Heavitree House
HEAVITREE HOUSE, HEAVITREE ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1160882
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jan-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Heavitree House
- Statutory Address:
- HEAVITREE HOUSE, HEAVITREE ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1160882
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jan-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Heavitree House
- Statutory Address 1:
- HEAVITREE HOUSE, HEAVITREE ROAD
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:
- HEAVITREE HOUSE, HEAVITREE ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Maker-with-Rame
- National Grid Reference:
- SX4348150592
Details
SX 45 SW MAKER-WITH-RAME HEAVITREE ROAD (east side),
Kingsand
9/162 Heavitree House
GV II
House. Circa 1750, with C19 alterations to windows. Rubble, rendered and lined out,
slate roof with gable end stack to right in brick.
Central entrance plan, with room to right and left of passage, with stair in room to
left backing on to passage; rear right service wing of one-room plan, with entrance
to service wing from internal courtyard at cellar level to right side.
2 storeys and cellar, 2 bays to front to Heavitree Road, ground and first floor left
and right 4-pane sash, with central 4-panelled and glazed door with pilasters, steps
up to door with C19 railings. At 2nd floor, 2 small 2-light casements, modillion
cornice. Right side has gable end extended to right over rear service wing; there
was probably originally a courtyard at this side, enclosed with door and inner
entrance to cellar to left. Ground, first and 2nd floor to left have 4-pane sashes,
ground and first floor right 4-pane sash.
Interior: This house retains exceptionally fine C18 internal features. The central
entrance hall at ground floor has a moulded plaster cornice. The room to right has a
3-tier plaster cornice with cable moulding, roundel and triglyph moulding and
acanthus moulding; the fireplace to rear of room has reeded pilasters and
dentillation moulded mantel, cupboards right and left with pointed arched doors with
Gothic glazing; dado panelling. Both front rooms have 6-panelled doors. Room to
left has eared architrave and moulded mantel to fireplace, dado-panelling; stair
boxed in to rear is a winder, with fielded panelling to sides. At first floor 2-
panelled doors; front left room has fireplace with dentilled mantel; front right room
has fireplace with Greek key fretwork below moulded mantel, panelled cupboard and
moulded plaster cornice. Fielded panelling continued to stairway to 2nd floor, 2nd
floor rooms have 2-panelled doors. In the rear service room at ground floor, there
is a stone fireplace with moulded mantel and cupboards to sides with panelling and H
hinges, drawers below. This house is typical of the high standard of interior to be
found in Kingsand, particularly the plasterwork in the front right room with free
interpretation of classical ornamentation.
Listing NGR: SX4348150592
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 61820
- 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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