House For Sale £1,100,000
Offered for sale on the open market for the first time since 1795 this stunning Grade II farmhouse is a unique opportunity to purchase a large family home steeped in history, with the additional benefit of four separate cottages. With a wealth of charming original features, exposed timber work, and beautiful period architecture it has much to offer the prospective purchaser.
The History
The house was purchased by the family in 1795 and has been handed down to the eldest son since then. Parts of the house, most probably the kitchen and adjoining rooms, are believed to have been standing during the time of William the Conqueror and a dwelling on the site is listed in the Domesday Book.
The house was added to in Tudor times and the main bedroom has a doorway from that period. The vaulted ceiling is representative of this time and the room may have had a more specific purpose than being a bedroom. This room was joined to another room, since demolished, to the east, on the site of the current 'Surgery'. The blocked doorway was found during renovation and can still be seen on the exterior wall. The upstairs corridor, to the bedrooms, was added later. Originally all these rooms would have had a door at each end and would have been accessed by walking through each room. Evidence to show this are the doorways along the 'new' corridor. At the top of the stairs is a small room, known as the 'Powder Room' named for the belief that wigs were chalked and powdered here. The dining room features a semi-circular Queen Anne Spice Cupboard.
The house was the Manor Court and the Tudor Rose, on the living room ceiling, indicates that court sessions took place here. The house may have been linked to the nearby Priory, demolished by Henry VIII, and was possibly the Bishop's Palace. Local belief is that there was an underground tunnel from house to Priory, although this has not been found. The house was also used as the vicarage for the local church. At the time of purchase by the family, there was more open land and fields around the house, so farming was possible. The family owned several houses close by and family members moved between them, as evidenced by Census data. Whilst most family owners farmed the land, they also managed the nearby Tannery until the 1860s. After that, the son was a doctor and had the 'Surgery' built. This was originally two rooms and allowed patients to be seen here, rather than at an office in the town.
From 1912, the house continued as a farm, with fields being used on the outskirts of the town. Many Bodmin people remember Miss Mudge walking her Guernsey cows through the town and up Castle Hill twice daily, on their journey to the farm buildings for milking. The milk was cooled, placed in churns, wheeled to Dennison Road, and left for the tanker to collect for transportation to the local creamery.
Description
Located in the heart of Bodmin, this stunning Grade II farmhouse is a unique opportunity to purchase a large family home steeped in history, with the additional benefit of four separate cottages. With a wealth of charming original features, exposed timber work, and beautiful period architecture it has much to offer the prospective purchaser.
Set behind a low slate and stone wall, the lawned garden leads to a portico over the 18th century panelled front door. Entering the hallway one should appreciate the quality of the tiled flooring extending through this central space, as well as the wood panelling to the walls. The main reception room enjoys a large shuttered sash window and wood-burning stove on a slate hearth beneath a granite lintel. Stepping back into the hallway, the dining room projects from the front of the house, with its cast iron fireplace set within a slate surround and tiled hearth. The 18th century cupboards are of particular note, with their arched panelled doors, being recessed into the curved masonry wall.
The traditional farmhouse kitchen has a range of free-standing cabinetry with integrated electric hob and oven. A gas-fired esse range cooker sits adjacent to the window, while a dresser includes two ceramic sinks. Large slate flagstones cover the floor, and extend through into the utility room and scullery. Within the utility room is the gas-fired boiler, a belfast sink and plumbing for an automatic washing machine. The side lobby gives access to to the parking area and a workshop at the rear, as well as the scullery with its brick cloam oven, granite water trough and meat hooks. Completing the ground floor accommodation is a pantry with quarry tile flooring and shelves, and a WC with concealed cistern and basin.
Rising to the first floor via a dog-leg staircase, the landing gives access to the bedrooms and bathroom. Of particular note is the master bedroom with its barrel ceiling, timber double doors and wide floorboards. A dog-grate sits within a stone fireplace with large granite lintel over. The four further bedrooms are all of an excellent size; the front bedroom has splendid exposed roof trusses. The family bathroom boasts a freestanding claw-footed bath, WC with high-level cistern and a charming vanity unit with tiled splashback. To the second floor is a further shower room set in the roofspace with cubicle with mixer shower, wash-hand basin and WC.
Externally, the property enjoys a pleasant rear garden with mature trees, and carpets of wild flowers around beautiful camellia and rhododendrons. A gardeners loo with WC and basin is found next to the back door. A gate in the courtyard gives access to a walled garden of over quarter of an acre. Off-street parking is available by the side door into the kitchen and scullery.
The property is sold with four separate additional dwellings, all of which are currently let on assured shorthold tenancies. At the eastern end of the main house is "The Surgery", a studio apartment with mezzanine sleeping area and open-plan kitchen/living space with wood-burning stove, wooden cabinetry with belfast sink, and a wet room with shower, WC and basin. "The Surgery" is currently let for £410pcm.
The further properties are arranged around a courtyard, and were redeveloped in 2008. "The Apple Chamber", currently let for £595pcm, is bright and airy, with full-height windows and doors in the living area and a free-standing stove. A slate floor runs through to the well-appointed kitchen, and shower room; stairs lead to the bedroom, and it also benefits from a private garden.
"The Hay Barn", let at £695pcm, is laid out on a reverse plan, with two bedrooms and shower room on the ground floor, and the kitchen and living space on the first floor. "The Cow House", also let at £695pcm, is part slate-hung externally and enjoys a private garden. The internal layout cleverly sets the property over two floors, with a half-flight of stairs leading down to the living room and kitchen, and a half-flight leading up to the two bedrooms and bathroom.
Services
The following services are available: Mains electric, mains gas, mains water, mains drainage and telephone line is connected (however we have not verified connection).
Location
Bodmin offers a strategic location in the heart of the county, being at the junction of the A30 and A38 trunk roads. The main line railway station at Bodmin Parkway offers direct services to London Paddington. The town is surrounded by contrasting and beautiful scenery with the Fowey river valley to the south and nearby Lanhydrock House, owned by the National Trust.
The History
The house was purchased by the family in 1795 and has been handed down to the eldest son since then. Parts of the house, most probably the kitchen and adjoining rooms, are believed to have been standing during the time of William the Conqueror and a dwelling on the site is listed in the Domesday Book.
The house was added to in Tudor times and the main bedroom has a doorway from that period. The vaulted ceiling is representative of this time and the room may have had a more specific purpose than being a bedroom. This room was joined to another room, since demolished, to the east, on the site of the current 'Surgery'. The blocked doorway was found during renovation and can still be seen on the exterior wall. The upstairs corridor, to the bedrooms, was added later. Originally all these rooms would have had a door at each end and would have been accessed by walking through each room. Evidence to show this are the doorways along the 'new' corridor. At the top of the stairs is a small room, known as the 'Powder Room' named for the belief that wigs were chalked and powdered here. The dining room features a semi-circular Queen Anne Spice Cupboard.
The house was the Manor Court and the Tudor Rose, on the living room ceiling, indicates that court sessions took place here. The house may have been linked to the nearby Priory, demolished by Henry VIII, and was possibly the Bishop's Palace. Local belief is that there was an underground tunnel from house to Priory, although this has not been found. The house was also used as the vicarage for the local church. At the time of purchase by the family, there was more open land and fields around the house, so farming was possible. The family owned several houses close by and family members moved between them, as evidenced by Census data. Whilst most family owners farmed the land, they also managed the nearby Tannery until the 1860s. After that, the son was a doctor and had the 'Surgery' built. This was originally two rooms and allowed patients to be seen here, rather than at an office in the town.
From 1912, the house continued as a farm, with fields being used on the outskirts of the town. Many Bodmin people remember Miss Mudge walking her Guernsey cows through the town and up Castle Hill twice daily, on their journey to the farm buildings for milking. The milk was cooled, placed in churns, wheeled to Dennison Road, and left for the tanker to collect for transportation to the local creamery.
Description
Located in the heart of Bodmin, this stunning Grade II farmhouse is a unique opportunity to purchase a large family home steeped in history, with the additional benefit of four separate cottages. With a wealth of charming original features, exposed timber work, and beautiful period architecture it has much to offer the prospective purchaser.
Set behind a low slate and stone wall, the lawned garden leads to a portico over the 18th century panelled front door. Entering the hallway one should appreciate the quality of the tiled flooring extending through this central space, as well as the wood panelling to the walls. The main reception room enjoys a large shuttered sash window and wood-burning stove on a slate hearth beneath a granite lintel. Stepping back into the hallway, the dining room projects from the front of the house, with its cast iron fireplace set within a slate surround and tiled hearth. The 18th century cupboards are of particular note, with their arched panelled doors, being recessed into the curved masonry wall.
The traditional farmhouse kitchen has a range of free-standing cabinetry with integrated electric hob and oven. A gas-fired esse range cooker sits adjacent to the window, while a dresser includes two ceramic sinks. Large slate flagstones cover the floor, and extend through into the utility room and scullery. Within the utility room is the gas-fired boiler, a belfast sink and plumbing for an automatic washing machine. The side lobby gives access to to the parking area and a workshop at the rear, as well as the scullery with its brick cloam oven, granite water trough and meat hooks. Completing the ground floor accommodation is a pantry with quarry tile flooring and shelves, and a WC with concealed cistern and basin.
Rising to the first floor via a dog-leg staircase, the landing gives access to the bedrooms and bathroom. Of particular note is the master bedroom with its barrel ceiling, timber double doors and wide floorboards. A dog-grate sits within a stone fireplace with large granite lintel over. The four further bedrooms are all of an excellent size; the front bedroom has splendid exposed roof trusses. The family bathroom boasts a freestanding claw-footed bath, WC with high-level cistern and a charming vanity unit with tiled splashback. To the second floor is a further shower room set in the roofspace with cubicle with mixer shower, wash-hand basin and WC.
Externally, the property enjoys a pleasant rear garden with mature trees, and carpets of wild flowers around beautiful camellia and rhododendrons. A gardeners loo with WC and basin is found next to the back door. A gate in the courtyard gives access to a walled garden of over quarter of an acre. Off-street parking is available by the side door into the kitchen and scullery.
The property is sold with four separate additional dwellings, all of which are currently let on assured shorthold tenancies. At the eastern end of the main house is "The Surgery", a studio apartment with mezzanine sleeping area and open-plan kitchen/living space with wood-burning stove, wooden cabinetry with belfast sink, and a wet room with shower, WC and basin. "The Surgery" is currently let for £410pcm.
The further properties are arranged around a courtyard, and were redeveloped in 2008. "The Apple Chamber", currently let for £595pcm, is bright and airy, with full-height windows and doors in the living area and a free-standing stove. A slate floor runs through to the well-appointed kitchen, and shower room; stairs lead to the bedroom, and it also benefits from a private garden.
"The Hay Barn", let at £695pcm, is laid out on a reverse plan, with two bedrooms and shower room on the ground floor, and the kitchen and living space on the first floor. "The Cow House", also let at £695pcm, is part slate-hung externally and enjoys a private garden. The internal layout cleverly sets the property over two floors, with a half-flight of stairs leading down to the living room and kitchen, and a half-flight leading up to the two bedrooms and bathroom.
Services
The following services are available: Mains electric, mains gas, mains water, mains drainage and telephone line is connected (however we have not verified connection).
Location
Bodmin offers a strategic location in the heart of the county, being at the junction of the A30 and A38 trunk roads. The main line railway station at Bodmin Parkway offers direct services to London Paddington. The town is surrounded by contrasting and beautiful scenery with the Fowey river valley to the south and nearby Lanhydrock House, owned by the National Trust.
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