Orchard House Targon and Garden Wall and Railings to Front
ORCHARD HOUSE, GUNPOOL LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1327732
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jul-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Orchard House Targon and Garden Wall and Railings to Front
- Statutory Address:
- ORCHARD HOUSE, GUNPOOL LANE
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- Date:
- 2001-09-28
- Reference:
- IOE01/05675/20
- Rights:
- © Mr N. E. Ward. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1327732
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jul-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Orchard House Targon and Garden Wall and Railings to Front
- Statutory Address 1:
- ORCHARD HOUSE, GUNPOOL LANE
- Statutory Address 2:
- TARGON AND GARDEN WALL AND RAILINGS TO FRONT, GUNPOOL LANE
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:
- ORCHARD HOUSE, GUNPOOL LANE
- Statutory Address:
- TARGON AND GARDEN WALL AND RAILINGS TO FRONT, GUNPOOL LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Forrabury and Minster
- National Grid Reference:
- SX0990490647
Details
FORRABURY AND GUNPOOL LANE, Boscastle
SW 09 90 MINSTER
7/59 Orchard House and Targon and garden
wall and railings to front
GV II
Two attached houses and garden wall with railings. Circa 1800-1820. Rendered and
painted stone rubble, stuccoed on front elevation. Rag slate roof with hipped ends.
Diagonal brick axial chimney stacks arranged in groups of 3:4:3 along ridge.
Orchard House on left has a double depth plan with central cross passage, two
reception rooms on front and stair to rear of passage flanked by two small service
rooms; dairy on left and kitchen on right. Targon to right probably had an identical
plan.
2 storeys. Symmetrical overall four window front; each house has a central entrance
door in a two-centered arched opening, two sashes with intersecting glazing bars and
2-centred arched openings on ground floor and two similar sashes above. The sashes to
Orchard House on the left were replaced in the 1970s maintaining the original pattern
and the sashes to Targon were replaced with replicas in the circa late C19.
Interior Orchard house on left with plasterr cornice in hall decorated with egg and
dart motif. Early C19 fluted chimneypiece in left hand room; patent stone imitating
dark grey polished slate with slate mantle shelf. Dog-leg stair with square newels
and stick balusters. Segmental arch opening to two front bedrooms.
Interior of Targon not inspected.
Low stone rubble wall to front garden area with C19 iron-railings and four
contemporary iron gates.
Listing NGR: SX0990490647
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 68719
- 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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