The Cornish Choughs Public House

CAMBORNE CHURCH ROAD SW 64 SW (south side) 4/34 Treswithian The Cornish Choughs Public House II Public house. Probably later C18; altered. Coursed granite rubble with quoins, modern pantiled roof. Double-depth plan. Two storeys and 5 unequal bays; the 3-bay left half, which is symmetrical, has a central doorway protected by a small porch with monolithic jambs mounted on low walls and a simple monolithic pediment, two 16-pane unhorned sashed windows at ground floor and 3 above, all with raised sills and splayed lintels; the right-hand half has a central doorway with segmental head in a splayed lintel, a 2-storey canted bay to the left with 12- and 8-pane sashes, and a bow window to the right and a 16-pane sash above this, with a cambered lintel Gable chimneys, and a ridge chimney at the junction. Rear not inspected. Interior: rear room at left end has large stone fireplace with clockwork spit mounted over the mantel worked by weights in a built-in cupboard to the left, (etc.). History: said to have been used as staging post for packhorse drivers carrying tin ore to Hayle.

Listing NGR: SW6354140392