The Copper House in Truro, South Cornwall.

The Copper House
Truro

The Copper House (TW6) is a detached Grade II listed building constructed around 1780 as an administrative building for the Gwennap copper mines. It features a huge iron-clad strongroom and it is said that the world copper price was set from here each morning. Standing within the grounds of The Old Stables, (TW7) originally a detached coach house and stables which has undergone a 3-year renovation project to provide holiday letting accommodation for up to 10 people. Both holiday properties are accessed by a sweeping gravel driveway.<br />Now granted mining World Heritage status, the parish of Gwennap was once said to be the richest couple of square miles in the world. With the decline of mining in the mid to late 1800s, The Copper House reverted to a country house. Originally part of the Burncoose Landed Estate with the Chelsea award-winning nurseries adjacent, it now stands in its own secluded grounds surrounded by many species of camellias and rhododendrons.<br />This idyillic rural position is set vaguely in the centre of a triangle between Truro, Falmouth and Redruth with the beaches of the south coast 5 miles, the north coast 8 miles and Lands End 20 miles, making it perhaps one of the best central positions for visiting the whole of Cornwall. Pubs 1 mile._<ul><li>Elec incl </li><li>Shop 2 miles</li><li>Radio/cassette/CD</li><li>Auto wm/tumble dryer</li><li>M/wave</li><li>D/washer</li><li>Fridge/freezer</li><li>Freezer</li><li>Cot</li><li>Extensive, enclosed lawned grounds with patio</li><li>Barbecue</li><li>Duvets with linen and towels</li></ul>_<em><strong>Note:</strong></em> The Copper House and The Old Stables may be booked together to sleep up to 20+5 people_Exceptionally large living/billiard room with full size antique billiards/snooker table and wooden floor. Grand dining-room with doors to patio. Large, well-equipped, galley-style kitchen with two Belfast sinks and original quarry-tiled floor. Large sitting/music room with grand piano and open fire. Bar/games room with TV. Study/sitting room. Utility. Twin-bedded room with additional single bed (for +1) and TV. Separate W.C. <em>First floor:</em> Double bedroom with four-poster bed, TV and en-suite bathroom/W.C. with over-bath shower. Double bedroom with 5ft bed, TV and en-suite bathroom/W.C. and double shower cubicle. Double bedroom with en-suite bathroom/W.C. with shower cubicle. Double bedroom with additional single bed (for +1). Twin-bedded room. Bathroom/W.C. with shower cubicle. Separate W.C. _<ul><li>Full oil CH incl </li><li>Open fire - fuel incl</li><li>8-ring gas hob</li><li>Parking (for 4 cars)</li><li>Five TVs</li><li>Two <br />DVDs</li></ul>