Lanwithan House

LANWITHAN HOUSE, LANWITHAN ROAD

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Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1138360
Date first listed:
28-Aug-1987
List Entry Name:
Lanwithan House
Statutory Address:
LANWITHAN HOUSE, LANWITHAN ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1138360
Date first listed:
28-Aug-1987
List Entry Name:
Lanwithan House
Statutory Address 1:
LANWITHAN HOUSE, LANWITHAN ROAD

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
LANWITHAN HOUSE, LANWITHAN ROAD

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Lostwithiel
National Grid Reference:
SX 10979 59288

Details

LOSTWITHIEL LANWITHAN ROAD, Lostwithiel SX 15 NW 10/108 Lanwithan House - II

House, with service wings converted as separate accommodation. Dated 1827 on rear rainwater head, with some later alterations, including additions to service wing. Built for William Foster of Lostwithiel. Slatestone rubble, with front and sides faced in granite ashlar. Service wing partly in brick. Hipped slate roof with granite ashlar stack at each corner and deep moulded eaves cornice. Double depth plan with 3 principal front rooms facing the garden, entrance to left side. Entrance leads to wide hall to rear, with principal rooms to front and service rooms to rear, stair well to rear centre. 2-storey service wing to rear right and left. 2 storeys on plinth, 2:1:2 bays, centre bay recessed, all ground floor windows tall 4-pane sashes, all first floor windows 16-pane sashes. Left side of 4 bays, at first floor all 16-panes sashes, ground floor has 3 tall 12-pane sashes, 2nd from left a wooden Ionic portico, doorway with round arch and panelled soffit, double panelled doors with fanlight with splayed glazing bars. Attached to left, 2-storey service wing in slatestone rubble with end bay in brick. First 3 bays have two 16- pane sashes and central 12-pane sash at ground and first floor, brick bay has ground floor 16-pane sash and glazed door; hipped roof with 2 stacks at end. Granite ashlar ridge stack. Right side of 3 bays, with tall 12-pane sashes at ground floor and 16- pane sashes at first floor. 2-storey service wing to right, of 3 bays, with 16-pane sashes and central 12-pane sash at ground and first floor. The 2 rear wings form, a narrow courtyard to rear; the rear of the wings have 12-pane sash at ground floor and 16-pane sash at first floor, varied windows and doors to inner sides. Rear of main range rendered, with tall 12-pane sash lighting stair. Interior 3 front principal rooms all have 6-panelled doors and shutters to windows, plaster cornices. The rooms are drawing room, library and dining room; the drawing room to end right has marble chimneypiece with colonettes, library also has marble chimneypiece. Stair well has open-well stair with moulded handrail.

Listing NGR: SX1097959288

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
70860
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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