Description

SW 62 SE CURY

3/14 Higher Tregiddle Farmhouse and
- building adjoining courtyard wall
to east and garden wall to front
II

Farmhouse and adjoining outbuilding and including garden walls to front (south west).
C17, remodelled in the circa mid-late C18. Shale rubble walls, limewashed within
rear courtyard, dressed granite C17 features of 3 doorways and 6 windows, dressed
granite quoins, jambstones and lintels to parts rebuilt in the C18, incorporating
many C17 chamfered stones. Hipped scantle slate roof with gable ended wing at rear
left and pyramidal scantle roof over outbuilding. Ridges of main roof and hips have
circa C17-C18 handmade crested clay ridge tiles. Brick chimneys over side walls and
over gable end of rear wing.
Plan of L-shape formed by rear left wing, plus small extension at rear right and
square outbuilding joined by doorway to rear courtyard. In the C17 the house was
probably larger but now comprises 2 large rooms to front with central passage leading
to stair between; parlour to left of passage and larger hall/kitchen with C17 beams
on right; and service wing at rear left with chamber over, now 2 rooms.
2 storeys. Nearly symmetrical 3-window south-west front. Doorway slightly left of
middle with 4-panel door within large C20 glazed porch. First floor windows have
slate-hung sill aprons forming hoods to granite lintel over ground floor windows.
Windows are wide C18 horizontal sliding sashes with some of their original crown
glass; meeting stiles are off centre to left with 6:9 panes to each window except 6:6
to square window over doorway. A further C18 3-light horizontal sliding sash
survives to first floor of south east wall of wing.
Rear north east wall has flat-headed chamfered granite doorway now leading into north
corner of hall/kitchen but may mark the position of former through passage. A
pentice roof supported on 3 granite monoliths, the middle one with 4 chamfered
corners and one to right similar but shortened to plinth for iron stanchion, gives
protection for access from back doorway to later cut doorway in angle of wing. This
is probably a C18 compromise arrangement to avoid the parlour. There is another
chamfered C17 doorway to middle of south east wall of wing and 2-light mullioned
window (with mullion removed) to the right. A similar but complete 2-light window
survives to the north west wall of the outbuilding. Further C17 features: chamfered
doorway between rear right projection of house and outbuilding both probably resited;
chamfered frame to left of this doorway; 2 single light chamfered granite windows to
north west wall and to gable end of wing.
Interior has mostly C18 carpentry and joinery features: 4-panel or ledged doors with
HL-hinges, simple T-plan stair and large wooden surround to kitchen fireplace. The
C17 ovolo-moulded beams with ogee tongue stops survive in the kitchen however. The
chamber over the wing has curved plasterwork to the canopied ceiling. Roof
structures not inspected but must be C18 or older.
Garden wall to south west front are rubble with lower granite coped walls flanking
central entrance gateway with square dressed granite monolith piers.
This is a most interesting house deserving further more detailed study to try to
resolve its plan development. Little altered since the C18 and retaining many
complete C17 features.

Listing NGR: SW6738623472

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26598284

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)