Description

PENRYN

SW7834SW THE TERRACE
580-1/5/186 Penryn Methodist Church, Schoolroom
and attached forecourt walls

GV II

Nonconformist chapel. Datestone 1891 by J W Trounson, builder
Carkeek; stonework John Freemand & Co. Dressed granite front
with rockfaced ashlar plinth, some granite ashlar and
dressings; rock-faced granite brought to course and some red
granite, dressings including carved imposts, round arches and
moulded strings, otherwise granite rubble with granite
dressings and round brick arches except schoolroom with
granite lintels; dry slate and scantle slate roofs; cast-iron
ogee gutters; brick stack on left of schoolroom.
Rectangular aisle-less plan with galleries plus vestry at rear
and schoolroom at rear left. Italianate style.
2-storey elevations; 1:1:1-bay front end with central coped
gable flanked by moulded parapets fronting lean-to roofs.
Leaded glazed windows with coloured, probably memorial, glass;
paired windows with polished nook shafts and mullions except
for similarly detailed stepped 3-light central window over
pair of wide gabled doorways with moulded round arches
fronting loggia; jambs similar to window openings.
Inner doorways with pairs of 6-panel doors and similar return
doors to stairs, all with 2-pane fanlights. 5-bay side
elevations with original horned sashes with margin panes and
fanlight heads. Schoolroom has original doors and windows.
INTERIOR not inspected but likely to be complete: stained
glass by Messrs Fouracre & Co of Stonehouse; plaster ceiling
by Messrs Jackson & Son of London.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: granite rubble forecourt walls with
chamfered granite copings surmounted by twist wrought-iron
bars to otherwise plain railings. Central gateway with
square-on-plan granite gate-piers with moulded caps.
(Roddis R J: Penryn, The History of an Ancient Cornish
Borough: Penryn: 1964-: 154, 155).

Listing NGR: SW7841834401

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26482852

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Recommended Books

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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)