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Latitude: 50.2859 / 50°17'9"N
Longitude: -5.0486 / 5°2'54"W
OS Eastings: 182925
OS Northings: 47325
OS Grid: SW829473
Mapcode National: GBR ZF.W31N
Mapcode Global: FRA 0898.QZH
Plus Code: 9C2P7XP2+8H
Entry Name: Penmount
Listing Date: 30 May 1967
Last Amended: 17 October 1984
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1141113
English Heritage Legacy ID: 62810
ID on this website: 101141113
Location: Idless, Cornwall, TR4
County: Cornwall
Civil Parish: St. Clement
Traditional County: Cornwall
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cornwall
Church of England Parish: St Erme
Church of England Diocese: Truro
Tagged with: Building
ST CLEMENT
SW 84 NW
3/108 Penmount (formerly listed as
30-5-67 Penmount Crematorium)
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II
Country house, now crematorium. Early and mid-late C18. Stucco with rusticated
granite quoins and hipped Delabole and asbestos slate roofs. L shaped plan with
later extensions. 2 storeys plus attics. South entrance front of 2:1:2 bays with
central bay broken forward and with Tuscan porch, now closed and partly hidden by
C20 porte cochere. Window over porch and round headed attic window breaking cornice
under pediment. Flanking bays have plinth, tall rounded headed leaded windows (C20
insertions) cornice and plain parapet. East front is 2:3:2 bays with central bays
broken forward which have 3 light scantle roofed bay window and door to right, three
12 panel sashes to first floor and lunette with glazing bars to pediment. Ground
and first floor windows to left bay are blind. 2 window right bay with window and
door to ground floor. Windows are 12 paned sashes. Bay window and doors are later
insertions. Early C18 sash survives to rear. Interior has mid-late C18 detail and
C19 details in several rooms including entrance hall which has pedimented door
cases, Vitruvian scroll frieze and gallery to one side. Back stair is early C18.
Main early C19 stair is at Polwhele. Penmount was the home of Charles Henderson,
Cornish Historian.
Listing NGR: SW8292547325
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