-fired boiler providing domestic hot water and central heating.Shelved linen cupboard beside with louvred door.

LADIES’ CLOAKROOM/WC - Modern sanitary ware comprising:- pedestal wash hand basin sand low flush wc. White-painted dado-height panelling to three walls with ceramic tiled border.Radiator/heated towel rail.Sealed-unit double glazed window to the side elevation with tiled window sill. Wall light point, wall-mounted electric heater.

KITCHEN - 13’ x 10’3”:fitted to three walls with melamine-finish units and wood-edged work surfaces, comprising:-single drainer stainless steel sink with mixer tap, Miele four-plate ceramic hob, Miele filtered hood/lighting over, Belling Formula double oven and grill. Marble slab work surface.Range of cupboards, drawers, pull-out trays, deep pan drawers, wall cupboards.Ceramic splashback tiling, quarry tiled floor.Plumbing for dishwasher, radiator.Two sealed-unit double glazed windows to the side elevation.

BREAKFAST ROOM/PLAYROOM - 13’8” x 12’10”: a triple aspect room with sealed-unit double glazed windows to the rear and side elevations and wide picture window facing over the rear terrace and gardens.Range of fitted tall shelved cupboards, drawers, work surface and wall cupboards.Radiator, ceramic tiled window sills.Plumbing (hot, cold & waste) for washing machine.Recessed cupboard with louvre doors containing electricity meter and fuse box. Part-glazed door to:-

CONSERVATORY PORCH - 15’8” x 4’10”:with half-glazed walls around three sides and hipped high glazed roof.Sealed-unit double glazing throughout.Quarry tiled floor, fluorescent lights with diffusers.Control switch for the electric gates. Half-glazed door to outside.

ON THE FIRST FLOOR

HALF-LANDING - Magnificent oak-framed window to the rear elevation with six large leaded stained glass panels and deep oak sill.Tall oak skirtings.

FIRST FLOOR LANDING -20’5” x 7’4” extending to 14’4”:an impressive and, again, particularly elegant feature of the house - the splendid staircase with capped solid oak newels, oak barley twist balustrade and oak hand rails.Stepped ceiling cornice, tall moulded skirtings and moulded architraves.Panelled white-painted doors with original door furniture.Telephone point, radiator.Deep walk-in linen cupboard off, containing insulated hot water cylinder with immersion heater and slatted linen shelving.Access hatch to the extensive loft space.

Large shelved storage cupboard off.

Secondary staircase (as previously described).

PRINCIPAL BEDROOM (1) - 18’1” x 17’10” into bay, reducing to 14’: a fine west-facing room with angled deep bay window through an elegant panelled arch, overlooking the very secluded mature front gardens - remarkably, with no other property in sight.White-painted period-style fireplace (sealed) with unusual tiled inset and painted tiled hearth.Stepped ceiling cornice, tall moulded skirtings, radiator.

BEDROOM 2 - 17’10” into bay, reducing to 14’ x 14’9”:another large west-facing bedroom extending into a wide, elegant semi-circular bay window through a broad panelled arch, again overlooking the very mature and beautifully stocked front gardens - a charming sylvan aspect.White-painted period-style fireplace (sealed) with blue tiled inset and hearth.Stepped ceiling cornice, tall moulded skirtings, radiator.

BEDROOM 3 - 17’8” x 8’8” increasing to 10’3”:a dual aspect room facing south and west in two parts with a wide square archway between - probably originally intended as an ante-room and dressing room, used in conjunction with Bedroom 4 (below) to which there is a connecting door. Corner fireplace with open grate, tiled inset and hearth.Stepped ceiling cornice, tall moulded skirtings, moulded picture rail.Vanitory wash hand basin, radiator.Lovely sylvan aspect over the front gardens.

BEDROOM 4 - 18’ into bay, reducing to 14’2” x 11’3”:extending into an angled full-height bay window through an elegant archway, commanding wonderful views over the extremely private and long rear gardens and over part of St Austell and countryside in the far distance.White-painted wood fireplace (sealed) with tiledinset and heath.Stepped ceiling cornice, tall moulded skirtings, moulded picture rail.

BATHROOM - 9’2” x 9’2” plus shower recess: sanitary ware in silver grey and white comprising:- panelled bath with hand grip, low flush wc, pedestal wash hand basin and ceramic tiled recessed shower cubicle with mixer shower and light.Radiator, chrome-plated electrically heated towel rails, wide mirror.Dimplex wall-mounted heater.Mirror-fronted medicine cabinet, coved ceiling.Two windows to the side elevation.Co-ordinating part-tiled walls.

BEDROOM 5/SECOND BATHROOM - 11’ x 10’:originally the servants’ quarters with sash window to the side elevation.Latterly equipped as a bathroom with sanitary ware in white, comprising:- panelled bath, pedestal wash hand basin and low flush wc.Original small open fireplace, radiator, chrome-plated heated towel rail, coved ceiling.Full-height shelved cupboards.

OUTSIDE

Point Gribben’ is superbly situated in one of the very finest residential roads in St Austell and is barely visible from Poltair Road, standing proudly back within its magnificently stocked, mature level gardens and grounds, screened to the roadside by a 7ft high granite wall with a pair of electrically operated iron gates hung between handsome capped cut granite gate piers.A brick-paved driveway, about 90ft long, leads to the house and gives turning and parking space for a number of cars.

CAR PORT - 17’ to 25’ depth x 11’ (average width):with concrete floor and polycarbonate roof.

FRONT GARDENS - enclosed by the aforementioned high stone wall to the front boundary and by a tall granite-block hedge to the north and brick wall to the south - are profusely stocked with a wonderful collection of long-established ornamental and flowering shrubs,trees and conifers including magnificent tree rhododendrons of numerous varieties, many azaleas, acer, copper beech, lilac, camellias, a splendid Chusan palm tree, roses and cordylines.The area immediately to the front of the house, once lawned, is now a large granite cobbled sun terrace, enjoying absolute privacy.Solid timber pedestrian gate giving secondary access to the road.

To the north side of the house, a fully-enclosed wide pathway with high granite hedging surmounted by shrubs.Outside lighting and power.Brick-built gardener’s wc.Three garden water taps.

REAR GARDENS - The extensive rear gardens are a sheer delight, incredibly private and sheltered - an extraordinary town garden, prolifically stocked and planned in three areas with near total privacy.

Closest to the house, an extensive full-width paved sun terrace and further brick-paved terrace (formerly lawn), beside which stands a:-

SUBSTANTIAL SUMMER HOUSE - 15’5” x 11’9” (external):a handsome building of lined timber construction with two pairs of wide folding three-panelled doors facing full south under a hipped roof of small plain tiles:windows to the sides and rear, paved floor, lighting.Ideal for use as more than just a summer house - perhaps a garden office’.Surrounding beds and borders contain splendid old-established rhododendrons, masses of azaleas, bamboo, conifers, pittosporum, hydrangeas, palm and slate paths.An imposing wide, red brick archway with ornamental clay finials and brick walls beside, flanked by beds of arum lilies leads through to the central part of the garden, surrounded and bisected by very good paved pathways and containing a vast array of shrubs and plants including ornamental grasses, heathers, buddleia, fuchsias, tree ferns, Chusan palm, Dracaena palms, acer, bay, pampas and fig tree.Beside, to the south, a low wall formed from chimney pots and stone separates a paved area with large timber garden shed.Three garden water taps and two further garden taps to the north side of this part of the garden.

Further beyond, the final area of garden was planned to resemble a woodland’ garden with conifers and magnificent acers, fuchsias, ceanothus, pittosporum, rhododendrons, numerous ferns, tree fern, ornamental grasses and bluebells.A pathway meanders through this charming area to a large paved sun-trap patio at the very far end of the garden, screened by high brick side and rear boundary walls, overhung by ornamental trees, magnolias, conifers, pittosporum, rhododendrons, flowering shrubs, wisteria, passion flower and variegated ivy. A wrought iron gate in the northern brick boundary wall was specifically planned for maintenance of the boundary which extends slightly beyond the brick wall to the north.

In all, the gardens exude the quality and atmosphere of a bygone era and are, in terms of their extent, content and extreme seclusion and privacy, a remarkable setting for this dignified house of exceptional quality.

In all, the property extends to almost ½ an acre.

• Freehold

Transport Links St Austell (0.3 miles) Par (3.7 miles) Luxulyan (3.8 miles) Bugle (4.1 miles) Roche (5.8 miles)

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