Description

SW 7526 MANACCAN HELFORD

6/83 The Shipwright's Arms Public House
10.7.57
GV II

Public house. Probably C18 extended in the C19. Painted rubble and cob walls, slate
sills, chamfered wooden lintels. Wheat reed thatched roof with brick chimneys over
gable ends.
L-shaped plan since the C19 when the original 2-room house was extended at right
angles to the left-hand side of the front; further remodelled in the C20.
2 storeys. Originally probably symmetrical 3-window east front with central doorway.
Left-hand ground floor window altered to 2 doorways when C19 service wing over
basement was added in front. Main doorway altered to window and new doorway cut in
the gable end, right, probably at the same time. Ground floor windows are 12-pane 2-
light casements with internal shutters. First floor windows are circa late C18 early
C19 12-pane horizontal sliding sashes. C20 canopy below sill level.
Interior remodelled as 1 room but retaining moulded ceiling beams; and probably
original roof structure, not inspected.
Cobbled forecourt.
One of a group of thatched houses in Helford.

Listing NGR: SW7582726205

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• The Shipwright's Arms Public House official website
• Wikidata Q26613922

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)