Description

ZENNOR
SW 43 NW
3/236 Higher Porthmeor Old Farmhouse
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GV II
Farmhouse. Circa late C17 or early C18. Granite rubble with granite dressings.
Scantle slate roof with external dressed granite stack at left-hand gable end.
Plan: 2 rooms with hall/kitchen left, smaller room possibly unheated, right. Central
rear opening possibly formerly used as doorway to first-floor. In the C19 the eaves
were heightened and the floor and roof structure were renewed.
Exterior: 2 storeys. Nearly symmetrical 2 window south-west front with doorway
central to fenestration. Original doorway and ground floor openings. First floor
openings, remodelled in the C19. Ledged door, shuttered windows.
Interior: large fireplace with oak lintel in left hand part.
Part of an unspoiled coastal hamlet set in the ancient field system of this part of
Cornwall.

Listing NGR: SW4325337233

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26430727

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Recommended Books

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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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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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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living