Degembris Major Farmhouse and Attached Outbuildings
DEGEMBRIS MAJOR FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED OUTBUILDINGS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1141444
- Date first listed:
- 16-Nov-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Degembris Major Farmhouse and Attached Outbuildings
- Statutory Address:
- DEGEMBRIS MAJOR FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED OUTBUILDINGS
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- Date:
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- Reference:
- IOE01/11436/17
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1141444
- Date first listed:
- 16-Nov-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Degembris Major Farmhouse and Attached Outbuildings
- Statutory Address 1:
- DEGEMBRIS MAJOR FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED OUTBUILDINGS
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:
- DEGEMBRIS MAJOR FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED OUTBUILDINGS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- St. Newlyn East
- National Grid Reference:
- SW 85222 56846
Details
ST NEWLYN EAST SW 85 NE 2/1 Degembris Major Farmhouse and attached outbuildings
--- II
Farmhouse. C16-early C17 and late C18. Elvan and killas, limewashed, and slate hung to front, slate roof. Plan: Off centre front entrance, sitting room to left with gable stack, smaller heated room to left with kitchen at far left. Integral lean-to (linhay) at rear for full length originally containing dairy, and stair, raised to 1½ storeys when main roof raised. Building has two storey farm building of C16-C17 attached in line to left gable and single storey stable wing added in front of junction. Two storeys, Front slate hung. Half glazed door with pent porch roof. Paned casement windows but 4-paned sashes either side of entrance. Gable brick stacks. Interior: Modernised. Right gable fireplace has timber lintel, not now visible, and left gable fireplace originally had large fireplace with cloam oven, now removed. Linhay has chamfered ceiling joists without stops.
Farm building continuing range. Killas with granite and elvan dressings. Two storeys, four window bays. Two light stone mullioned chamfered windows with some original plank shutters to each floor, 2 to ground floor, and 3 to upper floor with upper level door with chamfered sill. C19 roof of Cornish type. Upper floor, now store, has some shafting. Added to front, a 3-bay stable building of mid C19. Killas with slate roof. Loose boxes on ground floor with stable doors and segmental buff brick arches. Pitching doors to loft.
Degembris is mentioned by Carew as a tithing of the hundred of Pydar in 1650.
Listing NGR: SW8522256846
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 63945
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Carew, R, The Survey of Cornwall, (1602)
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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