Bosvean and Wall at Front Chy An Bara
BOSVEAN AND WALL AT FRONT, CHURCH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1312532
- Date first listed:
- 07-Sept-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Bosvean and Wall at Front Chy An Bara
- Statutory Address:
- BOSVEAN AND WALL AT FRONT, CHURCH ROAD
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- Reference:
- IOE01/08185/02
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1312532
- Date first listed:
- 07-Sept-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Bosvean and Wall at Front Chy An Bara
- Statutory Address 1:
- BOSVEAN AND WALL AT FRONT, CHURCH ROAD
- Statutory Address 2:
- CHY AN BARA, CHURCH 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:
- BOSVEAN AND WALL AT FRONT, CHURCH ROAD
- Statutory Address:
- CHY AN BARA, CHURCH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Madron
- National Grid Reference:
- SW4532831930
Details
MADRON CHURCH ROAD, Madron
SW 43 SE
7/142 Chy-an-Bara and Bosvean and wall at
- front
GV II
2 adjoining houses including front courtyard wall. C18. Granite ashlar fronts,
otherwise coursed rubble with granite dressings. Steep grouted scantle slate roofs
with brick chimneys. Gable ends except half hip at front of Bosvean, right.
Plan: two 2-room plan houses built at right angles to each other making an overall L-
shaped plan. Chy-an-Bara, left, has its kitchen, right, behind Bosvean which
projects at right angles in front. Both houses have central cross passage entrances
and central stairs. Bosvean has a wide window opening and doorway at the front,
presumably at some time used as a shop.
Exterior: 2 storeys. 2 window and 3 window fronts at right angles. Chy-an-Bara has
C20 door, Bosvean has C19 4-panel door. Mostly circa late C19 horned sashes. 2 C19
hornless sashes at front end of Bosvean.
Interior: interior of Chy-an-Bara only inspected. Some C18 features including dog-
leg stair with column-turned balusters and robust moulded ceiling cornice in the
cross passage.
Listing NGR: SW4532831930
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 70488
- 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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