Bodmin Gaol Chaplaincy and Governor's House and Attached Iron Railings
BODMIN GAOL CHAPLAINCY AND GOVERNOR'S HOUSE AND ATTACHED IRON RAILINGS, BERRYCOMBE ROAD
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1195250
- Date first listed:
- 07-Jan-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Bodmin Gaol Chaplaincy and Governor's House and Attached Iron Railings
- Statutory Address:
- BODMIN GAOL CHAPLAINCY AND GOVERNOR'S HOUSE AND ATTACHED IRON RAILINGS, BERRYCOMBE ROAD
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2001-03-16
- Reference:
- IOE01/03294/19
- Rights:
- © Mr Charles A Perry. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1195250
- Date first listed:
- 07-Jan-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Bodmin Gaol Chaplaincy and Governor's House and Attached Iron Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- BODMIN GAOL CHAPLAINCY AND GOVERNOR'S HOUSE AND ATTACHED IRON RAILINGS, BERRYCOMBE 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:
- BODMIN GAOL CHAPLAINCY AND GOVERNOR'S HOUSE AND ATTACHED IRON RAILINGS, BERRYCOMBE ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Bodmin
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 06547 67440
Details
BODMIN
SX0667 BERRYCOMBE ROAD 629-1/2/7 (North West side) Bodmin Gaol Chaplaincy and Governor's House and attached iron railings
GV II
Former prison governor's and chaplain's houses. Late 1850s. Local rubble walls with dressed granite quoins, chamfered surrounds to openings, square eaves cornice and stepped gable copings; steep dry Delabole slate roofs, part bitumen-grouted (Governor's House); 2 gabled roof dormers, dressed granite axial stack and end stacks. Double-depth plan: semi-detached pair under 2 parallel roofs. Simple Baronial style. Garden front is 2 storeys plus attic over basement; regular 8-window range. Original paired hornless sashes to Chaplain's House on right, the taller ground-floor sashes with round-arched lights; 2 similar windows at far left and 2 modified windows with arched lights, otherwise later windows. Entrance front is on overall 6-window range with mirror-image fronts, each house with approximately central doorway with over-light and 6-panel door. Original hornless sashes: 3-light sashes with consoles between doorways, those to ground floor with round-arched lights; other windows narrow. In front of Governor's House is a cast-iron open porch with 2 segmental-arched bays. INTERIOR: not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: basement forecourt walls surmounted by wrought-iron railings. (Long L E: An Old Cornish Town: BODMIN: 1975-: 7-13).
Listing NGR: SX0654767440
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 367950
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Long, L E, An Old Cornish Town Bodmin, (1975), 7-13
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 23-Jun-2026 at 05:15:43.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.