Description

SW 83 SW MYLOR PENARROW ROAD

6/246 Pentrelew

GV II

House. Circa early C19. Stucco over rubble to front and painted rubble to rear.
Hipped asbestos slate roofs with wide eaves to front and sides and painted brick
chimneys over side walls and over cross wall of rear wing.
Plan originally of 2 or 3 reception rooms, or 1 large and 1 small reception room to
garden front, separated from service wing by stair hall with side entrance; service
wing to rear left; extended circa mid C19 by single-storey room to front, left,
further service rooms to rear of service wing (north), single-storey range at right
angles to rear right (east) with half-round-on-plan projection to front (south) of
right-hand (east) end; small extension at right angles to wing, left, linked to
stable adjoining corner of stair projection and enclosing small courtyard.
2 storeys. Symmetrical 1:1:1 bay 3-window south garden front plus later single-
storey bay on left. Bays 1 and 3 are broken forward. Plinth and moulded first floor
sill string. Circa early C19 small pane hornless sashes with marginal panes. East
entrance front has side wall of garden front, with moulded string, projecting on
left, linked to side wall of wing with entrance to far left, and round headed fixed
window over; window slightly to right of entrance and over, and to ground floor right
at lower level with blind possible loading doorway above. Lean-to porch with rubble
side wall has glazed outer door and circa early C19 4-panel inner door. Windows are
circa early C19 sashes with marginal panes. Further old sash or casements to other
elevations.
Interior has circa early C19 carpentry and joinery including open-well open tread
stair. Behind stair to first floor is curious dead-end passage or closet with window
overlooking courtyard.
A house with a surprisingly complicated plan development but very unaltered since the
circa mid C19.

Listing NGR: SW8127434817

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26613943

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Recommended Books

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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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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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to 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]