History

A Gredington estate house of the mid C19, replacing an earlier house shown on the 1837 Tithe map.

Exterior

A 2-storey 2-window house with integral rear wing; hand-moulded chequerwork Flemish-bond brick, slate roof on dentil eaves and brick stacks, partly rebuilt. Central boarded door under a gabled canopy. Windows are 3-light casements, beneath segmental brick heads in the lower storey, wooden lintels in the upper storey, all with moulded-brick sills.

In the R gable end is a segmental-headed 2-light window lower R. The L gable end is continuous with the rear wing. This has 2-light casement windows, smaller in the upper storey. Added lean-to on gable end of wing, and another against its rear wall, housing a pantry with a segmental-headed window with metal gauze, below a 2-light window. In the rear of the main range is a 2-light upper-storey window on the L side. The L gable end of the house has a lean-to of weatherboards and corrugated-iron roof over a well, inside which is a boarded door.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a well-preserved C19 estate farmhouse of definite architectural character and distinctive local brickwork, and forming a strong farm group with the multi-purpose farm building.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29507549

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Recommended Books

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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)