Argal Manor House

SW 73 SE BUDOCK 3/21 Argal Manor House GV II Manor house. Datestone 1760. Built for the Rev. Edward Hodge, extended in the early C19 and most of front wall of C18 house and adjoining wall of C19 garden front rebuilt circa 1930's. Granite ashlar to C19 front, otherwise granite rubble with granite dressings or roughly dressed quarried granite. Dry Delabole slate roofs over C18 and C19 ranges: hipped roof (with projecting eaves) over C19 garden front range with C20 granite chimney over right-hand side. Similar chimneys over gable ends of the C18 range and its C19 extension. Scantle slate roof with hipped end to single- storey rear wing on the right. Plan: Overall irregular U-shaped plan. Original C18 house has kitchen on the left with original large fireplace and parlour on the right (now I room). Behind the left-hand side is a service room in integral rear outshut; behind the right hand-side is a large C19 entrance and stair hall. On the right is a 2 rooms deep C19 garden front range. On the left is a 1-room plan circa early C19 servant's cottage addition with later-C19 lean-to behind. Adjoining on the left of the rear entrance hall is a single-storey circa early-C20 service wing. Exterior: 2 storeys. Overall 5-window south front. Original nearly symmetrical 3 window front C18 house in the middle with most of front wall rebuilt in the C20. One-window front circa early C19 cottage on the left and one-window end of early C19 garden front on the right (also rebuilt in the C20). Original house has doorway slightly right of middle with early-Cl9 20-pane sash over and similar sash on its right. Otherwise C20 horned copy sashes to this front and C20 door. Symmetrical 3-window east garden front is unaltered and has its original 16-pane hornless sashes with some crown glass. This front has shallow segmental arches with projecting keystones. Principal rear doorway has old 6-panel door with panelled reveals and C20 classical style distyle porch. There is evidence for a former conservatory. Interior: Ground floor only inspected. C18 house has large C18 granite fireplace on the left and C20 granite fireplace on the right. Round-headed wooden fronted niches on either side. Circa early C19 panelled doors and moulded architraves with roundels to the corner blocks; possibly later C19 moulded ceiling cornices in reception rooms. Circa 1936 stair in C18 style. Circa late-C18 or early-C19 marble chimney-piece in far right-hand room is from another house.

Listing NGR: SW7675032804