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SETTING THE SCENE

The village of Perranwell Station lies in an incredibly desirable part of south Cornwall, not far from the Fal Estuary - and as suggested by the name, has its own railway station on the branch line running between the port and university town of Falmouth, and the cathedral city of Truro.

Perranwell Station is a thriving village with a traditional village pub - The Royal Oak, primary school and even a long-established classic car garage. Unsurprisingly it is one of the most desirable locations in south Cornwall for families wanting to be close to the private and state schools in Truro and within easy reach of watersports facilities at Falmouth and Mylor Yacht Harbour, with the surfing beaches of the north coast about ten miles drive.

Perranwell Station is only 6 miles from the main London Paddington-Penzance main railway line in Truro, with an overnight ‘sleeper’ service. Newquay airport is 25 miles away.

HISTORY

The original house was built circa mid 1850 as a four square house with a small addition to the left hand end later that century. The owners were the Edwards' family who owned the mill near Devoran. Their final descendant here was a Mrs Edwards who died c1948/9 and left the property in her will "to my doctor" namely her GP who had a surgery in the line of terraced cottages on the main road near The Norway. However, very soon after this c.1948/9 her doctor also died !

He had been joined in the practice only recently by Dr Franklin Coombs as a junior partner and the lawyers decided that he should therefore inherit the property, which he did at a fairly young age. He was known as rather a legend in Perranwell, clearly quite a character with a great interest in natural history particularly birds, crows and choughs especially, studying their behaviour in various cages at Greenwith Place . He was an accomplished artist well known in the bird world and keen cine film maker including for Natural History projects with BBC Bristol. He was a good friend of Sir Peter Scott the naturalist who often stayed at the house.

He clearly had a fine eye for detail and in 1949/50 built the substantial extension to the right side of the house, including a terrace with a granite balustrade with original stone from Carclew Manor which had been destroyed by fire in 1934 and several old millstones forming steps. Every detail was very well done internally also with very solid construction . He also refashioned the adjacent coach house creating an artists studio above.

His wife was a great plantswoman and planted out the extensive gardens with many specimen camellias and rhododendrons which are now well established and a phenomenal site in the early part of the year.

After he died, the property was then purchased by Mr Parrish of Flushing who never actually lived here but sold on to our clients in August 1991. There was a lot of work to be done when our client moved in including complete rewiring, central heating installation and damp proof coursing as needed in the older part of the house. Our clients have lived here ever since and much enjoyed their time in such a happy home and wonderful garden.

Greenwith Place now offers its next owners plenty of scope to rework and update the house for the next 30 years.

THE TOUR

Entered through an attractive portico in the original part of the house, Greenwith Place has a generous entrance hall with panelled walls and leads in three directions to the rest of the house. The formal dining room, is at the front of the house with an open fireplace, large sash windows overlooking the front garden to the south and wood flooring. Behind the dining room is the farmhouse style kitchen with oil fired Aga and serving hatchway through to the dining room. The rear hall leads past a pantry, larder and further on to the utility/boot room. Completing the ground floor accommodation is the snug/study and the sitting room with French doors to the garden. On the first floor there are 5 bedrooms (the principal being en-suite), in addition to a family bathroom.

Across the drive from the main house is an 'L'-shaped former coach house which is quite generous in size and has attractive elevations in keeping with the house. The lower level comprises a single garage, workshop and store, with a spacious studio/office above. Although requiring renovation, this attractive building compliments the house very well and could be a marvellous home office space.

THE GREAT OUTDOORS

This incredibly pretty house enjoys a southerly aspect overlooking its gardens and grounds, extending to some 3 acres which include a formal lawned area directly in front of the main house and a second spacious level lawned area to the west of the coach house. The grounds fall mainly to the southern side of the property and are made up of mature private woodland with paths that meander through trees providing a series of charming walks. There are some truly magnificent specimen trees and shrubs throughout the grounds.

SERVICES

Mains water, electricity, drainage and oil fired AGA and central heating system. Super fast broadband.

DISTANCES (all distances approximate)

Perranwell Station 0.5 miles, Falmouth 5 miles, Truro 6 miles, Mylor Yacht Harbour 6 miles, Porthtowan 10 miles

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