Ref: LCAA7933 Offers in excess of £450,000 Middle Lodge, Two Waters Foot, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 6HW FREEHOLD

Best and final offers to be submitted by 12 noon on Friday 10th July 2020. An extremely attractive detached 4 double bedroomed Victorian Lodge House, requiring renovation but offering a superb opportunity to acquire a large family

home in a beautiful, idyllic rural setting on the edge of the Glynn Valley surrounded by open fields and forestry.

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SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION Ground Floor: entrance hall, sitting room, family/dining room, utility room/rear hall, cloakroom, kitchen/breakfast room. First Floor: stairs ascending to the first floor, split part galleried landing, 4 double bedrooms and a family bathroom. Outside: large garden with many mature trees. Courtyard garden.

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DESCRIPTION A beautifully proportioned four double bedroomed detached former Victorian lodge house in an idyllic rural setting on the edge of the Glynn Valley commanding wonderful views out over woodland and open countryside. Now requiring renovation, this represents a wonderful opportunity to create a delightful and spacious family home with impressive stone walls, gothic style windows and other character features which need restoration. The house is set within circa ¾ of an acre of garden and woodland in an idyllic, peaceful rural setting adjacent to forestry and with views over open fields and woodland. The property has been unfavourably treated during a recent tenancy which has left the property requiring renovation, but this also provides a wonderful opportunity to arrange the accommodation to your own individual requirements. There are some character features remaining which could be enhanced to once again provide the delightful character internally, that the property displays externally, at the same time as bringing it totally up to date. The setting, aesthetic appeal of the house and its location would all support a much higher priced property thus providing excellent scope to increase the value considerably. Opportunities such as this do not arise very often, and it is expected that strong early interest is likely to be shown and we would therefore unhesitatingly recommend that the property is viewed as quickly as possible.

LOCATION A beautifully situated detached Victorian house in an elevated position at the side of the picturesque Glynn Valley through which the upper reaches of the River Fowey flow. Set on the edge of forestry with views over woodland and open fields, also just a short drive from the edge of Bodmin Moor with its wide open spaces of lakes, tors and open riding/walking

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country. The countryside surrounding this area is regarded by many as some of the most picturesque in Cornwall with numerous footpaths and bridleways providing excellent access. To the south, Glynn Valley runs between the village of Doublebois and the town of Bodmin, much of the sides of the valley are covered in forestry interspersed with open farmland. There are lovely walks along the River Fowey through the forestry, whilst to the north lies Bodmin Moor, Colliford Lake and Sibley Back Reservoir. To the east lie Golitha Falls a renowned beauty spot on the River Fowey and between it is the picturesque village of St Neot, an interesting and sought after village with a local inn ‘The London Inn’ offering good food, drink and accommodation. Next to the pub is the ornate granite church of St Anietus. There is also a primary school and local shop. The property lies between the major towns of Bodmin and Liskeard, both of which provide an excellent retail base with further commercial and leisure facilities. Eastwards in the Glynn Valley is Bodmin Park Road station providing a direct link to London Paddington with approximate travel time of 4½ hours and Liskeard also has a mainline station on the same line. The A38 provides a largely dual carriageway link all the way eastwards to the city of Plymouth which provides a very wide leisure, commercial and retail base with private and state schooling and excellent pleasure and sailing craft facilities on the River Tamar and its tributaries. Beyond Plymouth the A38 provides a totally dual carriageway link all the way northwards to Exeter where it joins the national motorway network. To the west lies Cornwall Airport Newquay providing daily shuttle flights to Heathrow and other UK destinations and an ever increasing number of European airports.

THE ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES (all floor plans and dimensions are approximate) Solid timber front door to:- ENTRANCE HALL. Tiled floor, turning staircase ascending to the first floor with understairs storage cupboard. Doors off to:- SITTING ROOM – 15’6” x 12’. A lovely dual aspect room with a protruding bay window to the front and cupboards beneath. Fireplace with woodburning stove and outer slate

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surround and mantel, further large window overlooking the courtyard garden, ceramic tiled floor. Door to:- FAMILY / DINING ROOM (L-SHAPED) – 18’ x 11’9” plus 17’4” x 9’7”. Door opening onto the courtyard garden, attractive stone fireplace with brick arch above, recessed bay window to the courtyard garden with further windows on two sides (this room needs finishing in terms of plaster boarding to the walls and ceiling, the floor needs re-screeding, decorations and electrics). This room is semi open-plan to a utility room area/rear hall and a:-

CLOAKROOM. Low level wc, pedestal wash hand basin. KITCHEN / BREAKFAST ROOM – 16’5” x 11’2”. The kitchen is fitted with a range of painted wooden cabinets comprising base level cupboards and drawers with further matching wall cupboards and surrounding wood trimmed mosaic slate tiled worktop surfaces with wooden panelled wall surrounds. Electric cooker panel point, white Belfast sink with mixer tap, window overlooking the garden, ceramic tiled floor. In a recess on one side is a solid fuel Rayburn with a radiator to one side, built-in cupboards on both sides and a thick slate mantel above with stone fire surround and lintel. Dresser unit with glass topped wall mounted cupboards, wooden worksurface with cupboards and drawers beneath. Panelled door to the garden, wall mounted electric meter.

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From the entrance hall a turning staircase with wooden newel posts, handrail and banisters, ascends to a:- SPLIT-LEVEL FIRST FLOOR PART GALLERIED LANDING. To the right there is a window overlooking the gardens and to the left, through a doorway, is a:- SECOND LANDING. Further window overlooking the gardens, built-in storage cupboard. From the right hand landing there are doors off to:- BEDROOM 1 – 18’5” x 11’9”. A lovely dual aspect room with a large recessed window providing views over woodland and countryside.

BEDROOM 2 – 14’5” min. x 12’2”. Dual aspect with large windows overlooking the gardens, built-in wardrobe, period fireplace with stone fire surround and mantel and an

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ornamental metal grate and side panels. External stone steps descending to the driveway and garden. From the left hand landing there are doors off to:- BEDROOM 3 – 13’2” x 11’9”. Large recessed window overlooking the gardens and woodland. BEDROOM 4 – 11’ x 10’. A lovely dual aspect room with large recessed windows overlooking the gardens and also providing far reaching views to countryside. Built-in fitted cupboards on either side of a chimney breast. BATHROOM. White suite comprising a tile enclosed bath with tiled wall surround, mixer tap and shower attachment with toiletry shelving at one end and a wall mounted towel rail. Low level wc, pedestal wash hand basin, part tiled walls, ceramic tiled floor, opaque glazed window.

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OUTSIDE

The property has two vehicular entrances both off unmade lanes both providing vehicular access. The main access opens onto an area in front of the house which provides off-road parking area for numerous vehicles to the side of which is a stone built shed (probably a former privy). Adjacent to this is a chicken house and run. From this area, large gardens, (that are mainly lawned with inset mature trees), spread out to the right hand side and then sweep around to the rear of the property.

A concreted footpath from the parking areas leads up to the front door and there is a gated access through to the rest of the garden which lies in front and to one side of the house featuring a pond and slightly overgrown garden areas with mature bushes and trees. A slate screed path runs around the house with a gate into a courtyard garden at the rear. In all the grounds extend to approximately ¾ of an acre. To the rear of the house further vehicular access provides off-road parking for two more vehicles. GENERAL INFORMATION 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 6HW. SERVICES – Mains water, mains electricity, private drainage. For Council Tax see www.mycounciltax.org.uk. DIRECTIONS – From Truro follow the A30 north eastwards towards Liskeard and come off the first Bodmin turn off following signs to Liskeard and Plymouth on the A38. Proceed up the slip road to a roundabout, at which turn right following Liskeard/Plymouth A38. At the

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next roundabout go straight across. Follow this road through the Glynn Valley for approximately 4 miles and then, by the Halfway House, turn left towards St Neot and Colliford Lake. Go past the Halfway House on your left and ascend a steep hill. Continue to follow this lane for 1½ miles and just before a crossroads and cattle grid, turn right towards Ley (the road is marked unsuitable for wide vehicles). Follow this road for approximately .7 of a mile (having passed through the hamlet of Ley) go past the farm with two turnings into it and take the third turning on your right which is a road marked dead end. Follow this road down bearing left at the fork, keep following the lane until it turns into an unmade track, follow the unmade track for a short distance and take the first turning left into the vehicular entrance to Middle Lodge. 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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Not to scale – for identification purposes only.

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For reference only, not to form any part of a sales contract.

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