Description

SX 86 NW TORBRYAN TORBRYAN HAMLET

4/59 Tapleys
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GV II

House. Late C16 or C17, with later additions. Rendered stone or cob. Slated
roof, hipped at right-hand end. Two storeys, with single-storey lean-tos at rear.
Main range has 3-room ground-plan, the right-hand room (now storage-room with
separate access) being divided off by a stone wall and possible a later addition.
Front has doorway, off-centre to left, with early C20 glazed porch. Ground storey
has one window at either side of porch; second storey has one window above porch
and another to far right. All have C19 or early C20 wood casements, except for
tall, small-paned horizontal sliding sash of late C18 or early C19 above porch.
Projecting stone chimney-stack with tapered top to rear of two left-hand rooms.
Interior: large fireplace in rear wall of middle ground-storey room has floor of
slates on edge and a segmental brick arch of headers. Two plank doors with long
strap-hinges in second storey. 2 roof-trusses over the 2 left-hand rooms have
principal rafters with plain feet, threaded purlins and ridge-piece; both have had
halved collar-beams with shaped ends, but only one, which is cambered, survives.
Other interesting features may be hidden under plaster. q.v. Barn at south end of
Spring Cottage and Thatchings.

Listing NGR: SX8222866720

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26554371

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Recommended Books

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  For the Record
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)