Description

ST GENNYS ROSECARE
SX 19 NE
5/60 Rosecare Farmhouse South

II

Farmhouse. C17, partly remodelled in C18 with C17/C18 outbuilding incorporated
into house in the 1960's, C20 additions. Cob and slatestone ruble, rear wing
roughcast rendered, range remodelled C18 slate-hung. Slate roofs throughout. Rear
courtyard plan. Range 1 room deep with gable end stacks and wing at rear right
form L-plan. Incorporation of rear left outbuilding forms third side of present
rear courtyard plan. 2-storey, 2-window range, now garden. Front rendered to
ground-floor sill level, slate hung above. C20 off-centre door with renewed
casements to either side. 3 2-light first-floor casements with glazing bars,
renewed and probably enlarged. Rear wing has blocked door opposed to entrance from
courtyard and higher floor level to heated rear room. Courtyard entrance to rear
wing C20 French window. Rear of main range has glazed ground-floor opening to left
and tall early C19 round headed sash stair window each with 9 lights. Outbuilding
to rear left, said to be a malthouse, substantially restored 1960's with altered
floor level. Malthouse has hipped roof at junction with main range, 2-storey, 4-
windows wide with projecting bay in centre of courtyard side. Present entrance now
into malthouse through recent door below slate and timber lintel. Ground floor
round-headed C20 Georgian-style window to right of door. Blocked entrance at rear
gable end of malthouse. Closely spaced ceiling beams to rear right room. Massive
fireplace beams to gable end fireplaces. C18 ceiling beams with bead moulding in
ground floor room right, main range. 2 circa C18 ground floor partition walls of
unjointed uprights and horizontals, plastered between. Late C18/early C19 6-panel
stair hall doors with low, wide middle rails, 1 repaired and rehung. Trusses in
main range roof-space have rough chamfers to the principals and pronounced cambered
collars. Principals to rear wing have rough chamfers and straight collars. C17
exposed principals in upper storey of malthouse. Late C17/early C18 cupboard doors
with diamond motif in first-floor room at right gable end of main range. Slated
courtyard.

Listing NGR: SX1671995723

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26598819

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