Tretheague Farmhouse And Cottage Including Adjoining Outbuildings

Tretheague Farmhouse and Cottage, including adjoining outbuildings, dates largely from the 17th century, with a later addition of a self-contained farmhouse built in the mid-to-late 19th century. The original 17th-century house is constructed from slurried rubble with a steeply pitched, dry Delabole slate roof; a tall rubble chimney marks the right-hand gable. The 19th-century addition is built of granite rubble with granite dressings, a scantle slate roof, and brick chimneys on the gable ends, featuring cast-iron gutters.

The original farmhouse was built on a double-depth plan, while the adjoining 17th-century former farmhouse sits on lower ground and has a wider, single-depth plan. The 19th-century farmhouse has two rooms at the front, flanking a central entrance hall which leads to a central stair hall. This stair hall is flanked by a kitchen to the left and a pantry to the right. The original 17th-century farmhouse features a small room to the left and a larger room to the right. The floors and roof structure were likely replaced in the late 19th century. A single-storey dairy, possibly older than the main house, adjoins the left side of the farmhouse, with a single-storey wash house or possible piggery with an integral swill kitchen built in front of it.

The 19th-century farmhouse has a symmetrical three-window front, with a central doorway. The original four-panel door remains. A possibly original 12-pane horned sash window is on the right of the doorway; the other windows are later horned replacements. The front of the original 17th-century farmhouse is irregular, with some rebuilding likely occurring in the 18th century. An originally chamfered doorway on the left side (now replaced by a 20th-century window) and small window openings are present. A circa early 19th-century 12-pane sash window is located to the left of the doorway, while the other windows are circa late-19th-century horned sashes. The right-hand corner of the front is splayed. The interior of the 19th-century farmhouse has not been inspected, but the interior of the 17th-century farmhouse contains 19th-century carpentry and joinery. An original fireplace has been partly blocked.