Description

SW 72 SE ST. ANTHONY CARNE
-IN-MENEAGE
5/203 The Mount
-
GV II

Small house. Circa early C19. Painted rubble with granite dressings to ground floor,
thinly rendered cob above. Grouted scantle slate roof with brick chimneys over gable
ends. Cast iron ogee gutters.
Plan: 2 rooms with kitchen right and parlour left; passage between leading to stair
in rectangular rear turret. Partition on left side of passage removed C20 to enlarge
formerly very small parlour. The 1st floor is double depth with the rear rooms very
shallow. Extended C20 at rear left.
Two storeys. Nearly symmetrical 2 window south east front with doorway off-centre
towards left. Original ledged door. Ornate lattice porch with a rather free use of
classical motifs surmounted by a triangular pediment. Original 12-pane horizontal
sashes both front and rear.
Interior retains most of its original carpentry and joinery including stairs and
doors.
One of a group of unspoiled houses at the head of Gillan Creek and this one is
virtually complete.

Listing NGR: SW7721924921

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26434446

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