Redoubt And Boundary Walls

SX 45 SW MAKER-WITH-RAME

6/71 No. 6 Redoubt and boundary walls

GV II

Redoubt and boundary walls, now 2 houses. Late C18, west block altered as living accommodation mid C19, some C20 alterations to both blocks. Slatestone rubble with sandstone dressings and quoins, building to west has 2-span hipped slate roof; partly rendered. The redoubt is of roughly square plan, with corners to north, south, east and west; barrack blocks to east and west. The west block was given an additional storey in the mid C19, with external access, now 2 houses; the east block remains single storey. West block has rendered front, with 3 casements for guns at ground floor, 3 casements at first floor, all with cambered heads, all C20 windows; single storey lean-to to left. Ground floor rear and left side has paired casements, 2-light, with horizontal gun ports between casements, cambered stone heads with keystones; two 2-light casements at first floor'with cambered brick heads. Right side rendered, brick 2- storey addition to left, 2-light casement at ground and first floor right, with stone head at ground floor and brick head at first floor. Brick porch addition. This was formerly the main door to the building, 4-panelled door inside porch. East block of single storey, moated and partly rendered, front splayed at corners with parapet stepped down to left for gun emplacement and single storey C20 porch. Front has C20 windows to right and left and porch with pitched roof to centre. Right side has single storey lean-to at lower level of ground floor, upper ground floor level has casements with horizontal openings, sandstone splayed heads with keystones. Left side has two 2-light casements and central horizontal opening. Rear has two 2-light casements and horizontal openings, all with splayed stone heads, C20 doorway to left. Parapet wall has chamfered coping. Interior: Not inspected. Walls of roughly square plan surround the redoubt, in battered slatestone rubble with limestone quoins. Part of the Mount Edgcumbe estate.

Listing NGR: SX4423852641