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Dolphin's House

A Grade II Listed Building in Polperro, Cornwall

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.332 / 50°19'55"N

Longitude: -4.5184 / 4°31'6"W

OS Eastings: 220859

OS Northings: 51044

OS Grid: SX208510

Mapcode National: GBR NC.XH5X

Mapcode Global: FRA 18F5.1J0

Plus Code: 9C2Q8FJJ+RJ

Entry Name: Dolphin's House

Listing Date: 26 March 1986

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1329054

English Heritage Legacy ID: 61577

ID on this website: 101329054

Location: Polperro, Cornwall, PL13

County: Cornwall

Civil Parish: Polperro

Built-Up Area: Polperro

Traditional County: Cornwall

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cornwall

Church of England Parish: Talland

Church of England Diocese: Truro

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Description


LANSALLOS TALLAND HILL (north west side)
SX 2051-2151
Polperro
5/109 Dolphin's House
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GV II
House. Circa late C17 range at lower end extended in circa 1780s with main range.
Main range built for Captain Rowett a sea captain. Rendered and painted stone rubble
with stone quarried from adjoining land. Slate roof with gabled ends to lower C17
range with hipped ends to C18 range. Large projecting stone rubble chimney stack
with brick shaft on lower gable end and rendered brick chimney stack on hipped end at
junction of C17 and C18 range. Projecting stone rubble chimney stack with set-offs
and brick shaft on higher hipped end.
The late C18 part has 2 principal rooms and central entrance hall containing stairs
at the rear. Attached to lower left-hand end is 1-room plan range which is all that
remains of the C17 house later remodelled when the late C18 range was built.
Late C18 3-storey 3-window range to right with ground and first floor 12-pane sashes,
and second floor smaller 2-light casements with glazing bars. Sash on ground floor
right has glazing bars removed. Central doorway with C20 gabled and glazed porch
with casement windows. Second doorway to right, with C20 glazed door, originally a
window. Remodelled C17 range to left, a 2-storeys 2-window range with 12-pane
sashes.
Interior intact with original doors throughout C18 range. Decorative ceiling rose
in lower room. C19 chimney pieces, higher gable end with Delft tiles. Moulded rail
to stair with balustrade removed. C18 cupboard in lower room. Chest in attic storey
where Capt Rowett kept his papers. Roof timbers boxed in.
Information from owners.


Listing NGR: SX2085951044

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