Chynoweth Farmhouse

CHYNOWETH FARMHOUSE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1141567
Date first listed:
31-Oct-1988
List Entry Name:
Chynoweth Farmhouse
Statutory Address:
CHYNOWETH FARMHOUSE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1141567
Date first listed:
31-Oct-1988
List Entry Name:
Chynoweth Farmhouse
Statutory Address 1:
CHYNOWETH FARMHOUSE

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:
CHYNOWETH FARMHOUSE

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

District:
Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Cubert
National Grid Reference:
SW7859158256

Details

CUBERT
SW 75 NE
2/3 Chynoweth Farmhouse
- II

Farmhouse. Circa 1700, with addition of circa early C19 and C20 alterations and
additions. Painted stone rubble and cob. Asbestos slate roof with ridge tiles and
gable ends. Gable end stacks and axial stack with brick shafts.
Plan: Originally a 2-room plan, with central cross passage; each room heated from a
gable end stack with an integral outshut along the whole rear, unheated, containing
2 small rooms with central stair. One-room plan addition made in early C19 at the
right end, heated from a gable end stack at the right end; this also has an integral
unheated outshut to rear, as a dairy. C20 addition to rear centre.
Exterior: 2 storeys, asymmetrical 4 window front; the original 3 windows to left,
with central C20 door, C20 2-light 8-pane casement to right and left at ground and
first floor and first floor central C20 12-pane window. To right there is a C20 2-
light 8-pane casement at ground and first floor. Left and right ends blind. At the
rear, the dairy to left has 2-light ventilator window with diagonal wooden slats at
ground floor and C20 2-light casement at first floor. To right there are two C20
casements at ground floor C20 2-light casement to right; to left there is a C19 16-
pane sash lighting the stair. Single storey C20 addition to centre.
Interior: There are 3 rooms at ground floor to front, each with fireplace rebuilt in
C20. The end right room retains a cloam oven. The central room has a corner
cupboard of circa 1700; this is a good example, with panelled doors, with guilloche
carving, scratch moulding and carved stylised flowers, with butterfly hinges.


Listing NGR: SW7859158256

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
63648
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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