TEMPLE APPROXIMATELY 270 METRES NORTH WEST OF WHITEFORD

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1220304
Date first listed:: 17-Jun-1982
List Entry Name:: TEMPLE APPROXIMATELY 270 METRES NORTH WEST OF WHITEFORD
Statutory Address:: TEMPLE APPROXIMATELY 270 METRES NORTH WEST OF WHITEFORD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1220304
Date first listed:: 17-Jun-1982
Date of most recent amendment:: 11-May-1989
List Entry Name:: TEMPLE APPROXIMATELY 270 METRES NORTH WEST OF WHITEFORD
Statutory Address 1:: TEMPLE APPROXIMATELY 270 METRES NORTH WEST OF WHITEFORD

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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:: TEMPLE APPROXIMATELY 270 METRES NORTH WEST OF WHITEFORD

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District:: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Stokeclimsland
National Grid Reference:: SX 35374 73800

Details

STOKE CLIMSLAND - SX 37 SE 8/130 Temple approx 270m north- west of Whiteford 17.6.82 (formerly listed as Rustic GV II Temple)

Folly in form of temple, latterley cattle byre, now holiday home. 1799, restored by Landmark Trust c1987. Granite ashlar front with recessed Coade stone plaques; roughly coursed slate-stone with rough granite quoins to sides and rear. Graded slate roof, recently replacing corrugated iron, possibly originally of lead. Built in the form of a classical temple with projecting pedimented section to front flanked by lean-to wings. Single storey with moulted eaves cornice carried up around pediment and continued to lean-tos and rear. Triple round-headed arcade with impost band to front has late C20 French windows in late C18 style. Mutilated Coade stone plaque to front of each lean-to depicts a reclining female figure, right with sheaf of corn, left resting on a stack of bales with sailing ship in background. Tack is inscribed "COADE/ LAMBETH/1799" and left also has inscription "AMERICA INDIA". Small 6-paned sash with granite lintel to side of each lean-to and to rear of right lean-to. Recessed boarded door to rear of left lean-to. Interior: Triple round-headed recesses to back wall, centre with plain white marble fireplace probably inserted in late C20 restoration. Blind elliptical arches to side walls with late C20 six-panel doors leading to lean-tos. Restored moulded plaster cornice and plain dado. (BOE, P 240).

Listing NGR: SX3537473800

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Legacy System number:: 394056
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.