Warbstow Manor

WARBSTOW DOWNINNEY SX 29 SW 3/240 Warbstow Manor 1.12.51 GV II

House. Probably C17 origins partly rebuilt in circa 1900 and altered in the circa 1960s. Stone rubble, rendered and painted. Slate roof with gable ends. Brick shafts to the axial and end stacks. Plan: Original plan uncertain. The house has a 2-room and passage plan: the 2- storey porch on the right-hand end of the front originally led into a through passage, the rear door now blocked. The hall to left of the passage is heated by an axial stack backing onto the passage. The inner room beyond to left is heated by an end stack and a C20 stair has been inserted between these 2 rooms. On the lower right side of the passage was a shippon which was demolished in the circa 1960s. This may have been the earlier lower end of the house or a later building on the site of the lower end. The provisional listing description issued in 1960 describes a stair turret to rear. The owner at time of survey (1987) cannot recall such a stair but states that there was a dairy in an outshut to the rear of the hall, which has now been demolished. Exterior: 2 storeys. Symmetrical 3-window front to the left hand range which was refronted in circa 1900 and 2-storey porch to right which remains unaltered. The porch has a gable end with segmental hollow chamfered granite arch with pyramid stops on both faces of the jambs. There is no rebate for a door and the existing door is probably C19. The inner door is C20 and has a circa C19 or C20 frame: 2-light granite mullion window on first floor of the porch with circa mid C20 leaded panes. To left the refronted range has a central door with rounded arch flanked by two C20 6-pane sashes with 3 similar sashes above. Interior: Through passage, blocked to rear. V and F Chesher state that there was an early shouldered arch to the rear door similar to that in Trethin, Advent parish (qv). The rear doorway has been blocked. The owners recall a narrow stair which was on the right hand (lower) side of the passage. Hall has a large fireplace with granite chamfered lintel and jambs with remains of ball stops and a cloam oven. The ceilings have been plastered and the extent of the circa 1900 alterations is uncertain: It is possible that the C20 grate to the end fireplace in the inner room covers the earlier fireplace. The date and character of the floor joists are uncertain. Roof structure not inspected. Chesher, V and F The Cornishmans House

Listing NGR: SX2098190215