ChurCh houseBow of fife • Cupar • fife

ChurCh houseBow of fife • Cupar • fife • KY15 4Nh

Cupar 4 miles, St Andrews 13 miles, Perth 22 miles, Dundee 16 Miles, Edinburgh 40 miles

a superB CoNverted ChurCh with faNtastiC familY liviNgspaCe aNd Beautiful private gardeNs

Kitchen / breakfast room, family room, drawing / dining room, sitting room

Master bedroom (with en suite bathroom and dressing room), 4 further bedrooms, 1 en suite bathroom, 1 en suite WC,

1 family bathroom, 2 shower rooms

3 tower rooms, 2 attic rooms

South facing garden, greenhouse, garden shed, coal bunker, cellar, outbuildings, generous parking

About 0.5 acres

EPC Rating = F

Wemyss House

8 Wemyss Place

Edinburgh EH3 6DH

0131 247 3720

edinburghresi@savills.com

directionsFrom the M90, take the A91 at Junction 8 heading east towards Cupar. After passing through thevillages of Gateside and Auchtermuchty take the second exit at the roundabout. Continue for about 1mile into the Bow of Fife taking the right turn signposted to Pitlessie. The private lane to Church Houseis the first right turn and the gates to the house are on the right.

situationChurch House sits is in an extremely accessible situation in the heart of Fife and is particularly wellplaced for Cupar, St Andrews, Perth and Dundee. Edinburgh is only 40 miles by road and there arerailway stations close by at both Cupar (4 miles) and Ladybank (3 miles) with regular services both northand south. The Tay Bridge is only 15 miles by car and the future opening of the Queensferry Crossing(29 miles) is expected to significantly improve commuting times to Edinburgh.

Private schools in the area include St Leonards in St Andrews and Dundee High School while BellBaxter in Cupar and Madras College in St Andrews are both highly regarded secondary schools. Thereare local primary schools at Letham, Ladybank, Springfield Pitlessie and Cupar.

Cupar is an active town with a supermarket, railway station and good range of shops and services. StAndrews is renowned worldwide as the ‘Home of Golf’ and the Old Course is a regular host to theOpen Championship. There are seven golf courses run by the St Andrews Links Trust and the manyother golf courses in the area include nearby Ladybank. St Andrews is also well known for its university,one of the oldest in Britain, founded in 1410. It also has a fantastic range of shops, restaurants, cafésand hotels.

descriptionChurch House has been beautifully and sympathetically renovated to provide exceptional and flexibleaccommodation which is ideally suited to modern day family living. The skilful and imaginativeconversion design has ensured that the ecclesiastical character of the building has been cleverlyretained, creating a wonderfully original home. It is without doubt one of the best church conversions inFife and the superb living space is hugely appealing. The property dates back to 1843 with lateradditions. It operated as a church up until the 1980s before its transformation into a family homebegan. It is category C Listed and sits in approximately 0.5 acres of beautiful secluded gardens.

The imposing main door is situated to the east of the main building with a stone carving depicting theburning bush sitting above it. This door leads through an entrance vestibule where partially glazeddouble doors lead into the magnificent drawing / dining room. This room was the original body of thechurch and retains some outstanding architectural features including decorative stone carved archesand pillars, original timber panelling, six stone mullioned east facing stained glass windows, a doubleheight ceiling and a contemporary spiral staircase up to the level above. A generous dining area sits atone end of this room which is a fabulous entertaining space. The kitchen / breakfast room sits to therear of the church with windows to the south overlooking the attractively landscaped garden. It has anut wood floor, an exposed stone wall and an excellent range of fitted base and wall units with a doubleBelfast sink incorporated. There is also a second Belfast sink set into the breakfast bar. Fittedappliances include an American style Samsung fridge freezer with water cooler, a Rangemaster Toledo

oven and grill with six electric hobs and an extractor fan over, a Bosch dishwasher, washing machine andtumble dryer. A bespoke arch style oak door leads out to the patio sitting area and garden. A hallway withexposed stone walls leads from the kitchen through to the family room which was formerly the churchvestry. This has the original timber panelling, stained glass windows to the north and west, two originalfireplaces (one fitted with a modern multi fuel stove) and further windows overlooking the south facinggarden. Magnificent original mahogany doors enable this room to be divided into two and currently one halfis used as a study. At the end of this hallway there is a glazed door leading out to the east facing terrace. Apermanent ladder leads up to two attic/storage rooms above. Off of this hallway there is also a ground floor,fully tiled shower room with WC, wash hand basin and walk in shower. There is also a large double doorstorage cupboard. The ground floor has four generous double bedrooms. One of these has a south facingwindow overlooking the garden and an en suite WC. There is a further en suite bedroom with WC, washhand basin and bath with shower over. The final two bedrooms on the ground floor both have windows tothe east and an interconnecting hallway links them to a bathroom with WC, wash hand basin and bath withshower over.

The first floor accommodation is approached by a contemporary spiral staircase made of wood, metal andglass leading up from the drawing room / dining room. At the top there is a galleried landing overlooking theliving space below. Underneath one of the original stone archways off the landing is a private reading areawith Velux window overhead. At the end of the landing is the stunning sitting room, once the church gallery.Again, this room is rich with period features including three beautiful stained glass arched windows, a stonearchway, an east facing fan window and full height vaulted ceilings. A door from this room leads out to theoriginal back staircase and tower. Situated next to this room is a useful tiled shower room with WC andhand basin. The master bedroom suite is also located on this floor. It has two arched fan windows to thewest as well as an ensuite bathroom with WC, wash hand basin, walk in shower cubicle and bath with aninternal stained glass window all finished to a high standard. There is also a dressing room.

A small door leading from the sitting room, at the top of the rear staircase leads to the entrance to the towerwhich has three levels. The lower two tower rooms have turret windows, however the top room (once thebelfry) provides exceptional 360o panoramic views over the neighbouring farmland of Fife. The tower hasbeen sympathetically renovated by the current owners resulting in a striking and unique feature.

outsideA private lane leads up to wooden gates giving access to Church House’s driveway. Immediately to the rightthere is a generous parking area with potential for a large garage or additional outbuildings subject toplanning consent. The drive bordered by flower beds and mature trees continues up to the rear and side ofthe house where there is further parking. Church House has a wonderful and private south facing gardenwhich is largely laid to lawn with well stocked flower beds, mature trees and a beech hedge surrounding it.In the corner there is a greenhouse and there is also a garden shed. There are two separate outdoorentertaining areas. One overlooks the garden with access to the kitchen. The second, is an enclosed areawith a timber decked terrace to the west of the house which enjoys evening sun and offers additionalentertaining space. There is also a log store and two outbuildings. On the east side there is a coal storeand a large cellar accessed by stone steps from the front of the house.

ChurCh housegross iNterNal area 611.37 sq.m (6,581 sq.ft)

(iNCludiNg Cellar & stores)

for ideNtifiCatioN purposes oNlY

Lower Ground Floor

Church House,Main Road,Bow of Fife,Cupar, KY15 4NH

Gross internal area (approx)

611.37 sq.m (6581 sq.ft)(Including Cellar & Stores)

For Identification Only. Not To Scale.© SquareFoot 2016.

EntranceHall

Store

Bedroom 26.50 x 4.95

21'4'' x 16'3''

Bedroom 34.83 x 3.53

15'10'' x 11'7''

Bedroom 43.96 x 3.7313' x 12'3''

Bathroom

Bathroom

Drawing Room/Dining Room8.94 x 5.56

29'4'' x 18'3''

Vestibule

Hall

Bedroom 54.14 x 3.68

13'7'' x 12'1''

CoalStore

EnsuiteWC

ShowerRoom

FamilyRoom

5.66 x 3.6818'7'' x 12'1''

Study3.68 x 3.53

12'1'' x 11'7''

Hall

Kitchen/Breakfast Room

6.43 x 4.7021'1" x 15'5"

Store

Store

LogStore

MasterBedroom

5.11 x 3.8116'9'' x 12'6''

Void

Void

Wardrobe

SittingRoom

12.17 x 4.8339'11'' x 15'10''

6.68 x 2.5921'11'' x 8'6''

ShowerRoom

EnsuiteBathroom

Cellar6.17 x 2.2120'3'' x 7'3''

TowerRoom

3.20 x 2.9510'6'' x 9'8''

TowerRoom

3.20 x 2.9510'6'' x 9'8''

TowerRoom

3.10 x 2.9010'2'' x 9'6''

4.83 x 2.2115'10'' x 7'3''

4.55 x 2.2414'11'' x 7'4''

Ground Floor First Floor Second Floor

Third Floor

Fourth Floor

DressingRoom

3.84 x 3.7812'7'' x 12'5''

EavesStorage

Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey Not to Scale

mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her

Majesty's Stationery Office © Crown copyright

(100041908) NOT TO SCALE

Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey Not to Scale

mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her

Majesty's Stationery Office © Crown copyright

(100041908) NOT TO SCALE

general remarks

servicesMains water, electricity and drainage. Central heating is provided by oil fired boiler.

listing & Conservation areaChurch House is Category C Listed and is in the Bow of Fife Conservation Area.

accessChurch House has a right of access over the lane leading to the driveway.

local authorityChurch House is in Council Tax Band G

fixtures and fittingsAll fitted curtains, carpets, blinds, light fittings and integrated white goods are included in the sale. Someof the furniture can be made available subject to separate negotiation. The corner pew in the drawing /dining room is included.

servitude rights, burdens and wayleavesThe property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all servitude rights, burdens, reservations andwayleaves, including rights of access and rights of way, whether public or private, light, support,drainage, water and wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cable, drains and water, gas and other pipes,whether contained in the Title Deeds or informally constituted and whether referred to in the GeneralRemarks and Stipulations or not. The Purchaser(s) will be held to have satisfied himself as to the natureof all such servitude rights and others.

offersOffers, in Scottish legal form, must be submitted by your solicitor to the Selling Agents. It is intended toset a closing date but the seller reserves the right to negotiate a sale with a single party. All genuinelyinterested parties are advised to instruct their solicitor to note their interest with the Selling Agentsimmediately after inspection.

depositA deposit of 10% of the purchase price may be required. It will be paid within 7 days of the conclusionof Missives. The deposit will be non-returnable in the event of the Purchaser(s) failing to complete thesale for reasons not attributable to the Seller or his agents.

viewingStrictly by appointment with Savills - 0131 247 3700.

important Notice Savills and their clients give notice that: 1. They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties inrelation to the property either here or elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on behalf of their client or otherwise. They assume noresponsibility for any statement that may be made in these particulars. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and mustnot be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. 2. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text,photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has allnecessary planning, building regulation or other consents and Savills have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers mustsatisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. Neither these particulars nor any subsequent communication relative to the property shallbe binding upon Savills or the Sellers (whether acted on or otherwise) unless the same is incorporated within a written document signedby the Sellers or on their behalf satisfying the requirements of Section 3 of the Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995 or is grantedin pursuance of any such document. HM – Brochure prepared August 2016