Built in 1824 as the vicarage for the parish of Lanteglos-by-Fowey, Pendower House (as it later became) was home for the Rectors of the parish until about the First World War, at which time it was superseded by the present vicarage in Polruan.

The property has been in private ownership since that time. Now, however, May, Whetter and Grose are seeking offers in the region of £795,000 for this property through their Fowery office.

The house is of mostly stone construction, and the slate-hung west elevation, with its classically proportioned windows, is particularly fine and epitomises the understated elegance of the Cornish country house of the late Georgian period.

Situated in some of the most delightful countryside Cornwall has to offer, Pendower House lies in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is almost completely surrounded, to the south, west and east, by National Trust land.

The spacious five or six bedroom accommodation includes a delightful 30ft sitting room and welcoming farmhouse kitchen and breakfast room.

The mature gardens and grounds which extend to about nine acres house a number of useful outbuildings, including stabling for three horses, and a delightful period greenhouse.

A recently refurbished, detached stone-built cottage, which is of considerable charm, stands within the grounds, approximately 200 yds from the main house.