A STUNNING cottage that featured on ‘Poldark’ and is set on a dramatic cliffside with ocean views is up for auction, writes SWNS reporter Lauren Beavis.
The beautiful one-bedroom property looks over one of Cornwall's best beaches and has the potential to be transformed into a ‘Grand-Designs style project’.
Porthscylla, the detached property in Porthcurno has been featured in the TV series Poldark. It will appear in auction for the guide price of £395,000.
Katie, senior auction appraiser at Clive Emson Auctioneers, said: “Something like this offered to the auction market in such a truly beautiful un-spoilt location really is an absolute rarity and anyone who visits Porthcurno even on a rainy day would be crazy not to fall in love with it”.
The property, nestled into cliffs near the famous open-air Minack Theatre, has been in the same family and ‘thoroughly enjoyed for a century’.
It sits on about 0.78 hectares (1.94 acres) of predominantly cliffside land, with a level area located towards the top offering potential for formalisation.
The quaint cottage contains an entrance/utility area, a W.C., a kitchen, shower room with a double basin, a double bedroom and a living/dining room.
According to Clive Emson Auctioneers, the property now requires a course of updating throughout, whilst benefiting from permission in principle for demolition and replacement giving potential for “Grand Design-style opportunities to be explored” - subject to all necessary consents being obtainable.
Cornwall Council have granted Permission in Principle for the demolition and replacement of the chalet-style bungalow.
Porthcylla is being auctioned together with Marshall’s Estate Agents of Penzance.
Bidding for the current auction goes live on Monday, June 10 and ends on Wednesday, June 12.
For more information, visit: www.cliveemson.co.uk/properties/250/69/