BATHING POOL, BATH HOUSE AND WALLS, 150 METRES NORTH WEST OF BOCONNOC HOUSE

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1140358
Date first listed:: 30-Apr-1985
List Entry Name:: BATHING POOL, BATH HOUSE AND WALLS, 150 METRES NORTH WEST OF BOCONNOC HOUSE
Statutory Address:: BATHING POOL, BATH HOUSE AND WALLS, 150 METRES NORTH WEST OF BOCONNOC HOUSE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1140358
Date first listed:: 30-Apr-1985
List Entry Name:: BATHING POOL, BATH HOUSE AND WALLS, 150 METRES NORTH WEST OF BOCONNOC HOUSE
Statutory Address 1:: BATHING POOL, BATH HOUSE AND WALLS, 150 METRES NORTH WEST OF BOCONNOC HOUSE

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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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Location

Statutory Address:: BATHING POOL, BATH HOUSE AND WALLS, 150 METRES NORTH WEST OF BOCONNOC HOUSE

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

District:: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Boconnoc
National Grid Reference:: SX 14604 60629

Details

SX 16 SW BOCONNOC BOCONNOC PARK

3/4 Bathing Pool, Bath House and - walls, 150m north west of Boconnoc House

GV II

Bathing pool and bathing house with enclosing walls, circa early and late C19. Enclosing 2.4 metre high rubble stone walls with rusticated granite coping. Pierced on south side by entrance comprising raised, reset C15/C16 2-centred moulded doorway in south-east corner with quatrefoils in the spandrels. These walls surround the rectangular sunken bathing pool lined with ashlar granite blocks. Stone steps lead down into pool on north-east corner. Fountain on west side with carved stone lions head in moulded stone surround surmounted by decorated curved pediment with volutes. Early C19 bathing house on east side with coursed stone walls and slate pyramid roof with deep eaves. Stone chimney stack on north-east corner. Single storey, almost square in plan. Opposing doors on north and south with ½-glazed door below dressed stone voussoirs on west. This door leads directly into pool. Interior with benches in recessed niches on 2 sides. Plain shallow barrel vaulted plaster ceiling. The Pool much overgrown.

Listing NGR: SX1463360557

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Legacy System number:: 60511
Legacy System:: LBS

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Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 8 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly,

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.