Costilost Farmhouse

EGLOSHAYLE SX 07 SW 4/4 Costilost Farmhouse

GV II

Dower house for Pencarrow, now farmhouse. Probably C17 origins, partly remodelled in C18 and extended in early C19 and late C19 or early C20. Earlier range of stone rubble with some brick in the rear wall and slate hung on the front elevation. Asbestos slate roof with gable ends and parallel range and wing to rear. Rendered end and axial stacks. Higher late C19 or early C20 range to left of snecked slate stone with slate roof with hipped ends and axial and rear lateral stacks. Plan: The house was considerably altered and extended in the C18/early C19 and late C19 or early C20 and the original plan is uncertain. The earlier right hand range. comprises a double depth plan with a wing to rear left forming an overall 'L' shaped plan. It is possible that the front part of this range has C17 origins; of 3-room and through passage plan, the lower end on left heated by an end stack, the hall heated by an axial stack in the higher cross wall and the inner room heated by an end stack. Whilst the higher end is on the right, the ground actually slopes down to the right. Additionally the hall is considerably smaller than the inner room which appears to have been used as a kitchen. The rear service rooms appear mid C18 to early C19 and appear to have been added to form a double depth range, possibly contemporary with the addition of the rear wing on left. However, there are several straight joints in the masonry and with the C18 alterations and the unusual modifications of a 3-room plan, several other interpretations may be equally valid. In the late C19 or early C20 the house was considerably extended to the left with a double depth range comprising two very large reception rooms with fine quality joinery. Exterior: 2-storeys. Symmetrical 4-window front on left and regular 3-window front on'right. The higher late C19 or early C20 range on left comprises 2-bays with mullion and transom windows flanking central large glazed doors which have fine quality painted glass. Above two 8-light mullion and transom windows flanking two similar 6-light windows. The lower earlier range on right is slate hung; panelled C19 door to left of centre flanked by two 18-pane sashes with a 4-over 6-pane sash to right. Above are two 8-pane sashes with a 4-over 6-pane sash to right. Interior: The earlier right hand range has several C18 2-panelled doors with HL hinges and the central room with almost complete early to mid C18 panelling and moulded cornice with C19 slate chimney-piece. Later C19 stair to rear of earlier range with barley-sugar twist balusters and moulded rail. Late C19 or early C20 range has complete joinery and fittings of a high quality with overmantles to chimney-pieces and with moulded cornices of C18 style.

Listing NGR: SX0279970210