Truthan House
TRUTHAN HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1328740
- Date first listed:
- 30-May-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Truthan House
- Statutory Address:
- TRUTHAN HOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1328740
- Date first listed:
- 30-May-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Truthan House
- Statutory Address 1:
- TRUTHAN HOUSE
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:
- TRUTHAN HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- St. Erme
- National Grid Reference:
- SW8369951134
Details
ST ERME TRUTHAN
SW 85 SW
4/102 Truthan House
30.5.1967
--- II
House, early C18 probably including parts of an earlier building.
Coursed killas, with granite quoins and dressings. Slate roofs.
Plan: Main block of square plan with axial hallways on main front and
garden front, leading to stair central in central bay of rear.
Service wing probably including work of earlier date attached on north,
and enclosed yard with well house (q.v.) on east.
Two storeys. Main entrance (west) front remodelled later C19. Five
window bays. Central heavy Tuscan doorcase with slight pediment;
flanking square late C19 bay windows, each with 2 elongated 4-pane sashes
and crenellated parapets. Upper floor with similar windows, all with
flush granite lintels. Garden front (south) also of 5 bays; central
4-panelled door with overlight. Eighteen paned sashes with heavy glazing
bars in flush granite surrounds and raised keys to lintels. Roof hipped.
Cast iron pergola without roof. To rear, central round headed stair
window with intersecting glazing bars.
Interior. Some C18 panelling.
The site was originally monastic land, and an earlier building on site was
seat of Jago, sheriff of Cornwall, mid C17, and of Trencreeke and Polwhele
families. courts held here in 1684. Horseshoe bats are resident 1987.
Listing NGR: SW8369951134
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 63941
- 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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