BryherPenpol, Feock, Nr. Truro, South Cornwall

Viewing strictly by appointment through the vendor’s Sole Agent:

Lillicrap Chilcott . Landrian House . 59-60 Lemon Street . Truro . TR1 2PETel: 01872 273473 Fax: 01872 273474Email: sales@lillicrapchilcott.comwww.waterfrontandcountryhomes.com

BRYHERPENPOL, FEOCK, NR. TRURO, SOUTH CORNWALL

An outstanding architectural gem reminiscent of a Hollywood Hills house, providing around 4,000sq.ft. of mesmerising 4 bedroomed, 3 bathroomed accommodation, the highlight being a 65’ long kitchen/reception room enjoying elevated countryside views. Very privately positioned and cleverly designed around a central courtyard with glazed link between the wings, the house is set within outstanding hard landscaped and prodigiously planted gardens set to the backdrop of woodland, only 250 yards from Penpol Creek and about 4 miles from Truro.

SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATIONGround Floor: reception hall and store room, incredible 65’ long kitchen/dining/living room with bespoke Rozen units and walls of glass opening onto the courtyard and sun terrace. Glazed link, sitting room, library, study, wc, utility/plant room, boot room.

First Floor: master bedroom opening to the roof terrace with private reception/dressing room and opulent en-suite bath/shower room. Guest bedroom with en-suite bath/shower room, 2 further double bedrooms (all bedrooms with Juliet balconies and fitted wardrobes), family bath/shower room.

Outside: sweeping tarmac driveway, plentiful parking, integral double garage. 100’ long sun terrace, internal courtyard, tranquil Japanese garden behind a bamboo wall, incredible planted borders, beds and feature planting around the house.

FREEHOLD

DESCRIPTIONBryher is a simply staggering contemporary architectural masterpiece designed as two gently curving wings that join to the north and slowly draw apart from each other creating an enclosed courtyard with a completely glazed link at the southern end. The masterstroke of the original design was the creation of a 65’ long open-plan kitchen/dining/living room with vast amounts of glazing along two sides and roof windows in the vaulted ceiling. This huge space is given warmth by the use of natural materials including the exposed wood framework and to one end is a Stûv stove set into a contemporary fireplace. Clever use of floor coverings creates three distinct areas and at the other end of the room is a refitted bespoke kitchen by Rozen with Silestone worktops, a large island and Atag appliances.

During our client’s ownership a significant amount of upgrading and extension work has taken place allowing the other wing to now house three further very good reception rooms, a well fitted large utility/plant room, a generous boot room opening to the garden and a proper entrance hall with cloaks cupboard, store room and an entrance into the integral double garage. Another significant enhancement has been in the creation of a superb master bedroom suite which has an opulent dressing room, Japanese inspired large en-suite bath/shower room with a wall of glass (with electric blinds) overlooking the Japanese inspired garden and the bedroom itself opens onto a large elevated decked terrace. This bedroom and the other three doubles all have Juliet balconies looking beyond the courtyard to countryside. All have fitted wardrobes, the guest bedroom has its own en-suite bath/shower room and the other two are divided by the family bath/shower room. It goes without saying that all of the fitments are of the highest standards including designer radiators throughout this floor, with underfloor heating on the ground floor.

It is not only the building that has been significantly upgraded, but the grounds have also been spectacularly landscaped with a myriad of specimens stocking the beds all the way up the driveway and then surrounding the house as well. Paving schemes create differing areas to sit and take in the westerly countryside view over the wooded valley below, with the most impressive of these being a 100’ long paved terrace outside of the main kitchen/reception room and this is partly covered by a veranda with impressive oak columns. Circular planted beds of shaped box around bay trees break up the paving and the splendid planting descends down the hillside below as well. Steps rise up past a fitted barbecue to a very accurate recreation of a Japanese garden to the rear of the house with a bamboo wall punctuated by a pair of gates. The garden is of pebbles with slate pathways, a decked terrace, boulder waterfall

feature and intricately planted acer beds with everything being to the backdrop of woodland behind the house.

The property enjoys a very high level of privacy, open aspects to the south and west and really lacks nothing. Bryher is certainly one of the most complete contemporary homes in this coveted area to the south of Truro and its architectural style and inspiring layout will surely remain cutting edge for many years to come.

LOCATIONPenpol is a picturesque creekside village in the parish of Feock, and within walking distance of the house is the head of the creek which then broadens as you walk further along and arrive at Point Quay where there is a public slipway. A longer walk or level cycle ride beside the creek then continues around to the village of Devoran and The Old Quay Inn. Only a couple of miles drive away is the National Trust owned Trelissick House Estate with blissful country and riverside walks and a south facing beach looking down the Carrick Roads.

The exclusive Feock area is surrounded by water with excellent boating facilities nearby at Loe Beach where there is a sailing

school and hire centre with cafe that is a hub during the summer. The beautiful Restronguet Creek opens onto the Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary) which provides some of the most picturesque and sheltered sailing waters anywhere in the United Kingdom. Larger yachts can be kept either at mooring or on the pontoon berths at Mylor Yacht Harbour or at Falmouth, both of which are around 15 minutes’ drive away.

One of the main draws to this area is that Cornwall’s capital city, Truro, is only about 5 minutes’ drive away with the fullest range of shopping, cafés, bars, restaurants, entertainments, sports facilities and schooling in Cornwall along with the main hospital, a multi-screen cinema, theatre, flagship Marks & Spencer store, a Waitrose store and a station on the main Penzance to Paddington line. Falmouth is Cornwall’s largest port but also has wonderful shopping, cafés, bars and restaurants many of which overlook the harbour or the beaches along Falmouth Bay. A short trip on the King Harry Car Ferry opens up the Roseland Peninsula which is one of the least populated areas of Cornwall and here there are also blissful walks, many beaches and the upmarket harbourside sailing village of St Mawes.

THE ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES(all floor plans and dimensions are approximate)

From the driveway two granite edged steps rise up to the glazed front door opening to:-

RECEPTION HALL. Oak flooring, wall of glazing to the front with oak dividers between the windows, recessed oak shelving, door to a walk-in cloaks cupboard, glazed door with blind to the study, further doors to the garage and:-

STORE ROOM – 11’5” x 7’6”. Full wall of fitted shelving, tiled floor.

STUDY – 14’6” x 8’9” extending to 9’5”. Large window, fitted lockable wood fronted cupboards and filing cabinets, heated floor. Door to:-

STAIR HALL. Oak staircase under a double height atrium with roof window over and contemporary wooden handrails rising to the first floor accommodation. Heated tiled floor, glazed doors to the glass link and library, further door to:-

WC. Contemporary white sanitaryware including a cantilevered concealed cistern wc and cantilevered wash basin. Contemporary wall of tiling where necessary including a shelf and heated tiled floor. Chrome heated towel rail, extractor fan. This room has a void behind the wall which could allow space for a shower as well.

GLASS LINKING HALL. Fully glazed walls and ceiling with supporting painted steel beams, tiled floor. Glazed doors to the driveway and inner courtyard. Glazed door to the living room area.

LIBRARY – 14’9” x 14’7”. Full wall of glazing including a door opening to the courtyard. Fitted light grey painted and oak bookcases around two sides of the room, heated floor, door to an understairs cupboard. Glazed door to:-

SITTING ROOM – 20’10” x 15’. Fully glazed wall with timber dividers between the windows and a glazed door opening into the courtyard. Heated floor, recess in the wall for a television with a fitted media cabinet below. Glazed door to:-

OPEN-PLAN KITCHEN / DINING / LIVING ROOM – 65’ x 16’10” average. A quite astounding open-plan kitchen and reception room that gently curves from one end to the other creating visual drama but still allowing a clear line of sight throughout. Exposed timber and steel structure punctuated with a vast amount of windows, numerous roof windows and glazed double doors opening both into the inner courtyard, the glazed link and also under a veranda onto the west facing terrace. The room is gently divided into three areas by changes in the laying of the oak flooring to the living and dining spaces and a switch to tiled flooring in the kitchen, all of which is heated. Contemporary

Stûv fireplace with glazed screen and slate hearth below. Beautiful range of kitchen units by Rozen in grey and pippy oak under grey Silestone worktops including an angular island with breakfast bar. Integrated sink, mixer tap and knife block on the island. Twin stainless steel undermounted sinks with a cut draining area and mixer tap over. Integrated kitchen appliances by Atag including a concealed dishwasher, oven, warming drawer, microwave and American style fridge freezer with chilled water and ice dispenser. Rangemaster Professional electric range cooker with induction hob and matching stainless steel extractor hood over. Larder unit, flush fronted push catch units on the island and bookshelving, high level display shelf. Door to:-

UTILITY ROOM – 15’7” x 11’. Large amount of high gloss white units under roll edged grey stone effect worktops with a stainless steel sink and drainer and chrome mixer tap over. Integrated space for a further American style fridge freezer, washing machine and tumble dryer. Cupboards housing the electrics, underfloor heating manifolds and the ground source heating system. Glazed door to:-

BOOT ROOM – 11’2” x 8’10”. Tiled floor, high wood panelled monopitched ceiling and two wood panelled walls, tiled floor, glazed double doors with matching panels to either side opening under the veranda to the terrace which wraps around the western side of the house.

FIRST FLOORLANDING. The landing also gently curves around the rear of the house with three tall windows overlooking the Japanese garden and woodland. High monopitched ceiling with two Velux roof windows, two contemporary radiators. Doors to:-

MASTER BEDROOM SUITE.DRESSING ROOM – 10’3” x 9’6” to front of wardrobes. Short internal staircase with glass and steel handrail. Roof window. Beautiful handcrafted painted wood and smoked glass wardrobes by Rozen. Doors to the en-suite bath/shower room and:-

BEDROOM – 15’7” x 14’10”. 10’ high canopied ceiling, two windows, glazed double doors to a glass fronted Juliet balcony, further glazed door out to the elevated decked terrace. Two contemporary radiators.

EN-SUITE BATH / SHOWER ROOM – 12’ x 11’2” average. Full wall of windows and a glazed door opening to the Japanese garden with electrically operated blinds. Stunning range of white contemporary sanitaryware including an oval freestanding bath with floor mounted chrome mixer tap and hand shower, concealed cistern cantilevered wc, cantilevered wash basin with chrome mixer tap and a huge walk-in glazed screened shower enclosure with rain head mixer shower. Heated tiled floor, extractor fan, chrome heated towel rail, electric shaver point, recessed mirror fronted cabinet over the wash basin.

GUEST BEDROOM 2 – 15’ x 13’8”. Tall window overlooking the Japanese garden and window and pair of glazed doors opening to a glass fronted Juliet balcony overlooking the courtyard garden, the curving roof and fields beyond. High canopied ceiling, walk-in closet, two contemporary radiators. Door to:-

EN-SUITE BATH / SHOWER ROOM. High end white contemporary sanitaryware including a double ended bath with integrated mixer tap, concealed cistern cantilevered wc and cantilevered wash basin with chrome mixer tap. Glazed screened walk-in shower enclosure with a chrome rain head mixer shower and additional hand shower. Mirror with integrated lighting over the wash basin, frosted obscured window, chrome heated towel rail, extractor fan. Contemporary light stone effected tiled floor and walls where necessary including an angled shelf.

BEDROOM 3 – 11’2” x 9’7” to front of wardrobes. Glazed double doors opening to a glass Juliet balcony overlooking the courtyard and countryside. Full wall of pale blue painted wardrobes by Rozen, contemporary radiator, high ceiling.

FAMILY BATH / SHOWER ROOM. Contemporary tiled floor and walls including into a glazed screened shower enclosure with chrome rain head mixer shower and additional hand shower. High end white sanitaryware including a double ended bath with integrated chrome mixer tap, wc and cantilevered wash basin with chrome mixer tap. Mirror with integrated lighting and electric shaver socket over the wash basin, high ceiling, extractor fan, chrome heated towel rail, obscured window.

BEDROOM 4 – 11’9” x 11’3”. Pair of glazed doors opening to a glass fronted Juliet balcony overlooking the courtyard and countryside, beautiful fitted wardrobes by Rozen, high ceiling, contemporary radiator.

BryherApprox. Gross Internal Floor Area:

394.5 sq ft / 4247 sq ft (Excludes restricted head height)

For identification only – Not to scale.

Ground Floor

First Floor

OUTSIDEA long driveway sweeps up giving access to one other splendid contemporary house before the wide private tarmaced driveway for Bryher then continues to curve around stone walls with magnificent planted beds to either side before arriving at a very generous parking and turning area in front of the integral double garage.

INTEGRAL DOUBLE GARAGE – 22’6” x 17’8”. Two electrically operated roller doors, window to the side, three slate steps up into the house.

Paved steps rise up from the driveway to the side of the garage to a paved area below the adjacent woodland giving space for an occasional seat. Paving continues until reaching a large decked terrace at first floor level with a glass fronted balustrade allowing a clear outlook over the interesting curving roofline of the main reception room to woodland and countryside beyond. Here there are wood clad raised beds with a fitted seat between them.

Around the fringe of the head of the driveway are all manner of wonderful planted beds with palms, ferns, giant grasses and agapanthus as well as shaped paving and golden gravel. Paving extends around to the west side of the house where there is a 100’ long gently curving paved terrace wrapping around the long main reception room and partly covered by a veranda with thick oak uprights. Along the edge of the paving is integrated lighting and tiered planted beds descending down towards woodland below.

Box hedging and bay trees make features of circular beds and there are views over the countryside. At the most sheltered far end of the terrace, outside of the kitchen is an integrated barbecue with steps then rising up to the Japanese garden and also down onto the terraces below. The whole way along this terrace one can hear birds in the trees and water in the stream in the valley.

To the rear of the house and overlooked by some of the upstairs rooms, is an extremely beautiful Japanese inspired garden with many interesting specimens including acers, camellias and ferns set amongst smooth gravel, larger rocks and slated paved pathways. The centrepiece is a waterfall and this is all to the backdrop of woodland and a Japanese inspired bamboo wall with swinging double gated entrance. In a secluded area of the garden there is a timber shed and plentiful space for storage and composting.

GENERAL INFORMATIONVIEWING – 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 – TR3 6RU.

SERVICES – Mains water and electricity. Private drainage, geothermal ground source heat pump providing the domestic hot

water and heating with underfloor heating to the ground floor. Majority triple glazed, super insulated. For Council Tax see www.mycounciltax.org.uk.

DIRECTIONS – From Truro follow the A39 south towards Falmouth and at Playing Place turn left at the second roundabout (immediately after the Shell Filling Station) onto the B3289 signposted to Feock. Follow this road for 1.4 miles and just after the turning to the King Harry ferry turn right down Harris’s Hill. At the bottom of the hill the road bears sharply to the left and shortly after this turn left into an impressive driveway where the house’s name is displayed, then bear immediately right and follow this drive to the very top where Bryher will be found.

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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