Description

LAWHITTON RURAL A.388
SX 38 SW
(W)
3/11
Tregada House

GV II

Farmhouse, now house. Early C17 with later additions and alterations. Roughcast
slate-stone; slate roof. 3-unit through-passage plan. 2 storeys with 2-storey
gabled porch. Section to right of porch has 2 glazing bar sashes on each floor,
upper right replaced by late C20 casement, 15-paned to upper left and 20-paned
with horns on ground floor. Porch has 3-light C20 casement on first floor and C20
glazed double outer doors. Inner C17 nail-studded plank door with strap hinges
in moulded wood surround. Small C18 casement with H-hinges directly below eaves
to left of porch and C20 casement in position of infilled doorway on ground floor.
Rubblestone ridge stack immediately to right of porch has slate drips and additional
red brick shaft to front; integral end stack to right with red brick shaft. 2-
storey lean-to to rear on left and single-storey lean-to former dairy to centre
rear. Interior: C17 round-headed wooden doorway to rear of through-passage which
has exposed timber frame in left wall. Similar doorway in angle to rear left leads
to 2-storey lean-to which has exposed joists and tiny window looking into through-
passage beyond inner rear doorway. Exposed joists also to front room to left of
passage. Room to right is larger with chamfered cross beams and joists and granite
fireplace to left. Room to right again has exposed joists and Victorian slate fire-
place with cast-iron grate. Plank doors throughout including one to back wall of
room to right of passage leading to wide spiral staircase. Some timber frame exposed
to original back wall on first floor, Collar truss roof in 2 bays to left of ridge
stack with 2 further bays to right. Light timber framed partition with long straight
tension braces and cob infill exposed in roof space but extending to ground floor
(separates 2 right ground-floor rooms) has C19/20 collar and tie beam roof in 3
bays to right.

Listing NGR: SX3471881491

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26513779

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