Large Barn At Approximately 90 Metres West-South-West Of Trewoofe Farmhouse

ST BURYAN TREWOOFE SW 42 NW 5/173 Large barn at approximately 90 9.6.77 metres west-south-west of Trewoofe Farmhouse GV II Bank barn, now converted to living accommodation. Circa early C19, remodelled from or on site of an older barn. Granite rubble with granite dressings. Scantle slate hipped roofs. Plan: Overall U-shaped plan. Large rectangular bank barn (built into bank at rear) has single-storey wings projecting in front at either side. The left-hand wing adjoins the left-hand end of the barn; the other wing is built in front of the right hand side of the barn and projects farther. central C20 porch is a rebuilt replica of the porch from St Buryan Methodist Chapel reusing the original materials. Exterior: 2 storey 4-window east barn front flanked by front end of single-storey wings. Central C20 porch (see plan). Original openings except for some inserted C20 openings. Barn has doorway within porch; doorway (now window) at far left; doorway (now window) left of porch; windows right of the porch and former loading doorway (now window) over porch. Front ends of wings are blind. Rear of barn has 2 original doorways which originally were approached by short flights of granite steps (now reused as copings to C20 wall in front of barn). Interior not inspected. A barn at Trewoofe is mentioned in documents of 1760. This barn stylistically appears to be early C19 and together with all the other buildings at Trewoofe in this list was marked on the 1884 tithe map. Sources: Information researched by Margaret Powell.

Listing NGR: SW4385125379