Hen House and Barns North West of Lower Boskinning

HEN HOUSE AND BARNS NORTH WEST OF LOWER BOSKINNING

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1312622
Date first listed:
07-Sept-1988
List Entry Name:
Hen House and Barns North West of Lower Boskinning
Statutory Address:
HEN HOUSE AND BARNS NORTH WEST OF LOWER BOSKINNING

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1312622
Date first listed:
07-Sept-1988
List Entry Name:
Hen House and Barns North West of Lower Boskinning
Statutory Address 1:
HEN HOUSE AND BARNS NORTH WEST OF LOWER BOSKINNING

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
HEN HOUSE AND BARNS NORTH WEST OF LOWER BOSKINNING

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Madron
National Grid Reference:
SW 45807 33059

Details

MADRON SW 43 SE 7/98 Hen house and barns north west of - Lower Boskinning GV II Hen house and adjoining barns. Circa mid C19. Granite rubble walls with granite dressings. Hipped scantle slate roofs. Plan: range of farm buildings comprising 2 barns (granaries over shippons), a shelter shed and a hen house far right set back from the front. Exterior: 2 storey barns, otherwise single storey. Least altered part right with barn, shelter shed and hen house. The barn has symmetrical 2 window front with central doorway and first-floor loading/winnowing doorway over. The shelter shed has large doorway right. The hen house, set back at far right has splayed corner right and small doorway left. The right hand return wall has ventilator or hen entrance left and doorway right. Interior: hen house has 5 nesting boxes built into the walls.

Listing NGR: SW4580733059

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
70443
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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