Description

SW 7526 MANACCAN HELFORD

6/89 Point Cottage and garden walls to
- the east

GV II

House and including garden wall to front. Circa early C19. Stucco to front over
granite ashlar plinth, painted rubble to sides and rear. Half-hipped scantle slate
roof with brick chimneys over side walls and over cross wall towards right.
Double depth plan of 2 rooms wide house with central cross passage leading to central
stair between rear service rooms, left, and integral or possibly slightly later one
room wide probably servants cottage, right, with wing at right angles to rear.
2 storeys. Overall 5-window east front with plinth, first floor string and paired
brackets to fascia board. Shallow arches. Symmetrical 3-window house left and 2-
window cottage right. House had round-arched central doorway with original 6-panel
door and fanlight. Original 12-pane hornless sashes to most openings, some horned
replacements.
Interior not inspected but said to contain much original detail.
Garden wall adjoins at left-hand side withs ramped scantle slate and clay ridge tile
coping, returns at right angles to either side to low granite ashlar wall, originally
with iron railings.
This is the only house with a strong classical influence in Helford, the others being
mostly stone and cob, thatched or formerly thatched, and is situated on a prominent
spur overlooking the mouth of the creek.

Listing NGR: SW7587226283

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26598016

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