Hurden Farmhouse and Garden Wall to Front
HURDEN FARMHOUSE AND GARDEN WALL TO FRONT
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1137890
- Date first listed:
- 23-Nov-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Hurden Farmhouse and Garden Wall to Front
- Statutory Address:
- HURDEN FARMHOUSE AND GARDEN WALL TO FRONT
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1137890
- Date first listed:
- 23-Nov-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Hurden Farmhouse and Garden Wall to Front
- Statutory Address 1:
- HURDEN FARMHOUSE AND GARDEN WALL TO FRONT
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:
- HURDEN FARMHOUSE AND GARDEN WALL TO FRONT
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Altarnun
- National Grid Reference:
- SX2107982536
Details
ALTARNUN
SX 28 SW
4/15 Hurden Farmhouse and garden wall
- to front
GV II
Farmhouse and garden wall to front. Circa early C17 origins extended in circa mid
C19. Stone rubble, partly rendered and slate hung with granite dressings. Slate
roof with hipped ends. Stone rubble and brick shaft to axial stack and to end stack
on left. Brick shaft to rear lateral stack.
Plan: Double depth plan. The original house was probably of three room and through
passage plan with the lower end on left and with a two storey porch to left of
centre. The lower end heated by an end stack, the hall by an axial stack in the
cross wall between the hall and inner room and the inner room unheated and used as a
dairy. In the circa mid C19 the house was extended across the rear with a stair to
the rear of the passage and service rooms to the rear of the lower end, hall and
inner room.
Exterior: Two storeys. Entrance to left of centre; two storey porch, the ground
floor with a basket arch with curved diagonal stops and a plank door. C19 2-light
casement in 2-light mullion window frame above. To left, C20 PVC windows on ground
and first floor. To right C20 PVC window and C20 window with C20 PVC window and C19
2-light casement above. The lintels above the ground floor windows are joined to
form a granite string band. There is a C19 porch on the lower, left hand end.
To front and left hand side of house is a garden wall, of stone rubble with granite
coping.
Interior: Inner entrance within porch has a chamfered granite 4-centred arch with
curved diagonal stops. Passage with stair to rear. Large granite fireplace in hall,
partly blocked by later surround. C19 and C20 ceiling beams. Only hall, kitchen and
passage inspected.
Listing NGR: SX2107982536
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 68235
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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