Description

SX 16 SW BOCONNOC BOCONNOC PARK

3/12 Courtyard, estate buildings and
- attached gate piers to north of
Boconnoc House and Parish Church
GV II

Stables and carriage sheds forming courtyard buildings to north of Boconnoc
House, now used as garages and offices. Comprising west block with bellcote and
clock tower, south-east block, east block continuing north of church, and north-
east block containing farm manager's office. Also gate piers on north, south and
east. Excluding estates office, block in south-east corner used as garage and
rebuilt block on east now used as stables. Circa C18 and mid-C19 with C20
alterations. Rubble stone with rag slate roofs.
Buildings together form square around courtyard with block on east with
projecting wing.
West range: E-shaped plan, 1½ storeys, almost symmetrical. Hipped ends to
projecting wings on north and south with gabled central wing surmounted by belfry
and clock tower. Ground floor openings consisting of inserted double timber garage
doors, circa 1950's. Diocletion windows in north and south wings. Full dormer
windows with hipped slate roofs, flanking central wing. Horizontal pivoting C19
timber casements with glazing bars. Further light with pyramid roof in ridge.
To rear, slate hung central gabled wing with semi-circular opening on first
floor, partly blocked.
Gate piers attached on north and south. Rubble stone with granite pyramidal
caps.
South wing: rubble stone wall with round arched arcade, now blocked with later
timber doors inserted. Lean-to structure to rear.
East range: comprises two 2 storey blocks with hipped slate roofs.
Symmetrical in outline. Round arched openings partly blocked.
Casement windows with glazing bars at first floor. Dormer windows near ridge.
Between these buildings, pair of rubblestone gate piers with granite pyramidal
caps.
South block of east range L-shaped and continues eastwards to north of church.
On south side, reused medieval arches set in rubble wall. Probably from earlier
medieval house at Boconnoc. North side asymmetrical, 2 storeys with 3 partly
blocked windows under rubble stone arches on left and two 2 light casements with
glazing bars on right. Double doors near centre. Blocked round arched opening in
east side.

Listing NGR: SX1463360557

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26614574

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