Trevathan Farmhouse

SW 97 NE ST ENDELLION 4/19 Trevathan Farmhouse GV II Farmhouse. Circa late C16 or early C17, extended in early C19 and earlier range remodelled in circa 1960s. Earlier range of stone rubble with slate roof with gable ends and projecting stone rubble stack on lower, left-hand gable end with stone rubble and brick axial hall stack at higher end of hall, positioned asymmetrically in gable end. Inner room partially rebuilt with lower roof. Front C19 range of roughly dressed stone with dressed quoins and cambered arches to openings with keystones. Slate roof with half-hipped ends with brick end stacks. Plan considerably altered. The earlier range has been considerably remodelled but appears to have been a 3-room plan with cross or through passage with lower end heated by gable end stack and hall heated by axial stack at higher end of hall. This stack may have originally served the former higher end room which was rebuilt in early C19. The early C19 range was added on the front of the hall and inner room and comprises a central passage flanked by 2 reception rooms with stair in rear of passage flanked by corridor which leads into earlier range. 2 storeys raised on basement. Symmetrical 3-window front to early C19 range with dressed stone cambered arches with keystones. Central entrance with 6 stone steps with wrought iron railings leading to round arched opening with keystone. C19 16- pane hornless sash to left and 20-pane sash to right. First floor with 3 C19 16-pane hornless sashes. Earlier rear range with openings altered with C20 fenestration. Interior C19 range to front almost complete with decorated plaster cornices and room on right with delicate floral trail of roses. C19 chimney pieces. C19 open-well stair with ramped rail, stick balusters and square newels. Segmental arches to landing above with incised pilasters. Slate slabs to dairy in basement: Earlier range with large hall fireplace with heavy deep chamfered granite lintel with straight cut stops and chamfered granite jambs with pyramid stops; spit in situ. Roughly cut ceiling beams. Roof timbers replaced; the collars, according to the owner, had dovetailed notched lapped, joints. (Roof timbers not inspected). C17 cupboard removed from left-hand side of fireplace on lower gable end. This fireplace also had C17 decorated firebricks which are now in one of the outbuildings. A 3-light Catacleuse stone window has been resited in the piggery to the south of the farmhouse. The window probably originally lighting the rear wall of a hall has been reduced to 2 lights with pointed chamfered heads and jambs. Illustrated in the notes of The History of Port Isaac and Port Quin, Dr Frederick Trevan, 1833-34.

Listing NGR: SW9975477831