Ref: LCAA7246 Offers in excess of £550,000 Hollywood House, Barn Street, Liskeard, Cornwall FREEHOLD

Available for the first time in 110 years, having been in one family’s ownership since 1908, an imposing and distinctive, architecturally important, 6 bedroomed detached house with

interconnecting 2 bedroomed annexe, requiring some modernisation but occupying an extremely desirable, private setting near the heart of this bustling market town, amidst circa 1 acre of mature

parkland gardens. A rare find and a fantastic opportunity to breathe new life into this stunning non-Listed gentleman’s residence.

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SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION Ground Floor: entrance hall, drawing room, dining room, family room, kitchen, utility room, cloakroom, separate wc. First Floor: half landing, bathroom, master bedroom, 4 further bedrooms. Second Floor: bedroom 6. THE ANNEXE Ground Floor: sitting room, kitchen, inner hall, cellars (2 rooms). First Floor: 2 bedrooms, bath/shower room. Outside: detached two storey coach house, adjacent L-shaped former forge/store, double garage/workshop. A long sweeping driveway accesses the property, initially between two impressive stone gateposts with a well metalled driveway sweeping through the parkland like grounds up to the house where it splits to form a large parking and turning area with room for numerous vehicles. Terraced rear gardens which are mainly lawned with an orchard area. The front gardens are lawned with large inset mature trees and well hedged boundaries providing excellent privacy. In all the grounds extend to approximately 1 acre.

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DESCRIPTION An extremely and architecturally important distinctive Victorian gentleman’s residence now coming to the market for the first time since 1908, having been in one family’s ownership for the last 110 years. Believed by many to have been the work of a prominent local architect Henry Rice. It is believed that in the 1700’s a farmhouse stood on the site and in the mid 1800’s this was replaced with the current Victorian gentleman’s residence. The property would now benefit from some upgrading and modernisation but will provide an extremely desirable family home with accommodation arranged over four storeys. The accommodation exhibits a fantastic array of beautiful period character features enhanced by the elaborate architecture of the building itself and the grand proportions of the main rooms with high ceilings throughout the first and second floors. The wealth of character features include many interesting external architectural features and internally tessellated tiled flooring throughout the main hall with a beautiful turning elegant staircase ascending to the first floor, shutters to the side of the bays and some original sash windows are intact. There are some lovely stained glass leaded light windows and screens, most notably around the front door and the rear of the main hall. There are fine feature period fireplaces mainly in marble to the main reception rooms, high corniced ceilings, skirting boards, woodblock parquet flooring and beautiful panelled internal doors with feature furniture. On the ground floor the impressive 28’6” long entrance hall has a 10’ ceiling height throughout and is partially divided by an ornate stone archway with period tessellated tiled flooring, paving your way to an elegant turning staircase ascending to a split landing the first floor. To the front of the building are the two main rooms, the drawing room and dining room, both of which have impressive ceiling heights and a large bay window in the drawing room looks out over the front gardens whilst the dual aspects of the dining room light an impressive 24’ x 13’4” room which could adequately house a large family dining table!! The ground floor accommodation is completed by a family room, kitchen, utility room, cloakroom and separate wc. The elegant staircase leads up to a split landing off which is a large bathroom and then a galleried first floor landing above provides access to five generously proportioned bedrooms with a turning staircase ascending to the second floor where bedroom 6 can be found with steps up into the bell tower. Interconnected to main house mezzanine landing but also separately, externally accessed is a comfortable, refurbished two bedroomed, two storey annexe providing a sitting room, inner hall, kitchen, two generous cellar rooms with barrel vaulted ceilings and two bedrooms on the first floor with a huge bath/shower room to share. The property is set within circa 1 acre of grounds set well back away from the road with an impressive gated entrance and a well metalled driveway sweeping through the parkland like grounds up to the house where it splits to provide a large parking and turning area for numerous vehicles. To the right of the house is an attractive courtyard with a two storey stone coach house with an attached L-shaped former forge/store and a double garage/workshop. The coach house may provide potential for conversion to a further annexe/letting unit if required and subject to any necessary consents.

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Behind the house are further tiered gardens that are mainly lawned with an orchard area on the top tier and stone walled rear boundary. Mature trees and hedging to the side boundaries all serve to provide a high degree of privacy to this lovely home. The property is available at offers in excess of £550,000 and an early appointment to view this fine home is strongly recommended as best and final offers are being sought by Friday 12 noon on Friday 22nd June 2018.

LOCATION The property is set within easy walking distance of Liskeard town bustling centre which offers a wide array of shops from both national stores and many individual shops/local traders. Liskeard is a bustling market town with out of town trading estates, a variety of town centre shops and businesses, sport clubs, supermarkets and a mainline train station providing a direct link to London Paddington. The town also offers both primary and secondary schooling with private schooling available in either Plymouth or Truro, Cornwall’s capital. Liskeard town is blessed with much beautiful countryside surrounding it, which to the south, features the Glynn Valley through which the upper reaches of the River Fowey run with large tracts of forestry and many beautiful countryside walks to be enjoyed along both sides of the valley. To the north lies the open moorland of Bodmin Moor featuring lakes, ancient burial mounds/barrows, the cheese ring and hurling stones and other ancient historical monuments. Much of the moorland is open to roaming, riding and green laning with its rugged beauty attracting many hiking visitors throughout the year. Cornwall’s south coast is a short drive away with picturesque fishing villages at Looe and Polperro providing access to fishing trips and a very traditional Cornish way of life, whilst the north coastal resorts and beaches of Rock, Padstow, Port Isaac and Polzeath are also within

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easy reach providing excellent surfing, fine eateries and fantastic walks along the rugged Atlantic coastline. Liskeard is well connected both by its mainline railway station and the road network whereby the A38 which passes the town provides a dual carriageway link northward to the city of Plymouth, just over the River Tamar into Devon and then proceeds onwards to Exeter where it joins the national motorway network. THE ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES (all floor plans and dimensions are approximate) A particularly grand pillared, covered entrance with two granite steps ascending to a tessellated tiled entrance vestibule with display niches on either side and a part stained, part opaque leaded light glazed panelled door with stained glass leaded light windows on either side and a fanlight above, opening onto:-

GRAND ENTRANCE HALL – 28’6” long. 10’ ceiling height, partially divided by a pillared arch, attractive period tessellated tiled flooring and an elegant turning staircase ascends to the first floor. There is a further part stained leaded light glassed panelled door from the rear of the hall. Radiator, high skirting boards, dado rails, part ornate corniced ceiling. Doors off to:- DRAWING ROOM – 19’2” into bay x 15’. 10’3” ceiling

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height. A large walk-in bay window with fitted sashes, provides lovely views over the parkland grounds and on one side of the room is an impressive white marble fireplace with ornate outer surround and mantel. Picture rails, radiator with thermostatic control, television aerial point. DINING ROOM – 24’ x 13’4”. Dual aspect with large recessed double glazed windows with shutters to the sides. High ornate corniced ceiling. At one end of the room is a particularly impressive arts and crafts style fireplace with an extremely ornamental pillared carved wooden outer surround and mantel with built-in bevelled glazed mirrors with an art deco style fitted metal cowl and ornate ceramic tiled slips with an open grate and ceramic tiled hearth. Herring bone wood block flooring parquet flooring, dado rails, picture rails, radiator with thermostatic control and on either side of the fireplace are the original servant bell handles.

FAMILY ROOM – 18’ into bay x 13’9”. On one side of the room is a large walk-in bay with double glazed windows looking out over the garden with part wooden panelled walling beneath. Attractive black and white flecked marble outer fireplace surround and mantel with a raised slate hearth and tiled slips. Door to storage cupboard, picture rails, radiator with thermostatic control. Door to:- KITCHEN – 13’5” x 8’7”. Tall double glazed window overlooking the garden. The kitchen is fitted with a range of base level cupboards and drawers with further wall cupboards and roll edged laminated wood effect worktop surfaces with tiled wall surrounds, inset single drainer stainless steel sink unit with mixer tap, undercounter space for appliances, space for cooking range, wood effect vinyl flooring, space for upright fridge freezer, radiator with

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thermostatic control, part glazed double glazed door to the back garden and further wooden panelled door to:- UTILITY ROOM. One run of roll edge laminated worktop surfaces with space for appliances beneath. Window overlooking the rear garden, tessellated tiled flooring, electric wall mounted circuit breaker. From the back of the hall a door leads off to:- CLOAKROOM. Dado rail, recess to one side for coats. Pedestal wash hand basin with hot and cold taps, built-in period wooden panelled storage cupboard with shelving above, part glazed panelled door with windows to each side and above, opening onto:- SEPARATE WC. White ornate period wc with large wooden seat (probably the original). High level cistern, opaque double glazed window with deep sill beneath, vinyl covered floor, radiator with thermostatic control. From the main hall an elegant turning staircase ascends to the half landing with impressive thick wooden handrail, sculpted banisters and newels posts. On the half landing is an impressive window of leaded light and stained glass. Stairs split off into three directions. A wooden panelled door from the half landing opens onto the:- BATHROOM – 14’6” x 10’3”, narrowing to 7’7” by the airing cupboard. White suite comprising a wooden panel enclosed bath with separate fully tiled double size shower cubicle with fitted shower and chromium fitments, low level wc, bidet, ceramic tiled floor, radiator with thermostatic control. Large double glazed window with deep sill beneath. Built-in airing linen cupboard housing a Baxi wall mounted gas fired boiler to supply domestic hot water and central heating. Coved ceiling with inset downlighters, wall mounted electric light and shaver point, part wooden panelled walling. From the half landing stairs ascend to a:- GALLERIED FIRST FLOOR LANDING. Doors off to:- BEDROOM 1 – 15’ x 14’. Two large sash windows provide lovely views over the front garden with glimpses of distant countryside through the trees, radiator with thermostatic control, period white marble fireplace surround and mantel. 11’ high corniced ceiling, picture rails.

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BEDROOM 2 – 13’3” x 13’3”. Dual aspect with recessed double glazed windows, high corniced ceiling, period timber outer fireplace surround and mantel, radiator with thermostatic control, two wall light points. BEDROOM 3 – 13’9” x 13’3”. Large double glazed window overlooking the garden, period fireplace with ornate inner metal surround and outer surround and mantel, picture rails, high corniced ceiling, radiator, thermostatic control, built-in cupboard. BEDROOM 4 – 13’2” x 10’2”. Wooden panelled door to built-in shelved storage cupboard, four recessed double glazed windows overlook the gardens. High corniced ceiling, picture rails, loft hatch access, period style fireplace surround. BEDROOM 5 / DRESSING ROOM – 9’9” x 7’8”. Sash window overlooking the front garden, high corniced ceiling, picture rails, radiator with thermostatic control. Wooden panelled door interconnecting to bedroom 2. From the first floor galleried landing a flight of turning stairs with substantial wooden handrails, newel posts and banisters, ascends to a:- HALF LANDING. Three arched topped windows overlooking the rear garden and a then a further flight stairs ascends to a:- GALLERIED SECOND FLOOR LANDING. Two built-in storage cupboards, small flight of stairs ascending via a loft hatch access to the attic space. Radiator with thermostatic control, doors off to:- BEDROOM 6 – 16’10” x 7’7”. Large double glazed window overlooking the front garden, corniced ceiling, radiator. From the half landing off the main stairs, four stairs to the right lead up to a wooden panelled door which connects to the annexe.

THE ANNEXE

The main entrance to the annexe is a uPVC part double glazed door in a wing to the right of the main house. The uPVC door has double glazed windows all around it and opens onto the:-

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SITTING ROOM – 14’7” x 13’2”. A beautiful dual aspect room with large double glazed windows overlooking a side courtyard, with a deep sill beneath. A composite stone fireplace surround and mantel on one side has a raised hearth and fitted electric pebble effect fire. Radiator, wood effect laminated flooring. Door to:- HALLWAY. Radiator with thermostatic control, turning staircase ascending to the first floor, large walk-in storage/utility cupboard and door to:- KITCHEN – 11’4” x 8’4”. The kitchen is well fitted with a range of modern ivory coloured wood effect kitchen cabinets comprising a comprehensive range of base level cupboards and drawers with further matching wall cupboards and surrounding roll edge black laminated worktop surfaces with an inset 1½ bowl stainless steel sink unit and chromium mixer tap. Space for a cooking range. Pull-out wicker storage baskets, slate flagged flooring, radiator with thermostatic control. From the inner hallway a flight of slate steps descend to a:- CELLAR – 15’ x 13’8” overall. Divided into two rooms with brick barrel vaulted ceilings, fresh mortared rendered walls, two radiator with thermostatic controls and several wall light points. From the annexe hallway a flight of turning stairs with wooden handrail, newel posts and banisters ascends to:- FIRST FLOOR LANDING. Doors off to:- BEDROOM 1 – 14’8” x 13’3”. A superb dual aspect room with a large double glazed window with deep sill beneath, overlooking the front gardens and four double glazed windows overlooking the side courtyard. Attractive period style fireplace with outer surround and

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mantel, two radiators with thermostatic controls, skirting boards, television and telephone aerial point. BEDROOM 2 – 11’7” max. x 9’5”. Dual aspect with windows to front and window with built-in storage cupboard beneath, further built-in shelved storage cupboard, radiator with thermostatic control, large walk-in shelved cupboard with wall mounted electric consumer circuit breaker board, programming controls for the central heating, loft hatch access. Wooden panelled door interconnecting to the main house half landing on the main stairs. BATHROOM. White suite comprising a panel enclosed bath with tiled wall surrounds and chromium mixer tap, fully tiled corner shower cubicle with fitted Mira shower and chromium fitments, low level wc, white ceramic wash hand basin set in a vanity surround with white gloss cupboards beneath and a tiled splashback above, chromium ladder radiator/towel rail with thermostatic control, ceramic tiled floor. Opaque double glazed window, inset ceiling downlighters.

OUTSIDE

Hollywood House has a particularly impressive entrance with large sculpted granite gate piers opening onto a well metalled vehicular driveway which sweeps up through the gardens to the house where it splits to provide a large parking and turning area in front and to the side of the house. To the left and right of the driveway as it sweeps through the grounds are well tended lawns with a variety of mature large trees and well hedged and shrub boundaries that provide a good level of privacy. A level plateau in front of the house provides a perfect sitting area for tables and chairs with low balustrading and central steps descending onto a broad swathe of lawn in front of the house with mature rhododendrons. To the right of the house is an attractive courtyard of outbuildings. Part of the courtyard is cobbled and the outbuildings comprise:-

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GARAGE / WORKSHOP – 18’2” x 12’2”. Modern metal profile roofing and two sets of timber vehicular doors at the front. THE COACH HOUSE – 21’9” x 12’ overall. Two storeys built of stone and brick under a slate roof. The bottom half is divided into two workshops/stores both with timber vehicular doors to the front and the first floor is a workshop/store accessed from steps to the side (the floor needs some repair). The first floor level has two skylight windows providing natural light to the interior. Beside The Coach House is an L-shaped stone and block built former forger, currently used for further storage. There is an outside tap to the rear of courtyard and outside security lighting and movements sensors.

An asphalted path runs along the back of the house with stone boundary walling and central slate steps which ascend through two tiers of lawn to a high stone walled boundary at the back. The upper level provides a broad swathe of lawn, an orchard area of planted fruit trees and the stone wall and ivy provide good privacy with high hedging and mature trees to the sides. A lawned path leads down the left hand side of the house returning to the front patio. In all the grounds extend to approximately 1 acre and provide a perfect surround to this beautiful house. GENERAL INFORMATION

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VIEWING – Strictly by prior appointment through: Lillicrap Chilcott, Landrian House, 59-60 Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2PE. Telephone: (01872) 273473. E-mail: sales@lillicrapchilcott.com. POST CODE – PL14 4BJ. SERVICES – Mains water, mains gas, mains electric, mains drainage. For Council Tax see www.mycounciltax.org.uk. DIRECTIONS – From Dobwalls/Doublebois on the A38 proceed towards Plymouth. Take the first turning off into Liskeard (New Road) and follow this road into the town centre. At a roundabout turn right onto Windsor place following signs to Duloe, St Keyne and the station. Follow the road down past the British Legion on the left, past the Railway pub and a chapel with blue pillars on the front. Shortly after which take a turning right between two large granite posts into Hollywood House driveway, proceed on up to the house. 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. NB: A number of staff are available for viewing appointments all day Saturday and all day Sunday.

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