Nancarrow is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 November 1985. Farm.
Nancarrow
- WRENN ID
- sheer-garret-rain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- Truro and Falmouth MP: Jayne Kirkham (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 November 1985
- Type
- Farm
- Address
- Nancarrow, St. Michael Penkevil
- OS grid reference
- SW 863 412
- Coordinates
- 50.23222, -4.99703
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nancarrow is a model home farm for a great estate, built around 1855. It features slate rubble construction with granite quoins and dressings, and slate roofs, although some have been replaced with corrugated aluminium sheeting. The farm consists of four separate blocks, with the granary located to the north. The central block is slightly higher and set forward, likely used for housing heavy horses. On either side, there are five-bay implement sheds with segmental arches, which are also covered by aluminium sheeting to accommodate an enlarged granary.
There are two central cowhouses, each with three parallel roofs that are gabled at the ends, and the central gable features a tall pointed arch. The south range is lower, and its original use is not known. Most openings have dressed segmental arches, contributing to the striking visual effect of the gables along the sides and down the central corridor. Nancarrow is a well-preserved example of an estate model farm. The Dutch barn immediately to the north is not of special interest.
Local climate
Nancarrow receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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