Croft West
CROFT WEST
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1136593
- Date first listed:
- 03-Feb-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Croft West
- Statutory Address:
- CROFT WEST
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1136593
- Date first listed:
- 03-Feb-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Croft West
- Statutory Address 1:
- CROFT WEST
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CROFT WEST
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Kenwyn
- National Grid Reference:
- SW 77480 46095
Details
KENWYN SW 74 NE 2/162 - Croft West II Farmhouse. Circa early-mid Cl8. Killas rubble walls with dressed ganite quoins, sills, and keystones, flat brick arches. Steep asbestos slate roof with sprocketted eaves and brick chimneys over gable ends. Double-depth plan of 2 equal reception rooms flanking wide entrance vestibule leading to central rear stair hall flanked by service room to either side plus C20 one-room plan extension on right (east) end. 2 storeys plus attic. Symmetrical 5-window east of south front. Wide central doorway with C20 top glazed door. All replacement 12-pane horned sashes. 2 storey C20 flat roofed extension to right (east). Addition to right, slightly recessed, with ground and first floor 12-pane horned sashes. Rear has doorway to right of stair, mid floor 12-pane horned sash to stair and further window over to light flight leading to attic. This and flanking ground and first floor left and right windows are C20 2-light casements. Interior has many original features including 6-panel doors with HL hinges; moulded plaster ceiling cornices to right-hand (east) front room, to chamber over and to stair vestibule under landing of original stair. Fine open-well closed string stair, rising through 2 floors, with turned balusters, moulded and ramped handrail and moulded caps over square newel posts. Roof structure not inspected but said to be mostly original. Croft west was long noted for its fine kennel of hounds called the Four Burrow Hunt, so called from 4 ancient barrows situated in the adjoining common. (From Kellys Directory). In spite of the alterations Croft West is an important house locally and its fine proportions still make an important contribution to the landscape.
Listing NGR: SW7748046095
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 63263
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Kelly's Directory in Kelly's Directory, ()
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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