Andrewartha Mews marks
award-winning Poltair Homes’ debut in the historic Cornish borough of Penryn. It
contains all the hallmark qualities that have enabled us to establish a
reputation as a provider of high quality homes. A select development of ten
houses ideal for family use is being created in a highly desirable location on
the edge of this fascinating town.
With the high quality build and specification now routinely associated with
Poltair Homes, the new properties offer breathtaking views over Penryn, the
Glasney valley, Penryn River and Carrick Roads, some of the world’s finest
sailing waters.
The houses are all individually designed, with combinations of differing
materials and attractive and varied architectural features. Purchasers can
choose from extensive and up-to-date ranges of good quality kitchens, bathrooms,
tiling and floor finishes.
Andrewartha Mews has a range of architectural features including slate colour
roofs, the occasional cat slide dormer window, oriel bays, colour washed
rendering and natural slate hanging. Private garden spaces have been considered
as terraced areas, with decking, linking stepped arrangements and a combination
of grassed areas and dense planting.
As well as being a rich source of fascinating historical detail, Penryn is a
town that has been re-born in quite exceptional style over the past
quarter-century, and in a fashion that caught the eye long before regeneration
became a buzz word. It was granted its charter way back in 1236 and is today an
exceptionally handsome town, thanks largely to a policy of careful restoration
of its old buildings that began in the mid-1970s and attracted nationwide
interest.
The restoration has emphasised the town’s rare medieval character, with
Government grants having been secured to save old buildings
in a major conservation programme.
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Walk through the town
today and you are never far from a little lane or alley that offers a
tantalising glimpse into yesteryear. Beside shop doorways are openings known as
opes – narrow passages leading to rows of picturesque cottages where you will
find old stones incorporated into the walls.
Now Penryn is all set to re-establish itself as a
place of learning. The main hub of the Combined Universities of Cornwall (CUC)
project will be at the Tremough campus of Falmouth College of Arts on the
outskirts of Penryn.
The seaside resort of Falmouth, just two miles away, offers Penryn residents
beautiful, safe bathing beaches, the world’s third biggest natural harbour, and
a host of invigorating coastal walks. Falmouth is also the site of the new
National Maritime Museum Cornwall, where you can enjoy a memorable experience as
you go back in nautical time.
Close to the Maritime Museum are the wharves and dry docks of Falmouth Ship
Repair Yard, which is an increasingly diverse operation these
days, with burgeoning cruise ship traffic a notable highlight. The daily
shipping movements make a fascinating spectacle visible from any number
of natural vantage points around the town and harbour.
Before the ship repair docks took centre stage in the inner harbour, Falmouth
was Britain’s premier packet ship port for 160 years, hosting
vessels involved in carrying mail all over the world. One aspect of history that
remains alive today is the Fal oyster fishery and its small fleet of
local working boats . The registered oyster fishermen harvest their catch under
strictly controlled conditions, including a ban on any mechanical
catching gear.
The Fal meanders north to the city of Truro, Cornwall’s vibrant shopping and
commercial capital – which, alternatively, is just 20 minutes’ drive by road
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