Treloggas Farmhouse

Farmhouse. Likely dating from the 17th century, it was remodelled in the 18th and 19th centuries. The structure is primarily built from shale rubble walls with oak and pine lintels, with later additions of brick in English bond to the front range and Flemish bond to the rear wing. The roof is covered with scantle slate on the front and asbestos slate on the rear and wing. Brick chimneys are positioned over the gable ends and on the axial wall. There’s possibly an original external rubble breast with offsets on the west gable end, and a further circa-18th-century external breast with blackened quoins on the rear gable of the wing. Initially, the design consisted of three rooms with a through passage leading to the original front range. A circa-18th-century kitchen wing was added to the rear of the left-hand room, and 19th-century lean-tos were built to the rear of two rooms on the right side of the through passage (which are surprisingly built on lower ground). The two-story south front has a slightly irregular four-window arrangement with circa-early 19th-century hornless 16-pane sashes. The doorway, featuring a circa-early 19th-century six-panel door, is situated slightly to the right of the second window from the left on the first floor. The ground floor windows to the right of the doorway are widely spaced. Sections of the original ground floor walling remain, and oak lintels from earlier window openings are visible at a lower level than the current windows. The walling around the right-hand window opening has been entirely rebuilt. The interior has been extensively remodelled in the 19th century, including floor and roof replacement. The kitchen in the wing has a granite-flagged floor and a large hearth, still used as an open fire, with an oven on the left side. It has unmoulded ceiling beams. The house represents an interesting remodelling of an earlier structure, and its evolution may be further clarified by more detailed examination.