Glenfinart

FORRABURY AND NEW ROAD, Boscastle SX 09 SE MINSTER

1/82 Glenfinart GV II House. 1887. Slate stone rubble with brick dressings. Slate roof with hipped ends. Brick axial stack. Built into side of a steeply sloping almost sheer bank with single storey elevation to road and 2-storey elevation on lower side with deep battered base. The double depth plan is well designed to accommodate the awkward site and to take advantage of the exceptional views. The entrance is in the side wall and probably leads directly into a wide passage with stair against the bank (to left) and two reception rooms on lower side (right) which are heated by back-to-back fireplaces. The service room is probably accommodated to the rear of the stair against the bank on the left. Two storeys. 4 window front elevation on lower side with battered base. Two-storey canted bay projection to left with 3 sashes. To right, two 20-pane sashes on ground floor and double sash on first. The left hand side elevation has a flight of stone rubble steps with iron railings leading down from the road to the entrance. Interior not inspected. Forms part of a group of similar houses overlooking a steep-sided combe leading down to Boscastle Harbour; the other houses are Valley View, Lewarne, Meachard, Penrowan, Belmont and Polqueens.

Listing NGR: SX0984991142