Trevillian's Gate

TREVILLIAN'S GATE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1142347
Date first listed:
11-Nov-1987
List Entry Name:
Trevillian's Gate
Statutory Address:
TREVILLIAN'S GATE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1142347
Date first listed:
11-Nov-1987
List Entry Name:
Trevillian's Gate
Statutory Address 1:
TREVILLIAN'S GATE

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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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

Location

Statutory Address:
TREVILLIAN'S GATE

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

District:
Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Davidstow
National Grid Reference:
SX 16634 83914

Details

DAVIDSTOW SX 18 SE 4/128 Trevillian's Gate - II

House. Circa C18 origins partly rebuilt in 1836 for R C Vosper (datestone). Rendered stone rubble. Dressed stone arches to openings. Slate roof with hipped end on right and gable end on left. Brick axial stack to left of centre and projecting stone rubble rear lateral stack to right. Plan: 2 room and cross or through passage plan, the left hand room heated by an axial stack backing onto the passage and the right hand room heated by a rear lateral stack. C20 extension to rear. Exterior: 2 storeys regular 3 window front with dressed stone flat arches with keystones to window openings. Entrance to right of centre with pointed arch with roll mould, incised fleur de lys and datestone RCV 1836. Interior: Ceiling beams replaced. Unmoulded granite lintel to fireplace of left hand room. Dressed granite flat arch to fireplace in right hand room. First floor not inspected. Gate to Basil Manor, St Clether held by the Trevillians from temp Elizabeth I to the C18. House restored by R C Vosper in 1836 when the arch over the entrance was installed. The arch has reputedly come from the ruins of the chapel on the eastern peak of Roughtor. The cottage became an inn in the later C19 (Britannia Inn).

Listing NGR: SX1663483914

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
67396
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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