Description

SW 83 NE RUAN LANIHORNE

7/23 Trestain Farmhouse
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- II

Farmhouse. C17. Slatestone and cob with corrugated asbestos gable ended roof
(formerly thatched). 2 room through passage plan. 2 storeys. Irregular 3 window
east front. Single storey lean-to obscures ground floor walling and slight
projection to left lower end, probably original stair turret. 2 doorways to right
of centre (right blocked) with 3-light casement to left and C20 casement to right.
First floor, 16-pane sash off centre with 14-pane sash to right and 2-light casement
with glazing bars to left over lean-to. Massive stone chimney to left gable and
external stack to right gable. 2 window west front has blocked doorway opposite
east doorway. 12-pane, 2-light wooden casement to lower end with 4-pane, 2- light
wooden casement in greatly reduced opening over. Upper end windows are 2-light
wooden casements.
Interior has thick wall to right of entrance (probably dating from period of
conversion to 2 cottages) and plank and muntin screen to left. Stair along back wall
approached from lower room. Lower end hearth enormous but blocked with adjacent
stair turret recess. Chamfered and stopped waney oak ceiling beams survive and C17
two-panel door with wide stiles and rails to first floor.

Listing NGR: SW8975039530

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26433833

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)