Carboys Farmhouse And Adjoining Farm Buildings And Garden Walls

ST HILARY SW 53 SE 2/123 Carboys Farmhouse and adjoining farm buildings and garden walls

GV II

Farmhouse, adjoining farm buildings and garden walls. Datestone 1714. Granite rubble with granite dressings. Steep roof : scantle slate to front and asbestos slate at rear. Large dressed granite stacks over the gable ends. Plan: 2 original rooms: hall/kitchen left with very large fireplace and parlour right with cross passage between. Later single storey lean-to behind the parlour and C20 lean-to behind the kitchen. Exterior : 2 storeys. Originally nearly symmetrical 5 window south-west front with doorway central to fenestration. Blocked ground and first floor window openings right of the doorway and blocked ground and first floor doorway openings at far left. Now a 4 window front with first floor openings slightly enlarged and some remodelling to ground floor openings. C20 horned sashes and C20 door. Interior not inspected but earlier features said to be hidden. Rubble-coped rubble walls enclose shallow garden in front of house with gateway aligned with doorway. Round-headed granite monolith piers, iron gate, and mounting stone right of gateway. 2 barns adjoin on the left hand side : both C19, granite rubble with grouted scantle slate roofs on 2 levels stepping down from the house. Rectangular plans: both with shippons to ground floor and storage lofts over. The left hand barn has nearly symmetrical front with central doorway and pigeon holes between the 2 first floor windows. The right hand barn has 2 first floor windows and loading doorway, right, and ground floor doorway left of middle. Old ledged doors, hopper windows or shuttered windows.

Listing NGR: SW5509333561