Homer Cottage Moonhills
HOMER COTTAGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1291322
- Date first listed:
- 11-May-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Homer Cottage Moonhills
- Statutory Address:
- HOMER COTTAGE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1291322
- Date first listed:
- 11-May-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Homer Cottage Moonhills
- Statutory Address 1:
- HOMER COTTAGE
- Statutory Address 2:
- MOONHILLS
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:
- HOMER COTTAGE
- Statutory Address:
- MOONHILLS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Lezant
- National Grid Reference:
- SX3539679002
Details
LEZANT UNDERTOWN
SX 37 NE
6/74 Moonhills and
- Homer Cottage
- II
House, extended to left and right and converted into 3 cottages. Late C17,
extended C18 and late C19 with later additions and alterations. Rendered slate-
stone; slate roof in 2 sections to Moonhill and Homer Cottage. Original cottage
extended to right in C18 and to left in late C19 (latter part not of special
architectural interest). 2 storeys. Moonhills (centre part and left section
of right part) has horned glazing bar sashes directly below eaves to left and
centre with C20 casement to ground floor. Slate-stone stack with drips (formerly
an end stack) at junction with tower range. This has wide gabled porch (entrance
to Moonhills) to left with 6-paned sash directly above immediately below eaves.
Similar sashes to centre and right, first over C19 casement, second above gabled
porch (entrance to Homer Cottage). Integral end stack with brick shaft.
Interior: Moonhills has C17 moulded wood door surround with chamfer stops to
bottom of jambs leading to large room to left of entrance. This has chamfered
joists with roughly carved stops and inglenook fireplace with granite lintel
and infilled cloam oven. Plain C19 joists in small room to right of entrance.
Homer Cottage has C19 joists to ground floor and open fireplace with wood lintel
and cloam oven to right gable end. Collar truss roof to Moonhills.
Listing NGR: SX3539679002
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 393677
- 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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