Description

GWENNAP
SW 74 SW
4/102 Trevince House
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GV II
Country house on site of manor. Mainly rebuilt and remodelled circa 1870 but
incorporating circa C17, C18 and early C19 parts. Various walling including some
granite ashlar (south) squared killas brought to course with granite dressings (west)
and killas rubble with granite quoins, jambstone, sills and lintels (east). Roofs
hipped to south and east and with gable ends to north. Dry Delabole slate over main
part and with grouted scantle slate roof over east wing. Axial and gable brick
chimneys. Complicated irregular plan of possibly earlier core, 2-room double depth
farmhouse wing to right (east); 1 room of circa early C19 formerly 2-room house
projecting forward to left of middle (south) plus later room in angle between this
and east wing. Finally circa 1870, extended to far left with 3-room garden front
range built at right angles facing west and with rear service rooms. 2 storeys and
with attic to later parts. Irregular south front of canted 3-window, circa 1870, bay
left adjoining 2-window ashlar front, probably surviving from former 5-window front
of circa early C19. Later or remodelled 2-window rendered front, right, slightly
recessed and in angle between main part of house and circa earlier C19 3-window south
front of east wing right. Main part of house south and west fronts have mostly
horned 4-pane sashes and 2 courses of dentil like bricks to eaves. Louvered shutters
to south west ground floor rooms and French windows with marginal glazing becoming
arched in overlights to ground floor openings of ashlar front. Roof dormer over
middle with gable pediment. South front of east wing has original hornless 16-pane
sashes with lintels over incised to resemble voussoirs. West 4-window entrance front
has tetrastyle granite Tuscan porch to entrance in second from left opening. Granite
plinth, mid-floor string and voussoirs to shallow arches. 4 roof dormers with gable
pediments and horned 6-pane sashes.
Interior not inspected but said to have fine stair hall and some panelled rooms.
One of the farmbuildings has roof surmounted by a clock.

Listing NGR: SW7360940270

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26614295

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)