The Pip

The Pip is a house located on Church Hill in Port Isaac, possibly dating from the 18th century and partly remodeled in the late 20th century. The building features rendered stone rubble with asbestos slate hanging above the ground floor at the front, and rag Delabole slate hanging on the canted end to the right. It has a rag slate roof with a gable end, which continues with a canted end over an alley on the right. There is a small rear lateral brick chimney stack.

The house has a two-room and cross passage plan, built into a steeply sloping bank. It is two storeys high with a regular two-window front. The ground floor includes a 19th-century horned 12-pane sash window on the left, a partly glazed 20th-century stable-type door near the centre, and a 20th-century window to the right. The first floor has 19th-century horned 12-pane sashes. The rear elevation facing Church Hill shows only the upper part of the first floor and roof. An alleyway on the left below the canted roof provides access to the front of the property and to adjoining buildings. The interior has been largely remodeled. The Pip is included for its group value.