Description

PERRANZABULOE
SW 75 SE
5/41 Wheal Anna House
- II

Former count (account) house for Wheal Anna (mine) now a private house. Circa 1840s
or 1850s. Built for a mine captain. Killas rubble. Grouted scantle slate hipped
roof with brick chimneys over the side walls.
Plan: Double-depth plan with 2 rooms at the front flanking a central entrnce hall
leading to stair hall between rear service rooms. The 2 front rooms on the first
floor are divided by a folding partition (now fixed) which could be opened to create
a meeting room for the mine management.
Exterior: 2 storeys. Unaltered elevations. Symmetrical 3-window south front with
original door and windows in openings spanned by shallow segmental brick arches.
Central doorway with 4-panel door and overlight. 12-pane hornless sashes. Similar
window at rear including tall stair window.
Interior: Virtually unaltered with most of its original features including: dog-leg
stair; panelled doors, and chimney-pieces with iron grates. Wooden screen between
front chambers (see plan).

Listing NGR: SW7871153127

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26434315

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Recommended Books

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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)