Old Parsonage

SW 84 SE 4/18

RUAN LANIHORNE RUAN LANIHORNE Old Parsonage

GV II

Rectory (now private house) 1850. By William White. Slate rubble with granite dressings and scantle slate and dry slate roofs and axial and lateral rubble stone stacks with bands. Gothic style with deliberately irregular plan and elevations creating romantic silhouette. 2 storeys. Stucco south-west. 3 window front has pair of trefoil headed 2-light mullions with transoms to left bay; flat-headed 4- light shouldered headed mullion to middle bay; 5-light trefoil headed to right under 2-centred shallow arch and 3-light trefoil head windows to first floor under steep gables smaller to middle and with hammer beam external truss to left gable. Windows are granite mostly with plaster hoodmoulds. Granite windows to other fronts are without hoodmoulds and have varied details including 2-light one with quatrefoil over to entrance front. Bell cote to gable of south-east single storey wing. Interior has much original detail including corbelled and arched granite fireplace to west room, stair with octagonal baluster granite 2-centred (springing from 2 levels) arch in vestibule and exposed sash weights.

Listing NGR: SW8953442222