Crocadon

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SX 36 NE ST MELLION

8/197 Crocadon 21.7.51 IT

House, circa mid C17 extended on south west in Circa late C18 or early C19. Stonerubble, rendered on north west of rear wing. Large granite quoins to south west range. Cement washed scantle slate roof to rear C17 wing with hipped end on right (north east). Front lateral stonerubble stack with stonerubble and brick shaft on left and projecting stonerubble stack with short brick shaft on right-hand hipped end. South west range with asbestos slate roof with half-hipped ends. Projecting stonerubble stacks with brick shafts in half-hipped ends and also to rear in junction with C17 range. A drawing of Crocadon in the Spoure Book of 1698 illustrates a mansion house of overall 'E' shaped plan with projecting gabled wings and central gabled 2-storey porch. It is possible that the existing C17 range incorporates the remains of this mansion house with the wings and proch demolished and a 2-room range added on the south west in the late C18 or early C19. The house was then partly remodelled and re-orientated. The lower end of the remodelled C17 range is heated by a projecting end stack and the hall, on the left of the entrance, heated by a front lateral projecting stack.

2 storeys, symmetrical 3 window south west front to later range. Ground floor with two 20-pane sashes with rendered eared architraves and mid C19 hoods. Firstfloor with three 12-pane sashes with rendered surrounds. Entrance in circa early C20 lean-to porch on right-hand half-hipped end. Stair window in rear wing, 30-pane sash with thin glazing bars. Rear C17 wing; 2 storeys regular 4 window south east front. Ground floor with 2-light casement with segmental brick arch, timber plank door in stonerubble porch with slate hung gable end and slate roof. Timber plank door to right with brick segmental arch and 2-light casement and dressed stone arch. First floor with four 2-light casements with glazing bars.

Interior C17 range with ceiling beams replaced. Fireplaces blocked and there are possible remains of further early fireplace at the'higher end in the thick wall between the C17 and late C18 range, the roof structure above the higher end was not inspected but may possibly provide further evidence as to the evolution of the plans. In the later 2-room range on the south-west, the left hand room (west) contains circa early ll19 avolo panelling with dado and box cornice and 2 circa late C18 6-,panel door. The roof structure above this later range comprises C17 oak pegged trusses with wary collars, chamfered and lap jointed which have been cut down and re-used.

Anciently the seat of the Trevisa family. John Trevisa, Chaplain to James, 6th Baron Berkeley was one of the earliest translaters of the Bible. Also translated Bartholomew's iJe Proprietatibus Rerum: The Polychronicon of Ralph Higden: A treatise of all the Acts of King Arthur. He died in 1470. On the failure of the male heirs in 1690 the state was purchases by the Corytons. Illustration of Crocadon, Mansion House of Peter Trevisa. , 1698 in The Spoure Book. Cornwall Record Office FS 3/93/3/132. Kelly Directory, 1910. " j Polsue Lakes Parochial History of the County of Cornwall 1867-73 rp 1974.

Listing NGR: SX3920265996

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Sources

Books and journals
The Spoure Book, (1698)
Polsue, J, Lakes Parochial History of the County of Cornwall, (1872)
Kelly's Directory in Kelly's Directory, (1901)

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