Sea View Double glazing

Buckingham House
The Bank
St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly

A very well situated and spacious Guest House. Well established and offered with almost all furniture, furnishings and fittings as a going concern.

Reception Hall. Good sized Guest Dining Room and Lounge. Ground Floor Cloakroom. Four Double Bedrooms and Two Single Bedrooms on the first and second floors. Kitchen, ancillary work rooms. Owner’s Bed sitting Room and Bathroom on the basement floor. Sea views from the rear elevation windows across St. Mary’s Roads.

NB: Planning consent has recently been given to convert from Bed & Breakfast into four self contained self catering apartments (one of which must be occupied by the Owner)

Buckingham House is a character property built over three floors plus a basement, probably in excess of two hundred years ago and constructed of granite walls surmounted by a slated roof.

It has been successfully run as a Guest House by the present Owner for approximately thirty years, the Owner having now decided to retire from the business.

Buckingham House is situated in an area known locally as “The Bank”. The Bank in fact is a turning space at the end of the High Street of Hugh Town and therefore ideally situated being a place where holiday makers pass frequently on their way to St. Mary’s Harbour quay which is only a few yards away from the property. This together with the sea views from the rear windows on the first and second floors all add to it’s ideal location.

The present Owner, over some years has spent money on modernisation including all front windows which have been replaced with UPVC double glazed units, re wiring and the majority of re plumbing which was carried out in December, 1997 and since the installation of hardwood panelled doors, new shower rooms etc.

The accommodation comprises:

On the Ground Floor

Steps from the roadway lead through a part glazed front door into:

Reception Hall With the original archway separating the front from the rear of the hallway. Two power points.

Guest Dining Room ( front) 14’5” X 14’0” (plus small front bay window) A feature of this room is the original granite fireplace and granite exposed walling to both sides.
Dumb waiter to kitchen at basement level. Two power points.

Double hardwood bevelled glass doors lead into:

Guest Lounge (also approached from the rear hallway) 13’5” X 11’5” Again a feature of this room is the massive granite fireplace 5’6” wide and granite walling with built in shelving and cupboard to one side. Four power points. Television aerial socket.

From the rear of the hall three steps lead down to:

Cloaks Having part tiled walls and a vinylay covered floor and fitted with a low level w.c. and corner wash hand basin.

A staircase from here leads down to:

Basement

Hallway Which approaches:

Owner’s Bedsitting Room 14’3” X 10’10” Having exposed granite walls. One wall is completely fitted with cupboards from floor to ceiling having four louvered doors. In addition there is a high level storage cupboard. Exposed ceiling beams. Two power points. Television aerial point.

Kitchen 11’2” X 11’2” Having a commercial hard flooring and oil fired aga. Fitted with a double drainer stainless steel sink unit. Double built in floor unit and double wall storage cabinet. High level cupboard housing the heavy duty copper hot water cylinder ( fitted new in 2004) with electric immersion heater. Dumb waiter connecting with guest dining room.

An extension of the kitchen with fitted wall storage cupboard and shelving leads to:

Rear Hall With plumbing for automatic washing machine and storage cupboard.

Three steps up then lead through a further hall extension to:

Owner’s Shower Room Having a cork tiled floor and fitted with a low level w.c. Vanity basing set into a cabinet with double doors and having a wall mirror over and fluorescent / shaver socket. Fully tiled shower cubicle with built in shower unit and glass door. Electric ventilation.

From the extension of the hallway is a:

Covered Yard With translucent roof. Coat hanging space and storage. A door then leads into the:

Rear Yard Fully enclosed by walls having an above ground plastic oil tank and a pedestrian gate giving access via a right of way to the roadway.

From the reception hall a staircase leads to:

A Half Landing Off which is a:

Toilet Having a cork tiled floor and fully tiled walls and fitted with a low level w.c.

Landing Having two double fitted storage / linen cupboards with additional store cupboards over. Power point.

Bedroom 1 13’6” X 10’4” Having sea views across St. Mary’s Roads to the island of Samson. Two built in cupboards. Pedestal was hand basin with tiling, a wall mirror and fluorescent light / shaver socket. Two power points.

En Suite Shower Room With fully tiled shower cubicle. Mira shower and glass door. Low level w.c. Electric ventilation.

Bedroom 2 13’10” X 9’8” Having a vanity basin set into a cabinet with double doors and having a wall mirror over and fluorescent / shaver socket. Built in double wardrobe and two drawer chest of drawers. Two power points.

En Suite Shower Room With fully tiled shower cubicle. Mira shower and glass door. Low level w.c. Electric ventilation.

Bedroom 3 10’3” X 6’1” Having a vanity basin set into a cabinet with double doors and having a wall mirror over and fluorescent / shaver socket. Two power points.

A further staircase then leads to:
On the Second Floor:

Landing Power point. Off which are:

Bedroom 4 13’3” X 11’2” Having sea views across St. Mary’s Roads to the island of Samson. Vanity basin set into a cabinet with double doors and having a wall mirror over and fluorescent / shaver socket. Built in walk in wardrobe (this has the potential to convert to a shower room) Two power points.

Bedroom 5 13’10” X 7’10” Having views from it’s window to Penninis Headland. Vanity basing set into a cabinet with double doors and having a wall mirror over and fluorescent / shaver socket. Built in double wardrobe. Two power points.

Bedroom 6 10’2” X 9’1” With views from the window to Penninis Headland and Town Beach. Vanity basin set into a cabinet with double doors and having a wall mirror over and fluorescent / shaver socket. Built in double wardrobe. Two power points.

Opposite bedroom 4 across the landing are two sliding doors which lead into:

Two entirely separate fully tiled Shower Rooms each having a shower cubicle with Mira showers and glass doors. Wall mounted electric fan heaters and electric ventilation.

FURNISHINGS: The majority of furniture, furnishings, fixtures and fittings excluding a few personal items are all included in the sale price to enable a Purchaser to continue running the Guest House for the number of persons occupied.

SERVICES: Mains water, drainage and electricity are connected. Telephone is connected subject to usual regulations.

ASSESSMENTS: For the purposes of Council Property Tax, the Owner’s accommodation is designated in Band ‘A’ in the Valuation List, producing a charge of £721.26 for the year 2008/2009

The Guest House is assessed to a commercial rateable value 0f £4,450 for the year 2005/2006. The charge is assessed at either 42.2p or 41.5p in the £ depending upon the level of rateable value and the Owner’s qualification for business rates relief.

Water is paid by meter.