For Sale4 Bedroom House in Lelant, St. Ives, Cornwall, TR26 3EF£750,000

A beautifully restored Grade ll listed former Abbey in the village of Lelant just a short distance from St Ives History - The exact age of The Abbey is unknown but it was probably built between 1300-1400 AD as a respite dwelling for monks of the Benedictine Priory of St Michaels Mount which is less than a day's walk from Lelant. The Abbey provided hospitality to pilgrims arriving at the Port of Lelant (then the largest and deepest port on the North Cornwall coast ) . From The Abbey they would have walked to St Michaels Mount along St Michaels way , which is part of a network of pilgrim routes that lead to St James' Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela in northern Spain . The Abbey, following the dissolution of the Monasteries, from 1581 was in the same local families ownership for 400 years. The Abbey has undergone much change over the centuries particularly during the Georgian and Victorian periods however between 1965 to 1999 virtually no maintenance was carried out and the property became very derelict. Renovations were started in October 2014 and completed in December 2016 and has since been used as a family holiday home and holiday rental by the current owners. Original Features The Abbey has some rather grand granite features; the pillar in the main reception room, several granite arched doorways, a spiral granite staircase and the remnants of south facing mullion windows. Many of the granite features are probably of Norman origin and may have been salvaged from old churches locally. Ground floor - The front door opens in to large terracotta tiled entrance hall with mullion windows overlooking the front garden. Directly ahead is the WC/cloakroom which includes a Utility cupboard which has space and plumbing for both a washing machine and tumble drier. To the left off the hall is the kitchen breakfast room and to the right the main reception room. The kitchen breakfast room is two steps down from the hall, has a terracotta tiled floor and a door opening on to the kitchen garden along with a beamed ceiling, space for a large range in the old inglenook, an open pantry, wooden kitchen cupboards a Belfast sink and space and plumbing for a dishwasher and an under counter fridge and freezer. The main reception in entered from the hall through a granite arch. The reception room has a wooden floor, a beamed ceiling, a granite fireplace at each end with a wood burner in one and a gas fired stove in the other, two sash windows overlook the garden with one of them having wooden shutters. First Floor - A quite magnificent granite spiral staircase ascends to the first floor landing off which are all four double bedrooms all benefiting from views out over the front garden. Three of the bedrooms have original granite fireplaces and one has an en suite shower room. Also off the landing, over the stairs, is a large walk in storage room and a door leading out to the rear garden. The Exterior - Entrance to The Abbey is from a shared driveway in to a gravelled parking area for three to four cars. Steps then ascend to a lawned front garden Front Garden - The south facing front garden slopes upwards towards the Abbey from the parking area with a gravel pathway and steps cutting through the lawns to a granite paved patio area in front of the property. To each side of the lawns are areas of planting to include a mix of shrubs and trees. On the right from the upper lawn is a gate opening on to Abbey Hill and to the left an opening in to the kitchen garden. Kitchen Garden - Partially walled on one side and hedged on the other the garden contains a mix of herbs and bushes, access to the kitchen and at the end is a shed. Rear Garden - The rear garden is accessed from the first floor landing as the property is built in to the hillside. A gravelled pathway leads up to an open lawned area with a mix of mature trees at the borders. There is also a gate opening on to Abbey Hill. View payable Stamp Duty for this property