Quies Cottage

ST TUDY CHURCHTOWN, St Tudy SX 0676-0776

8/195 Quies Cottage

GV II

Farmhouse, now private house. Circa late C17. Rendered stone rubble and cob with walls of almost 1 metre in thickness. Rag slate roof with gable ends. Brick end stacks and brick shaft to rear lateral stack. Plan: Original plan uncertain. House of 3 room and cross passage plan with room on far left heated by end stack with cloam oven, room in centre, to left of passage, heated by rear lateral stack and room to right heated by end stack. Lath and plaster walls flank the passage which contains a framed stair. Stone rubble cross wall between left hand and central room corresponding with straight joint on front elevation, possibly indicating that the left hand room is an addition. This room was used as a separate dwelling until the mid C20. Circa C19 outshots added to rear of right hand and left hand rooms, raised to 2-storeys to rear of left hand room in mid C20. Exterior: 2-storeys, regular 4 window front. 2-light casement to left and 2 C19 hornless 8-pane sashes flank the C20 porch to right of centre. 2-light casement and 3 C19 8-pane sashes on first floor. Interior: Framed circa late C19 stair. Internal partitions complete. Fireplaces altered in C20.

Listing NGR: SX0662476360