Porthminster Beach at St. Ives
A Cornish woman has purchased the Upton Towans beach property in Gwithian, Cornwall that marketers are describing as the inspiration for Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse.
The price? £80,000, £30,000 more than the guide price for the property. That amount translates to about $130,100 in U.S. dollars.
Regulations prohibit development of the 76-acre property, which is a favorite among surfers, walkers, beach loungers and literary pilgrims.
Read the full story. Then read more about Porthminster beach, the actual beach that Woolf and her family frequented during their summers at nearby St. Ives, the location of Woolf’s childhood summer home, Talland House.
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Margaret, you have raised some interesting questions that I hadn’t considered. If you have any links to the discussions you mention, I would appreciate your posting them here on on your blog.
Has anyone else seen any discussion of the issues that Margaret raises?
Thank you for visiting my blog and clarifying what exactly was auctioned in the sale of the land around Godrevy Lighthouse.
However, the accounts I have read do not discuss the lighthouse itself. One account did say that whoever bought the land would have to maintain the lighthouse. What does it cost to do that?
The question is, who owns the lighthouse, who maintains it and, as a result of the publicity it earned in the selling of the land, is it likely to come under the protection of the National Trust?
Is there a lighthouse keeper in residence?
With a property as stunning as this she will have no problem selling above the guide price Cornwall is a beautiful location to own a property.