Mr Lanyon's Almhouses and Walls Surrounding Garden to East
MR LANYON'S ALMHOUSES AND WALLS SURROUNDING GARDEN TO EAST, HALVARRAS ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1141647
- Date first listed:
- 30-May-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Mr Lanyon's Almhouses and Walls Surrounding Garden to East
- Statutory Address:
- MR LANYON'S ALMHOUSES AND WALLS SURROUNDING GARDEN TO EAST, HALVARRAS ROAD
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- Date:
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- Reference:
- IOE01/13634/01
- Rights:
- © Mr Tony Moffatt. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1141647
- Date first listed:
- 30-May-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Mr Lanyon's Almhouses and Walls Surrounding Garden to East
- Statutory Address 1:
- MR LANYON'S ALMHOUSES AND WALLS SURROUNDING GARDEN TO EAST, HALVARRAS 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.
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:
- MR LANYON'S ALMHOUSES AND WALLS SURROUNDING GARDEN TO EAST, HALVARRAS ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Kea
- National Grid Reference:
- SW 81337 41330
Details
SW 84 SW KEA HALVARRAS ROAD, Playing Place
2/149 Mr Lanyon's Almshouses and walls 30.5.67 surrounding garden to east
GV II*
Almshouses and garden walls to front. 1726. Built for Lanyon. Painted slatestone rubble walls, granite sills, oak lintels and windows. flipped scantle slate roof sweeping very low to rear. Tall rendered chimneys, each with 2 flues over side walls, and central axial chimney with 4 flues. Original plan of 2 pairs of single- cell plans with central stair between each pair and narrow, possibly communal, service area open to continuous rear catslide roof. 2 storeys. Symmetrical 6-window east front arranged as 2 identical 3-window fronts with 2 doorways towards middle of each. C20 doors with 2 glazed top panels. All 3- light casements with possibly original oak frames and mullions with internal chamfers and stops. Lintels over first floor windows have bowtell moulding. Dated stone name plaque to first floor, middle, with raised letters and one S in the form of a bird. Rear is blind but light is emitted through old iron skylights in roof. Interior of third from left inspected and much original structure and detail survives including ovolo-moulded oak ceiling beams, ovolo-moulded muntins with plank partition and 2-panel door to first floor room with ovolo-moulded panels and 1 original nailed strap hinge. Original roof structure not inspected. Granite coped garden walls flanking front linked to house by slate-roofed doorway to left with old ledged door with iron strap hinges and wooden latch, and earth closet with slate roof to right. Return walling, parallel to front, and with entrance, has rubble coping. It is thought that the ground floor was for men and the first floor for women. Now divided into 4 units, each with ground and first floor rooms. Despite some conversion, this is a very intact building retaining its essentialy simple but functional design.
Listing NGR: SW8133741330
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 63433
- 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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