Higher Curry Farmhouse
HIGHER CURRY FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1142947
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jan-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Higher Curry Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- HIGHER CURRY FARMHOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1142947
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jan-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Higher Curry Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- HIGHER CURRY 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:
- HIGHER CURRY FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Boyton
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 28248 93712
Details
BOYTON WEST CURRY SX 29 SE 4/20 Higher Curry Farmhouse - II
Farmhouse, now private house. Circa early to mid C17. Rendered stone rubble and cob. Rag slate roof with gable ends continued over later rear outshut in catslide. Brick end stack on left and projecting stone rubble end stack with brick shaft on right. Brick axial stack on rear slope. Plan: 2-room and cross or through passage plan heated by end stacks with larger hall kitchen on left and parlour on right. Outshut service extension added across rear probably in C18. Probably C18 framed stair to rear of passage. Exterior: 2 storeys. Regular 3 window front with entrance to right of centre with C20 door and probably late C19 porch. C19 2-light casements to right and left and on first floor, the lights partly replaced. Interior: Left hand room has a chamfered lintel to the fireplace with ogee stops and cloam oven. Beam above left hand side of passage is fairly large and chamfered whilst the beams in the left hand room have been replaced probably in the C20 and the ceiling is plastered in the passage and right hand room. Rare survival of probably original rebated floorboards of elm and oak. Roof structure: Circa later C17 roof, the principals with the apices not visible. Cambered but roughly cut collars, partly halved lap-jointed and pegged onto face of principals. Complete and unaltered C17 house:
Listing NGR: SX2824893712
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 67910
- 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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