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Plas Muriau,Betws Y Coed

A Grade II Listed fine period residence set in approximately 5 acres of beautiful grounds.

Pleasantly situated on the outskirts of the picturesque village of Betws y Coed commandinga slightly elevated setting enjoying extensive views over the village to the Snowdonia

Mountain Range.

Improved and sympathetically restored by the present owners, this is a rare opportunity toacquire one of the finest homes in the area following approximately 30 years of ownership.

Viewing highly recommended.

Guide price £495,000

Tel: (01492) 642551 www.iwanmwilliams.co.uk

Plas Muriau, Betws Y Coed, Conwy, LL24 OHD

DescriptionDescriptionDescriptionDescription A substantial country home set in approximately 5 acres ofgrounds and approached along a private tree-lined driveway to gravelledfront circular hard-standing.

Built circa 1850 and lovingly restored by the present owners retainingoriginal features throughout.The property benefits from wet and dry central heating.Affording: Entrance Porch, Reception Hallway, Living and Music Room,Dining Room, Breakfast Kitchen, Study/Butlers Pantry, Cloakroom,Pantry, Utility Room, Rear Entrance and Boiler Room. First Floor 4Bedrooms, Bathroom and Shower Room.Range of outside stone built, outhouses/workshops with potential fordevelopment subject to planning.Viewing highly recommended.

LocationLocationLocationLocation Occupying a slightly elevated setting on the eastern side of thevillage commanding extensive views towards the Snowdonia MountainRange.

Betws y Coed is situated within the Snowdonia National Park,surrounded by woodlands and forest in an area of outstanding naturalbeauty where the tributaries of the river Conwy, Llugwy and Lledr meet.Spectacular Swallow Falls and Conwy Falls are nearby. The busyvillage, whilst retaining its rural charm, offers excellent restaurants andshopping facilities ranging from souvenirs, arts and crafts, specialityfoods, walking and climbing equipment.The area appeals especially to walkers, climbers, naturalists,photographers, artists and anglers.The traditional market town of Llanrwst with its range of local shops liesapproximately 4 miles north of Betws y Coed whilst the large shoppingcentres of Llandudno and Colwyn Bay are a further 12 miles northtowards the coast.

Brief HistoryBrief HistoryBrief HistoryBrief History Plas Muriau was built in 1850 for the Victorian gentlemanartist, George Popkin. Popkin knew David Cox, and in a memoirpublished in 1873 by Neil Solly, Popkin refers to having a sketchinglesson from David Cox at the table, and this may very well been at PlasMuriau. A few years later the property was taken on by William DruryLowe of Derbyshire, who commissioned a Florentine artist, PietroRomoli, to decorate the parlour ceiling in 1864. Plas Muriau ismentioned several times in the art historian Peter Lords book ClarenceWhaite and the Betws y Coed Artists Colony.Plas Muriau remained part of the Drury Lowe estate until early in the20th century and has changed hands only infrequently since then. It isstill essentially a small, unspoilt Victorian Country house with a fullrange of original outbuildings.The accommodation affords: (approximate measurements only)

Enclosed Front Entrance Porch:Enclosed Front Entrance Porch:Enclosed Front Entrance Porch:Enclosed Front Entrance Porch: With pitched gable roof and glazedwindows, timber and glazed external front door, Minton style tiled andslate flooring, light connected. Timber and glazed door leading to:

Reception Hallway:Reception Hallway:Reception Hallway:Reception Hallway: Timber floor, radiator, balustrade staircase leadingoff to first floor level. Doorway leading to:

Living Room:Living Room:Living Room:Living Room: 16'1" x 12'0" (4.9m x 3.67m) Attractive white marblefireplace surround, cast iron inset and grate, marble hearth. Two doublepanelled radiators. Mullion front windows. Picture rail. Historicdecorative painted ceiling (refer to brief history). Square archway to:

Music Room:Music Room:Music Room:Music Room: 11'10" x 11'10" (3.6m x 3.6m) Double panelled radiator,window to side and rear elevation. Recessed shelving. Window shutters.Side doorway leading to garden room and onto side terrace. Nightstorage heater, timber panelled walls and ceiling.

Dining Room:Dining Room:Dining Room:Dining Room: 12'1" x 16'2" (3.68m x 4.93m) Picture rail. Coving, twodouble panelled radiators, feature cast iron fireplace surround with slatehearth. Mullion window to front, window shutters, views across thevalley. Doorway leading to:

Breakfast KitchenBreakfast KitchenBreakfast KitchenBreakfast Kitchen 13'8" x 12'2" (4.17m x 3.71m) Vaulted ceiling withskylight window, window to front elevation, shutters, double panelledradiator. Dresser style base unit and plate rack. Range of worktops withspace and plumbing for dishwasher, space for fridge. Two bowlporcelain sink unit with drainer, mixer tap. Britannia cooking range withstainless steel canopy extractor above. Wall spotlighting. Doorwayleading to:

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Rear Hallway:Rear Hallway:Rear Hallway:Rear Hallway: Outside door, skylight window. Electric meters. Timberpanelling to wainscot level. External rear door.

Rear Scullery:Rear Scullery:Rear Scullery:Rear Scullery: 12'5" x 8'2" (3.79m x 2.5m) Oil central heating boiler,porcelain Belfast style sink with timber drainer, hot and cold supply.Plumbing for automatic washing machine. Sash window to sideelevation. Drying area with high level shelving and coat hanging hooks.Rear Entrance & Boiler Room:

Small Game Pantry:Small Game Pantry:Small Game Pantry:Small Game Pantry: Shelving and slate cold shelf.

Boiler Room:Boiler Room:Boiler Room:Boiler Room: Housing Baxi wood-fired secondary heating boiler andtimber store. Doorway to rear courtyard.

Rear Hallway:Rear Hallway:Rear Hallway:Rear Hallway: Radiator. Amtico flooring.

Small Study/former Butler's Pantry:Small Study/former Butler's Pantry:Small Study/former Butler's Pantry:Small Study/former Butler's Pantry: 7'7" x 6'1" (2.3m x 1.85m) Cornerwall cupboards, double panelled radiator, sash window. Walk-in pantrywith range of shelving, cold shelf, slate flagged floor.

To rear of staircase doorway leading to:

Basement Rooms:Basement Rooms:Basement Rooms:Basement Rooms: 6'0" x 7'10" and 19'2" x 6'0" (1.84m x 2.39m and5.83m x 1.83m) Light and power connected, slate flagged flooring. Slatewine racks.

First Floor

Landing:Landing:Landing:Landing: Skylight window, access to roof space.

Rear Shower Room:Rear Shower Room:Rear Shower Room:Rear Shower Room: Low level W.C., pedestal wash hand basin, tiledshower with mains mixer shower, double panelled radiator, sash windowto rear, extractor fan.

Bedroom No 1:Bedroom No 1:Bedroom No 1:Bedroom No 1: 11'11" x 16'3" (3.63m x 4.95m) Night storage heater,picture rail, mullion window to front elevation with views across thevalley towards Betws y Coed and the Snowdonia Mountain Range.Doorway to adjacent bathroom.

Bathroom:Bathroom:Bathroom:Bathroom: (With access from main landing). Timber panelled bath, lowlevel W.C., pedestal wash hand basin, antique style mixer tap withshower adaptor, small window to front, wall tiling, extractor fan. Smallconvector heater situated below bath.

Bedroom No 2:Bedroom No 2:Bedroom No 2:Bedroom No 2: 16'1" x 11'11" (4.9m x 3.62m) Timber panelled wallsand ceiling. Wash basin, mirror and spotlighting. Shaver and light point.Double panelled radiator. Mullion style window overlooking front withviews.

Bedroom No 3:Bedroom No 3:Bedroom No 3:Bedroom No 3: 11'10" x 11'10" (3.6m x 3.6m) Feature fireplace with castiron inset and slate hearth. Night storage heater. Sash window to rearelevation. Coved ceiling.

Bedroom No 4:Bedroom No 4:Bedroom No 4:Bedroom No 4: 11'10" x 12'1" (3.6m x 3.69m) Night storage heater.Wash basin. Recessed shelving/cupboard. Telephone point.

Outside:Outside:Outside:Outside: There are approximately 5 acres of grounds including a wellstocked formal, part-walled garden, yew hedges and terraces, a wildlifeorchard, several ponds and a stream, paddock, woodland which would besuitable for specialist rhododendron collection. For several years fromthe yearly 1990s until 2006 the garden was open to the public under theNational Garden Scheme and was the regional winner of a CountryGarden of the Year in 2006.Also included are a range of stone outbuildings:

Enclosed kitchen yard:Enclosed kitchen yard:Enclosed kitchen yard:Enclosed kitchen yard: Reached from rear doors, Original bakehousewith oven, outside store, wood store, W.C. and slate sink. Stone steps to

woodland walk and stone kennels above.

Former stable with Dutch gable:Former stable with Dutch gable:Former stable with Dutch gable:Former stable with Dutch gable: Now used as a working pottery 3.5m x3.5m (116 x 116) with a separate workshop behind .5m x 3m (116 x911). Mains electricity and external slate steps to loft above.

Coach house/garage:Coach house/garage:Coach house/garage:Coach house/garage: Workshop and office at one end with new double-glazed doors, wall and floor insulation, mains electricity and telephone5.5m x 3.3m (181 x 11). Additional garage and storage sections. Externalsteps to small loft above.

Old potting-shed:Old potting-shed:Old potting-shed:Old potting-shed: Attractive stone-built, detached building with loft andwindow on to main courtyard.There are also two other stone-built wood stores, a polytunnel, outsidewater taps, slate-edged paths, and an enclosed vegetable terrace withraised beds.

Front paddock with separate access onto side road. Circular pond to frontwith gravelled driveway and hardstanding.

Services:Services:Services:Services: Mains water, electricity and drainage are connected to theproperty. Oil and solid fuel central heating system.Please note that none of the services, fittings, fixtures or appliances,heating/plumbing installations or electrical systems have been tested bythe Estate Agent and no warranty is given to verify their working ability.

Directions:Directions:Directions:Directions: Proceed along the A470 from Llanrwst towards Betws yCoed for approximately 3.2 miles, take a left turning signposted CapelGarmon on approaching the village of Betws y Coed, (i.e. Secondturning to Capel Garmon from Llanrwst), and the access to Plas Muriauwill be immediately on the left hand side.

Viewing: Viewing: Viewing: Viewing: By appointment through the agents Iwan M Williams, CharltonStores, 5 Denbigh Street, Llanrwst, LL26 0LL. Tel (01492) 642551.

IMW/JAL - 17th March 2011/LL208

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