Carboys Farmhouse and Adjoining Farm Buildings and Garden Walls
CARBOYS FARMHOUSE AND ADJOINING FARM BUILDINGS AND GARDEN WALLS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1327601
- Date first listed:
- 09-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Carboys Farmhouse and Adjoining Farm Buildings and Garden Walls
- Statutory Address:
- CARBOYS FARMHOUSE AND ADJOINING FARM BUILDINGS AND GARDEN WALLS
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- Date:
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- Reference:
- IOE01/03359/32
- Rights:
- © Mr Peter MacLeod. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1327601
- Date first listed:
- 09-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Carboys Farmhouse and Adjoining Farm Buildings and Garden Walls
- Statutory Address 1:
- CARBOYS FARMHOUSE AND ADJOINING FARM BUILDINGS AND GARDEN WALLS
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:
- CARBOYS FARMHOUSE AND ADJOINING FARM BUILDINGS AND GARDEN WALLS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- St. Hilary
- National Grid Reference:
- SW5509333561
Details
ST HILARY
SW 53 SE
2/123 Carboys Farmhouse and adjoining
farm buildings and garden walls
GV II
Farmhouse, adjoining farm buildings and garden walls. Datestone 1714. Granite
rubble with granite dressings. Steep roof : scantle slate to front and asbestos
slate at rear. Large dressed granite stacks over the gable ends.
Plan: 2 original rooms: hall/kitchen left with very large fireplace and parlour right
with cross passage between. Later single storey lean-to behind the parlour and C20
lean-to behind the kitchen.
Exterior : 2 storeys. Originally nearly symmetrical 5 window south-west front with
doorway central to fenestration. Blocked ground and first floor window openings
right of the doorway and blocked ground and first floor doorway openings at far left.
Now a 4 window front with first floor openings slightly enlarged and some remodelling
to ground floor openings. C20 horned sashes and C20 door.
Interior not inspected but earlier features said to be hidden.
Rubble-coped rubble walls enclose shallow garden in front of house with gateway
aligned with doorway. Round-headed granite monolith piers, iron gate, and mounting
stone right of gateway.
2 barns adjoin on the left hand side : both C19, granite rubble with grouted scantle
slate roofs on 2 levels stepping down from the house. Rectangular plans: both with
shippons to ground floor and storage lofts over. The left hand barn has nearly
symmetrical front with central doorway and pigeon holes between the 2 first floor
windows. The right hand barn has 2 first floor windows and loading doorway, right,
and ground floor doorway left of middle. Old ledged doors, hopper windows or
shuttered windows.
Listing NGR: SW5509333561
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 70027
- 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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