Penwarne Barton Farmhouse

SW 73 SE MAWNAN

6/190 Penwarne Barton Farmhouse -

GV II

Farmhouse. Reputed to have once been a chapel. Probably medieval, remodelled circa late C16 or early C17 again in the C18 and C20. Granite and elvan rubble walls with some granite dressings. Steep slurried scantle slate roof with large late C17 or C18 granite rubble stacks with drip courses over the gable ends of the 2-storey part of the house. Lower roof has hipped end. Plan: 3 room and through passage plan originally (rear doorway blocked in the C20). Very thick walls except at the right-hand end; fireplace walls probably rebuilt or partly rebuilt circa late C17 or early C18. Walls possibly heightened over the 2-storey part at the same time. The plan is now 3 fairly small rooms. The lower end (land slopes down to left) room has large fireplace with 2 ovens; the other rooms share a cross chimney wall. The through passage was between the lower-end room and the middle room. Exterior: 2 storeys and single storey. North-east front has 2 C16 or early C17 4-centred arched and chamfered doorways possibly insitu. The doorway fronting the former through passage (middle of 2 storey part) has pyramid stops; the other doorway (central to single storey part on the right) has no chamfer stops to the monolithic jambs which rest on plinth blocks. The front wall has much evidence of old alterations including straight joints,reused chamfered masonry and blocked pigeon holes. There are 2 windows with outer frames of former granite mullioned windows, both are left of the doorways. The left-hand window has chamfered jambs only; the right-hand window has rebated and cavetto moulded jambs and lintel and stooling for central mullion. There is now a circa early Cl9-12-pane horizontal sliding sash. First floor left-hand window has sill of former mullioned window. Other window openings are inserted or altered. Interior: Fireplace in left hand room has large granite domed oven with arched doorway on the left, and probably later smaller oven on the right. Other features possibly hidden. Roof structures not inspected but are possibly circa late C17 or C18.

Listing NGR: SW7740230164