COURTYARD, ESTATE BUILDINGS AND ATTACHED GATE PIERS TO NORTH OF BOCONNOC HOUSE AND PARISH CHURCH

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1329282
Date first listed:: 30-Apr-1985
List Entry Name:: COURTYARD, ESTATE BUILDINGS AND ATTACHED GATE PIERS TO NORTH OF BOCONNOC HOUSE AND PARISH CHURCH
Statutory Address:: COURTYARD, ESTATE BUILDINGS AND ATTACHED GATE PIERS TO NORTH OF BOCONNOC HOUSE AND PARISH CHURCH

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1329282
Date first listed:: 30-Apr-1985
List Entry Name:: COURTYARD, ESTATE BUILDINGS AND ATTACHED GATE PIERS TO NORTH OF BOCONNOC HOUSE AND PARISH CHURCH
Statutory Address 1:: COURTYARD, ESTATE BUILDINGS AND ATTACHED GATE PIERS TO NORTH OF BOCONNOC HOUSE AND PARISH CHURCH

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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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Location

Statutory Address:: COURTYARD, ESTATE BUILDINGS AND ATTACHED GATE PIERS TO NORTH OF BOCONNOC HOUSE AND PARISH CHURCH

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

District:: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Boconnoc
National Grid Reference:: SX 14647 60626

Details

SX 16 SW BOCONNOC BOCONNOC PARK

3/12 Courtyard, estate buildings and - attached gate piers to north of Boconnoc House and Parish Church GV II

Stables and carriage sheds forming courtyard buildings to north of Boconnoc House, now used as garages and offices. Comprising west block with bellcote and clock tower, south-east block, east block continuing north of church, and north- east block containing farm manager's office. Also gate piers on north, south and east. Excluding estates office, block in south-east corner used as garage and rebuilt block on east now used as stables. Circa C18 and mid-C19 with C20 alterations. Rubble stone with rag slate roofs. Buildings together form square around courtyard with block on east with projecting wing. West range: E-shaped plan, 1½ storeys, almost symmetrical. Hipped ends to projecting wings on north and south with gabled central wing surmounted by belfry and clock tower. Ground floor openings consisting of inserted double timber garage doors, circa 1950's. Diocletion windows in north and south wings. Full dormer windows with hipped slate roofs, flanking central wing. Horizontal pivoting C19 timber casements with glazing bars. Further light with pyramid roof in ridge. To rear, slate hung central gabled wing with semi-circular opening on first floor, partly blocked. Gate piers attached on north and south. Rubble stone with granite pyramidal caps. South wing: rubble stone wall with round arched arcade, now blocked with later timber doors inserted. Lean-to structure to rear. East range: comprises two 2 storey blocks with hipped slate roofs. Symmetrical in outline. Round arched openings partly blocked. Casement windows with glazing bars at first floor. Dormer windows near ridge. Between these buildings, pair of rubblestone gate piers with granite pyramidal caps. South block of east range L-shaped and continues eastwards to north of church. On south side, reused medieval arches set in rubble wall. Probably from earlier medieval house at Boconnoc. North side asymmetrical, 2 storeys with 3 partly blocked windows under rubble stone arches on left and two 2 light casements with glazing bars on right. Double doors near centre. Blocked round arched opening in east side.

Listing NGR: SX1463360557

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Legacy System number:: 60505
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

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Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 8 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly,

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.