Gatehouse, Garden Walls to South West and North and Mounting Block on West, Tintagel Vicarage

GATEHOUSE, GARDEN WALLS TO SOUTH WEST AND NORTH AND MOUNTING BLOCK ON WEST, TINTAGEL VICARAGE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1143437
Date first listed:
17-Dec-1962
List Entry Name:
Gatehouse, Garden Walls to South West and North and Mounting Block on West, Tintagel Vicarage
Statutory Address:
GATEHOUSE, GARDEN WALLS TO SOUTH WEST AND NORTH AND MOUNTING BLOCK ON WEST, TINTAGEL VICARAGE
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Date:
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1143437
Date first listed:
17-Dec-1962
Date of most recent amendment:
20-Jul-1987
List Entry Name:
Gatehouse, Garden Walls to South West and North and Mounting Block on West, Tintagel Vicarage
Statutory Address 1:
GATEHOUSE, GARDEN WALLS TO SOUTH WEST AND NORTH AND MOUNTING BLOCK ON WEST, TINTAGEL VICARAGE

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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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Location

Statutory Address:
GATEHOUSE, GARDEN WALLS TO SOUTH WEST AND NORTH AND MOUNTING BLOCK ON WEST, TINTAGEL VICARAGE

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

District:
Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Tintagel
National Grid Reference:
SX0546788414

Details

TINTAGEL TINTAGEL
SX 08 NE
4/184 Gatehouse, garden walls to south
west and north and mounting block
17.12.62 on west, Tintagel Vicarage
(previously listed as Gatehouse at
Vicarage)
GV II
Gatehouse, garden walls and mounting block. Circa C15. Slate-stone rubble and
greenstone rubble. Rag slate roof remodelled to form lean-to roof over south west
side on right with gable ends to north side on left.
The gatehouse forms an arched opening giving access from the road to the vicarage
(qv) and dovecote (qv) to rear. A chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Fonterrault was
converted from the old coach house in 1925 and is situated to the right of the arch.
To the left is a low range of 1-room plan, probably used as a store-room. The garden
wall continues to the left on the north and encloses the garden on the south west to
the right.
The front elevation to the road has a 4-centred arched opening with hollow chamfer
and pyramid stops and C19 plank doors. Series of square openings in garden wall to
front and mounting block to front on right.
The garden front has a 4-centred dressed stone arch to the gate-house with a part
reworked 2-light mullion window and roundel to left and a C19 2-light casement below
a 3-light cusped greenstone arch and casement to right.
Interior of Chapel has a C20 stone altar and simple fittings.


Listing NGR: SX0546788414

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
68839
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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