Tolpetherwin Farmhouse
TOLPETHERWIN FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1142735
- Date first listed:
- 25-Feb-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Tolpetherwin Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- TOLPETHERWIN FARMHOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1142735
- Date first listed:
- 25-Feb-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Tolpetherwin Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- TOLPETHERWIN 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.
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:
- TOLPETHERWIN FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- South Petherwin
- National Grid Reference:
- SX2700982108
Details
SOUTH PETHERWIN -
SX28SE Tolpetherwin Farmhouse
1/9
GV II
Farmhouse. Circa Mid C18 probably 1746 the date on 'gateway arch immediately
south east' qv. Rougcast stone rubble the front hung with rag slates. Rag slate
steeply pitched hipped roof with C19 crested ridge tiles. Large external stone
rubble stacks at sides with tall shafts, the right hand rendered and with later
second shaft added. Double depth plan. The single storey wing behind the dairy
(left) is a C19 addition and in the angle there is a C20 porch. 2 storey.
Symmetrical 3-window south front. Original window openings with slate sills and
C20 casements. Central doorway with C18 6-panel door and small rectangular
fanlight with glazing bars. The C19 gabled porch retains square granite
monolith columns, with moulded capitals and necking, from the original porch; C19
red brick sides to porch. To the rear the main roof carried down over 2-storey
integral outshut with C20 casements and C20 central porch in angle with small C19
single storey wing right. Small single storey outshut on right (east) side with
granite monolith posts.
Interior: Much of the original C18 joinery survives including complete set of 2-
panel doors, some with fielded panels, and original dog-leg staircase with
moulded string, moulded handrail square newels and turned balusters (boxed in).
Elliptical arch on landing. Entrance hall has original cyma moulded plaster
cornice . Right hand room, original kitchen has large fireplace with cambered
arch and brick-lined bread oven. Chimney pieces removed from both front room
fireplaces. Dairy to rear left has stale shelves and large granite salting
trough.
Note: Probably built in 1746 for John and Ann Hickes, whose names are inscribed
on the 'Gateway Arch immediately south east of Tolpetherwin Farmhouse'(qv).
Listing NGR: SX2700982108
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 68414
- 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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