Miners Arms Inn
MINERS ARMS INN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1312270
- Date first listed:
- 07-Jan-1977
- List Entry Name:
- Miners Arms Inn
- Statutory Address:
- MINERS ARMS INN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1312270
- Date first listed:
- 07-Jan-1977
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 31-Oct-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Miners Arms Inn
- Statutory Address 1:
- MINERS ARMS INN
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:
- MINERS ARMS INN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- St. Agnes
- National Grid Reference:
- SW 74457 50590
Details
ST AGNES MITHIAN SW 75 SW 4/171 Miners Arms Inn(formerly listed 7.1.77 as the Miners Arms Public House and adjoining cottage on west side) GV II
Public house. C17, extended circa early C18, date in plaster 1775, further extended in the C19. Killas rubble, coursed killas, elvan, granite and brick dressings, some slate hanging. Dry Delabole slate roofs with gable ends. Lateral brick stack at rear towards right, C18 stone stack over gable end of front wing. Plan: Irregular plan. Original long C17 2-room range extended in front of the right-hand side, with a parlour wing at right angles circa early C18 and with a wing built slightly forward on the right providing a stair hall and probably another parlour. Later in the C18 or in the C19 a probable forge was built in front of the parlour wing and in the C19 a wing was built on the left projecting at right angles in front. There is said to be a tunnel leading between, the Miners Arms and The Old Manor House (qv) across the road. Exterior: 2 storeys. Largely unaltered since the C19. Front has C19 gable-end built forward on the left, part of original front on its right; former forge, right of middle, built forward of projecting parlour wing and on the right a circa early C18 front with a moulded and modillioned wooden eaves cornice. Mostly circa late C19 or C20 horned sashes in C18 or C19 openings. Left-hand wall of parlour wing has good C18 masonry with ground floor window spanned by shallow dressed stone arch. Blocked stair window above and to its left. In the opposite wall of the parlour wing is one original C18 6-paned light with wide glazing bars. Interior: C17 chamfered hardwood ceiling beams with ogee stops, in earlier part. Enormous fireplace on the left removed in the C20. Small fireplace under later stack at rear of right-hand part. Many good quality C18 features in C18 part of the building including: patterned plaster ceiling with moulded ribs, (2 concentric ovals with a diamond shape at the centre and a large moulded cornice) dado panelling, a corner cupboard (niche) with shaped shelves moulded doorframes; a 2-panel door in the parlour; a moulded plaster ceiling cornice in the passage behind the parlour a ceiling, with dentilled cornice and Arabesques, dated 1775, much fielded panelling, and dog-leg stair with turned balusters, in the stair hall. Possibly there are other interesting features in parts of the building not inspected.
Listing NGR: SW7445750590
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 63802
- 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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