Parkhenver
Parkhenver, Penventon, Redruth, TR15 3AA
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1142543
- Date first listed:
- 12-Sept-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Parkhenver
- Statutory Address:
- Parkhenver, Penventon, Redruth, TR15 3AA
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1142543
- Date first listed:
- 12-Sept-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Parkhenver
- Statutory Address 1:
- Parkhenver, Penventon, Redruth, TR15 3AA
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:
- Parkhenver, Penventon, Redruth, TR15 3AA
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Redruth
- National Grid Reference:
- SW 69233 41924
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 24 September 2025 to amend the name, address and description due to a change in building use, and to reformat the text to current standards
SW 64 SE
5/321
REDRUTH
Penventon
Parkhenver
(Formerly listed as Parkhenver (St Joseph's Convent) WEST END (north side))
GV
II
House, convent, at time of listing. Mid C19. Pink killas ashlar (side walls of rubble brought to courses) with granite ashlar quoins and dressings, slurried slate roof. Rectangular plan.
Two storeys and 3x3 bays, symmetrical; plinth, raised rusticated quoins; the south front has a wide pedimented centre breaking forwards, with a prominent canted bay window at ground floor and a tripartite sashed window above, both these with pilastered architraves and cornices on consoles; the outer bays have large pedimented architraves to the ground floor windows, with similar consoles, and raised plain architraves to the windows above; all these windows are sashed and have unusual glazing, with one horizontal glazing bar in each leaf. The entrance front to the east has a large rectangular porch in similar style in the centre, with panelled outer door, large overlight, round-headed side windows, and segmental-headed inner door with side windows, in matching style, and otherwise matching fenestration. Hipped roof with projecting eaves, ridge chimney.
Interior: fine curved dog-legged staircase with slender colonette balusters; otherwise, not
inspected.
History: built by the Penrose family.
Listing NGR: SW6923341924
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 66886
- 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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