Trafalgar

Trafalgar is a house built around 1810-1820, constructed from slate stone rubble with a slate roof featuring hipped ends and overhanging eaves. It has four diagonally-set rendered brick axial stacks on the ridge. The house has a double depth plan, with a central entrance hall leading to two main reception rooms at the front and two smaller service rooms at the rear. The front and rear rooms are heated by back-to-back fireplaces. There is a staircase at the rear of the passage, which has a shallow projection on the rear elevation. The cellar likely originally contained a dairy.

The house is two storeys and has a basement, with a symmetrical three-window front. The original 2-light casements have a top light, margin glazing bars, and crown glass, with granite cills. The central entrance features a 19th-century six-panel door. On the ground floor, there are two tall 2-light casements, while the first floor has three casements. The side elevations remain unaltered, although the sashes were renewed in the late 20th century. There is a possible cloam oven projection on the left-hand side wall, likely serving the kitchen at the rear left. External stone rubble steps lead to the basement.

The rear elevation is unaltered, featuring a central shallow projection for the stair, a 19th-century door to the left, and a replaced sash to the right. The interior is largely intact, with the entrance hall showcasing a fluted cornice and hall arch. The left-hand room has an early 19th-century plaster ceiling band that is largely intact, decorated with stylised volutes and a beaded cornice below. The right-hand room features an early 19th-century plaster ceiling band that is complete on two sides, adorned with a vine leaf and corn sheaf trail, with rosettes at the corners. The cornice is decorated with an egg and dart motif. An early 19th-century open string stair with stick balusters and a wreathed mahogany rail is present, along with complete doors, doorcases, window shutters, and slate flag floors. Trafalgar is a well-preserved early 19th-century house set in a magnificent location overlooking the Valency valley. Similar houses with comparable plans and internal details can be found at Orchard House and Targon on Gunpool Lane, Boscastle, and Paradise on Paradise Road, Boscastle.