The Old Vicarage
THE OLD VICARAGE, SOUTH PETHERWIN, LAUNCESTON, PL15 7JA
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1142744
- Date first listed:
- 25-Feb-1991
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Vicarage
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD VICARAGE, SOUTH PETHERWIN, LAUNCESTON, PL15 7JA
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1142744
- Date first listed:
- 25-Feb-1991
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Vicarage
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD VICARAGE, SOUTH PETHERWIN, LAUNCESTON, PL15 7JA
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 OLD VICARAGE, SOUTH PETHERWIN, LAUNCESTON, PL15 7JA
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:
- SX 31164 82195
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 02/08/2017
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SOUTH PETHERWIN
The Old Vicarage
(Formerly listed as The Vicarage)
II
Vicarage. Circa early to mid C18, possibly a remodelling of an earlier house, refashioned in circa early C19 and with C20 alterations.
Rendered stone rubble. Asbestos tile roof with gabled and hipped end. Gable-end stacks with rendered shafts. Appears to be an early to mid C18 remodelling of an earlier house. At the front there are two rooms with an off-centre cross-passage leading to a stair tower and small unheated room behind the large right hand front room. The smaller left end room is in a cross-wing with another room at the back. The large right hand room is now divided by a C20 partition. At the right end there is a C20 single storey outshut.
Two storeys. Asymmetrical 2:4 window east front two windows to left under gable with stack. All 12-pane sashes, all first floor windows are later replacements, ground floor left glazing bars missing. Doorway to left of centre with early C19 six-panel door and rectangular fanlight with tracery. C20 French casement on extreme right of ground floor. C20 canted bay on left hand (south) elevation. Rear (west) gable to right and hipped roof at centre over large stair window with arched head.
Interior: Good early to mid C18 open-well, moulded string staircase with moulded handrail, turned balusters and square newels with pendants. On first floor C18 two-panel doors. On ground floor one C18 six-panel door, the other six-panel doors are early C19 panelled window shutters. On first floor a C19 Gothic fire grate.
Listing NGR: SX3116482195
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 68433
- 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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