Golden Manor

Manor House. Built around 1520 for John Tregian, with later additions in the 18th century. The building is constructed of shale rubble with granite dressings and ashlar, and has scantle and asbestos slate roofs. It has a double-depth, irregular plan with three rooms. It is two stories high throughout. The north front has five bays. The first bay features a blocked 16th-century four-centred arched granite doorframe, with a two-light granite four-centred arched mullion window above. A pair of tall brick chimneys are joined at the cornice level. The roof is hipped to the left. The second, wider bay contains the remains of a large mullioned window, likely removed in the 18th century, now replaced with rubble walling and a smaller opening spanned by a keyed granite flat arch, and later 16-pane sashes separated by a stone pier. A 12-pane sash window is situated to the right. The next three bays project slightly and are taller. The granite ashlar symmetrical front has three windows with hollow chamfered mullions, featuring ovolo and cavetto mouldings on the outer frames. This walling was dismantled and reassembled in the 1970s. A granite-framed four-centred arched doorway with a hood mould, possibly original to before the circa 1600 alteration, sits to the right, along with a probably 19th-century rebuild of ashlar walling. A 19th-century studded door, in a 16th-century style, is set to the right, with a 12-pane sash window above. The top third of the wall is constructed of shale rubble. The roof is hipped to the right. The east front is a largely 18th-century rebuild of shale rubble with granite jambs, quoin stones, and keyed flat arches. It has three windows. A central seven-panel door is complemented by a 16-pane sash window above. Flanking ground and first floor windows are 12-pane sashes with sidelights. The ground floor walling to the right is thicker and is likely a 16th-century refacing. The roof is a hipped scantle slate. The south front is irregular in appearance, with a 19th-century hipped roofed section to the left, possibly over an earlier core. A central lean-to includes granite ashlar walling and a projecting shale and granite wall to the right, incorporating a main stair window. The lower courses are granite ashlar and are probably 16th-century. A smiling granite gargoyle (probably resited) survives at the valley outlet between the hipped roofs to the west end. Inside, the central hall features a 16th-century freestone four-centred arched fireplace with turned decoration on the jambs. The four panels above the arch contain carved mermaids and men – those to the left have wings. The brick fireback has a herringbone pattern. At the other end of the hall, a large fireplace has a rough oak lintel and reused materials in the back, including a window head in the passage side. A reused carved stone (inverted) is above the doorway leading to the passage at the west end. A two-panelled door at the back of the hall, within a moulded granite arched frame, is present at the east end. The main stair is dog-leg with a turned newel and plain square balusters. A two-panelled door to a cupboard underneath is likely from the 18th century.