Description

LANLIVERY
SX 05 NE
7/7 Lancrow Farmhouse
- II

Farmhouse. Probably mid C17, with C19 and C20 alterations and additions. Granite
rubble with granite dressings, partly rendered. Slate roof with ridge coping tiles
and gable ends, with gable end stack to left and right, with brick shaft to left, and
front lateral stack in granite ashlar.
Possibly originally 2-room and cross passage, with hall to left heated by front
lateral stack and kitchen to right heated by gable end stack. Straight joint to left
of hall window indicates that the inner room to end left is of the later Cl7, or C18,
and this end room is divided in 2, with the front room as a small parlour, heated by
the gable end stack, and the rear room an unheated dairy. Partitions to right and
left of the passage, but the wall between the hall and the left end room is solid and
battered. Straight stair inserted in rear of passage, position of earlier stair
uncertain.
2 storeys, passage and lower end stepped back to right. The passage has a 4-centred
arched granite doorway, hollow-chamfered with step stops, and half-glazed C20 door, a
granite monolith to right supporting a pitched hood over. C20 window at ground floor
to right, 4-pane sash with chamfered granite lintel at first floor. Stack to left,
with C20 window at ground floor to left, with chamfered granite lintel and jambs
remaining from earlier window. 2-light casement above under eaves. The hall window
and ground floor window to lower end have slate strings over. The inner room to end
left has a 4-pane sash at ground floor with plain granite lintel, and 4-pane sash
above. Single storey rubble lean-to to end right. The left end is rendered, with a
small ventilation window at ground floor to the dairy and large 4-pane sash at first
floor left. The rear of the dairy has an unglazed ventilaton window with chamfered
granite surround. C20 window to rear of passage and C20 lean-to to rear of lower
end.
Interior : The passage has a straight stair to rear, dividing to right and left at
first floor. Fireplace blocked in lower gable end. Hall lateral fireplace has plain
heavy granite lintel and 1 jamb, cloam oven with cast iron door to left. The dairy
has slate shelves and granite pig-salting trough. The front parlour has some roughly
chamfered cross-beams, most C19 replacements. At first floor, all partitions ;
fireplace closed in hall chamber. Straight feet of principal rafters visible, roof
not accessible.

Listing NGR: SX0718257151

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26437211

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