Mount Prickle Mine Cottage at SW 793438 SE
MOUNT PRICKLE MINE COTTAGE AT SW 793438 SE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1140885
- Date first listed:
- 03-Feb-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Mount Prickle Mine Cottage at SW 793438 SE
- Statutory Address:
- MOUNT PRICKLE MINE COTTAGE AT SW 793438 SE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1140885
- Date first listed:
- 03-Feb-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Mount Prickle Mine Cottage at SW 793438 SE
- Statutory Address 1:
- MOUNT PRICKLE MINE COTTAGE AT SW 793438 SE
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:
- MOUNT PRICKLE MINE COTTAGE AT SW 793438 SE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Kenwyn
- National Grid Reference:
- SW7933343868
Details
KENWYN
SW 74 SE
5/176 Mount Prickle Mine Cottage at
- SW 793438 SE
II
Small house. C18. Painted killas rubble and cob walls wooden lintels and slate
sills. Steep corrugated iron roof, formerly thatched with brick chimneys over gable
ends. Right-hand chimney is over large external tapered rubble breast.
Plan of 2 rooms originally flanking through passage with small larder or fuel store
attached to rear of right-hand room under integral outshut. Partition to right of
passage now removed making larger room but may never have existed. Further service
room added circa late C19 early C20 to rear of left-hand room and under low-pitched
lean-to roof.
2 storeys with first floor partly in roof space. Nearly symmetrical 2-window south
east front with first floor windows closer together. Central doorway with 4-panel
door later glazed to top panels. Deep lean-to open-fronted porch with very thick
unpierced rubble side walls. Window openings are small with circa late C19 4-pane 2-
light casements.
Interior is little altered with original floors, roof structure, pine muntin and
plank partitions, window seats, simple stair and large partly blocked hearth in
right-hand room.
A rare survival in this area of a small C18 house little altered since the C19.
Listing NGR: SW7933343868
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 63277
- 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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