Description

NORTH HILL TREBARTHA
SX 27 NE
4/163 Trebartha Barton and service range
to east
II*
Farmhouse and service range to rear. Probably late C18 or early C19. Stone rubble
with granite dressings. Slate hung with rag slates on the exposed elevations. Rag
slate roofs; the central range has gable ends and the lower flanking wings have slate
lean-to roofs. Gabled axial stacks flanking the central range, partly slate hung
with ashlar granite shafts. Brick end stack inserted.
Plan: Facing south an unusual arrangement with a tall 3-storey central range of 2-
room plan, one room behind the other, flanked by lower 2-storey lean-to ranges, each
of 2-room plan with an axial passage between the 2 rooms. The main doorway on the
left hand side and the 'back' door is on the right hand side leading to a service
yard on this side. The rooms are heated by back-to-back fireplaces in two axial
stacks to the right and left of the main central range.
Exterior: the tall central range is of three storeys with gable ends; to the south front
and rear these gable ends have impressive symmetrical elevations with dressed granite
voussoirs; central C18 tripartite sashes on ground and first floor and Diocletian
window on second. The lower lean-to 2-storey ranges flanking the wings have
symmetrical 3-window east and west elevations; the west slate hung garden front has a
C20 gabled porch with C19 inner door, flanked by two C19 2-light casements with three
similar casements on first floor. The service east front has dressed granite
voussoirs to the openings; similar 2-light casements flanking C19 porch with hipped
roof and gauze covering dairy window on left. The service buildings which return to
right pn 2 sides of a yard are of single storey with slate roofs and C19 casements.
Interior: Simple C19 carpentry details with simple C19 stair. The doors have
chamfered and stopped stiles and rails of circa 1840s style.
First floor not inspected.
Latham, B Trebartha, The House by the Stream, 1971

Listing NGR: SX2657377810

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17533630

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