The Boiler House, Within the Kitchen Garden
THE BOILER HOUSE, WITHIN THE KITCHEN GARDEN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1142216
- Date first listed:
- 26-Aug-1987
- List Entry Name:
- The Boiler House, Within the Kitchen Garden
- Statutory Address:
- THE BOILER HOUSE, WITHIN THE KITCHEN GARDEN
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- Date:
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1142216
- Date first listed:
- 26-Aug-1987
- List Entry Name:
- The Boiler House, Within the Kitchen Garden
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE BOILER HOUSE, WITHIN THE KITCHEN GARDEN
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:
- THE BOILER HOUSE, WITHIN THE KITCHEN GARDEN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Crowan
- National Grid Reference:
- SW 63673 34766
Details
SW 63 SW CROWAN CLOWANCE
4/131 The Boiler House, within the - kitchen garden
GV II
Boiler house, designed to heat former greenhouses. Circa early-mid C19. Granite rubble with dressed granite quoins, jambstones, sills and lintels, stuccoed brick at rear. Hipped scantle slate roof with clay ridge tiles and hip finials. Cast iron ogee gutters. 4-bay rectangular plan the bays left and right projecting slightly at the front. The central 2 bays are linked to the end bays by wide elliptical brick arched openings through the stone cross walls. Stairs in front corners. Simple classical style. 2 storeys. Symmetrical 1:2:1 bay north front centre 2 bays recessed with central doorway. Ledged door, small paned overlight. Original 16-pane hornless sash to left and right of doorway; squat 8-pane horned sashes in original openings over. The left and right hand stair bays break forward and the roof sweeps slightly lower. At the middle of each end bay is a half-dome headed brick niche. First floor openings over similar to the other bays but with the original 8-pane hornless sashes. A pedestal plinth projects from each niche and carried on each is a terra cotta eagle. At either end is a doorway originally leading to former greenhouses or potting sheds. At the rear are elliptical arches traced in the surviving stucco denoting the position of former structures. The round headed doorway is off-centre towards the right. Interior has C19 floor and roof structure. A rare purpose built boiler house and part of a group of purpose built structures associated with Clowance House qv.
Listing NGR: SW6367334766
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 65840
- 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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