Description

HELLAND
SX 06 NE
5/47 Penhargard Farmhouse
-
II

Farmhouse. Circa 1850, incorporating part of an earlier building ; few later
alterations. Slatestone rubble ; the front slate-hung. Slurried slate roof with
ridge tiles and gable ends. Gable end stacks with rubble shafts.
Plan: Double depth plan, with central entrance and principal room to front left and
right, each heated from a gable end stack. To rear centre is the stair hall, shallow
service room to rear left. To rear right the kitchen forms a rear wing, with a small
unheated room at the end of the wing ; the kitchen is heated from a stack at the
right side ; this may be part of an earlier C17 building, refronted on a different
axis in mid C19.
Exterior: 2 storeys, symmetrical 3-window front, all windows are early C20 2-light
casements of 8 panes each, larger at ground floor. Central gabled and glazed porch,
with inset stained glass with shield of arms, dated 1632. Inner panelled door.
Right side blind ; left side rendered. The rear wing has a stack with curved oven at
the base at the right side. At the left (inner) side is a C20 porch, and this wall
has inset stone carved with three trefoils; sash windows. The rear of the main range
has 2 windows at ground floor and at first floor a small 2-light casement with L
hinges to right and 12-pane sash to left.
Interior: Not fully inspected. The kitchen in the rear wing has an unusually high
ceiling ; the fireplace is blocked. Slate floor. The wall between the kitchen and
the main front range is unusually thick and may be part of an earlier house.

Listing NGR: SX0629969830

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26435903

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