Lavinia

Lavinia is a house located in Calstock, likely dating from the late 16th century, with remodeling that occurred around the mid-19th century and some later alterations. The building is constructed from slatestone rubble and features a slate roof with ridge tiles and gable ends, along with gable end stacks that have brick shafts.

The current layout of the house is a 19th-century two-room plan, which has been modified by removing the partition wall to create one large room on the ground floor. This configuration may reflect the original design, as the house seems to be a remnant of a larger structure. One room is heated by a gable end stack on the right, while the fireplace at the left end was added later. The front wall was likely rebuilt during the mid-19th century.

The exterior of the house is two storeys high with a symmetrical two-window front. The ground floor features a central glazed and gabled porch with a modern door, flanked by plate-glass sash windows on either side. The first floor has two 19th-century four-pane sashes. The right side of the building is rendered and includes a large external stack. The rear of the house has a modern glazed door and a modern metal-framed window on the ground floor.

Inside, the ground floor retains two heavy chamfered beams with scroll stops. There is a recess in the rear wall with a timber lintel that is chamfered and has hollow step-stops. The inserted fireplace at the left end has a chamfered granite lintel, which is likely reused. The large fireplace at the right end is made of granite and features roll-mouldings, and it originally included an oven at the rear left. The ground floor has a slate floor throughout. On the first floor, the feet of the principal rafters are boxed. The roof contains two trusses, with principals that are halved and pegged at the apex, and cambered below the collars. The collars are also cambered and chamfered, with dovetailed joints to the principals, and the purlins are trenched.