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Penpoll Farmhouse

A Grade II Listed Building in Kea, Cornwall

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.2401 / 50°14'24"N

Longitude: -5.0336 / 5°2'0"W

OS Eastings: 183784

OS Northings: 42188

OS Grid: SW837421

Mapcode National: GBR ZH.8T6B

Mapcode Global: FRA 08BD.BSX

Plus Code: 9C2P6XR8+2H

Entry Name: Penpoll Farmhouse

Listing Date: 12 March 1986

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1329024

English Heritage Legacy ID: 63403

ID on this website: 101329024

Location: Malpas, Cornwall, TR3

County: Cornwall

Civil Parish: Kea

Traditional County: Cornwall

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cornwall

Church of England Parish: St Kea

Church of England Diocese: Truro

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Description


SW 84 SW KEA

2/116 Penpoll Farmhouse

GV II

Farmhouse. Circa mid C18. Rubble, cob and brick to first floor of rear wing and
corrugated iron cladding to front. Scantle slate roofs with brick chimneys over
gable ends with external breast to left (east).
Plan of 2 rooms both with large but partly blocked hearths. Hall/kitchen probably in
right-hand room. Central stair hall between. Service wing added to rear of right-
hand room circa early-mid C19 consisting of large kitchen to right and small pantry,
left, to rear of stair.
2 storeys. Nearly symmetrical 3-window north front with doorway and window over
slightly off-centre to right. C20 top-glazed door. Wider ground floor right-hand
window opening has original 24-pane 2-light: casement with wide glazing bars with
internal ovolo-mouldings. Other windows are circa late C19 early C20 8-pane 2-light
casements.
Rear wing has circa late C19 casements of different sizes but original wooden lattice
ventilator survives to larder.
Interior of C18 part is virtually complete with 2-panel doors with fielded panels
and HL hinges, pine muntin and plank partitions and a particularly interesting
closed-string dog-leg stair with column on vase turned baluster, ramped moulded
handrail, tuned newel caps and segmental arch under landing balustrade with turned
pendants under newels.
An interesting C18 house particularly notable for its surviving C18 features.


Listing NGR: SW8378442188

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