Description

TINTAGEL
SX 08 NE
Pixie House to west of Lower
4/165 Penpethy
II
Shop, possibly built as cottage. Probably late C19. Slate stone rubble. Scantle
slate roof with semi-conical hipped end on left and hipped end on right with gable
end to porch. Projecting front lateral stone rubble stack.
Very small 1 room plan with entrance through gabled porch on right and rounded left
end. Heated by a front lateral stack.
Single storey. Picturesque asymmetrical front elevation with low slate roof with
semi-conical hipped end on left and gabled open-fronted porch on right slightly to
right of centre of front a large lateral stack with wide set-offs, the shaft with
slated weathering at top. 2 narrow window openings flank the stack, the left hand
half dormer window with a gabled roof. Narrow window opening in left hand side wall.
Interior has segmental arched slate lintel to the fireplace and an exposed collar
rafter roof.
A board inside the porch states that this house, traditionally built for the piskies
in the C19, was formerly inhabited by an old woman.

Listing NGR: SX0819186214

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26517483

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Recommended Books

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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover