Penlyn

Penlyn is a house dating from around the mid-17th century, with alterations primarily from the 19th and 20th centuries. Originally part of a larger house, it is now attached to The Hatch to its left. The house is constructed of slatestone rubble and cob, with the upper level rendered and a thatched roof with gable ends. A gable end stack is located on the right. The plan represents the passage and lower end room of what was originally a three-room and cross passage house. The entrance opens directly into the passage, which contains a winder stair to the rear. A room is situated to the right, warmed by a gable end stack. A single-room addition extends to the rear on the right, with a single-storey thatched addition at the right end. The front facade is asymmetrical with two windows; ground floor windows are 2-light casements with four panes to each light, beneath cambered arches, and a four-panelled and glazed door. First floor windows are similar 6-pane casements fitted with L hinges. The right side of the house has two small round windows at first floor level. The rear wing has a 20th-century casement window at ground floor level and a 2-light casement above. The rear elevation features two large 20th-century gabled dormers with casements, along with 20th-century French windows and a door. Inside, the passage includes a moulded wooden wall-plate on the left side, a moulded dado rail, and a blocked doorway that formerly led to the hall, now part of The Hatch. A winder stair is positioned at the rear of the passage. The room to the right has roughly hewn beams, a gable end fireplace with a cloam oven and salt holes, and a 19th-century mantel. The roof space at first floor is inaccessible and partitioned into two small rooms. The house was likely divided around the early 19th century.