Description

SX 36 SW QUETHIOCK

12/126 Penpoll

II

Manor house, barton and now private house. Circa C17, remodelled in mid C19. Stone
rubble, rendered on west front, partly slate hung on south. Rear elevation of maid
range on east, stone rubble with lacing courses of slate. Slate roof with hipped
ends. Lower slate roof with hipped end over extension on east end. Asbestos slate
roof to staircase projection in angle. Stone rubble stacks in hipped ends of main
range and brick stack in rear wing on ridge. 1 room deep. 2 rooms with cross
passage and staircase in projection to rear. Extended in 'L' shape with rear (east)
wing forming 'L' sahped plan. Further lean-to extensions added on south, east and in
angle of 2 wings.
2 storeys and attic, asymmetrical 2 window west front. Ground floor with C20 window
on left and double 16-pane sash without horns on right. Glazed late C19 porch at
centre on brick base with gable end and slate roof. First floor, 2 early C20 3-light
casements. Above, to right of centre C19 2-light casement with glazing bars.
Interior On first floor in west wing interesting double doorcase with complicated
moulded jambs comprising a triple ovolo. Stops comprising bulbous vase motif above
scrolls stops. Simple circa C18 stair with possibly earlier stair beneath. Blocked
room to rear of staircase accessible from above. C19 scissor truss roof.
Domesday Manor held by Aelfric prior to 1066. Later known as our Lady of Penpoll,
possibly cell of St Germans. Information from tenant.

Listing NGR: SX3360863183

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26432833

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Recommended Books

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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)