Burrell House

LONGLANDS 1. 5155 Burrell House (formerly listed as Burell House) SX 35 NE 3/19 17.1.52 II*

1. Important house of early Cl7, probably on site of earlier house (see datestones 1621 and 1636). Main front remodelled. Rubble with granite quoins and dressings mostly slate hung. C1800, this is 2 storeys, 6 windows, glazing bar sashes, with modillion eaves cornice and hipped slate roof. A small closed porch with square domed roof and Doric columns off centre left: this front is quite shallow and like most of the rest of building is slate hung. The rest of the building is built of rubble, with slate roof and irregular chimneys. Half H plan to rear, central part is taller, 2 storeys with 2 four light mullion and transom windows on ground floor with drips and 2 later glazing bar sash windows on first floor: central panel with carved cost of arms and drip. This part is flanked by doorways, the left hand one with eliptical head and drip with initials "MB" on stops and in spandrels. Projecting wings altered, the left hand one is to animal shed (first floor is to dove cot). The right hand is to two and a half storey domestic accommodation, 2 windows each, mullions and sashes. Interior: main staircase is wide and leads through a Tudor arch doorway into first floor great hall which now has an open roof (arch-braced collars, ceiling was formerly segmental and with ornamental plasterwork (now in Plymouth City Museum)). Ornamental plaster ceiling of ground floor now very damaged. One room retained possible replice frieze dated 1621. Most of the house's interior incorporates later remodellings.

Listing NGR: SX3960458422