History in Structure

The Head Gardeners' Cottages

A Grade II Listed Building in Madron, Cornwall

We don't have any photos of this building yet. Why don't you be the first to send us one?

Upload Photo »

Approximate Location Map
Large Map »

Coordinates

Latitude: 50.1269 / 50°7'36"N

Longitude: -5.5684 / 5°34'6"W

OS Eastings: 145052

OS Northings: 31296

OS Grid: SW450312

Mapcode National: GBR DXMB.XVC

Mapcode Global: VH05H.F2KL

Plus Code: 9C2P4CGJ+PJ

Entry Name: The Head Gardeners' Cottages

Listing Date: 7 September 1988

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1143583

English Heritage Legacy ID: 70459

ID on this website: 101143583

Location: Madron, Cornwall, TR20

County: Cornwall

Civil Parish: Madron

Traditional County: Cornwall

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cornwall

Church of England Parish: Madron

Church of England Diocese: Truro

Tagged with: Cottage

Find accommodation in
Madron

Description


MADRON
SW 43 SE
7/114 The Head Gardeners' cottages
-
GV II
Terrace of 3 gardeners' cottages, now 1 house. Circa early to mid C19. Brick laid
to Flemish bond. Dry slate roof with brick chimneys over the gable ends and party
wall.
Plan: 3 similar shallow double depth cottages each with 1 room at the front and
entrances at the rear, the front facing into the walled garden.
Exterior: 2 storeys. Regular 3 window south garden front with possibly original 12-
pane 2-light casments. Circa late C19 6-pane horned sash to first floor left.
Interior: not inspected.
These cottages adjoin kitchen garden walls which were built in 1814 when Trengwainton
House was enlarged by Sir Rose Price, a West Indian sugar planter. In 1867 the
property was bought by T S Bolitho, a banker, whose family had been involved in
Cornish mining. The 1897 remodelling and extensions were carried out by his son T R
Bolitho; the architect is not known. T R Bolitho and the head gardener, A Creek,
with advice and help from J C Williams of Caerhays and P D Williams of Lanarth,
created a new garden with shrubs from New Zealand, Australia, Chile and the
Himalayas. In 1929 G Johnstone of Trewtihen and Lawrence Johnston of Hidcote offered
Bolitho a share in Kingdon Ward's 1927-8 plant hunting expedition to Assam and Burma.
Seeds collected on this expedition are the basis of the fine rhododendron collection
at Trengwainton.
Source: M Trinick, The National Trust's Cornish Gardens.


Listing NGR: SW4452431472

External Links

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

Other nearby listed buildings

BritishListedBuildings.co.uk is an independent online resource and is not associated with any government department. All government data published here is used under licence. Please do not contact BritishListedBuildings.co.uk for any queries related to any individual listed building, planning permission related to listed buildings or the listing process itself.

British Listed Buildings is a Good Stuff website.