Owner of Lismore House, Michael Jay, 77, says he received tons of offers for the Helston property since it first went on the market in May 2019. However, Mr Jay felt none were good enough as many potential buyers didn’t understand the significance of the Flora Day celebrations held at the property every year.
Flora Day is an annual tradition which celebrates the passing of winter and arrival of spring.
Central to the celebrations, which take place in May, are numerous dances throughout the town, and Lismore House plays an important part with all four dances entering the grounds.
After rejecting offers for more than two years so it could remain in the hands of someone local, Mr Jay is delighted that the nine-bedroom home he lived in for 27 years is now going to local couple, Adam and Sarah Corbridge, who also own Wearnes Jewellers in Helston and Falmouth.
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Lismore House stands in enviable gardens and grounds of some 2.6 acres. Ordinarily, each year, Lismore’s picturesque ponds provide the backdrop to Flora Day traditional dances as crowds gather to watch.
The property was on the market with an £2 million asking price with Christophers estate agents. It was most recently listed for £1.5 million and sold for an undisclosed sum.
Alan Christophers said at the time the listing went up: “As a Helston estate agency we feel extremely privileged to be invited to market Lismore, which has meant so much to generations of Helstonians through the integral part it plays in the Flora Day celebrations.
“It is a wonderful home with magnificent gardens and we, along with the owner Mr Jay, hope that future owners will wish to continue the association that this superb residence has had with the town’s most important day.”
Additional reporting by Lisa Letcher.
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