St Winnow Barton

SX 15 NW ST WINNOW

6/143 St Winnow Barton (formerly listed as Manor Farmhouse) 21/8/64 GV II

Farmhouse, circa 1840s, reusing stonework or parts of walls from earlier C15/16 mansion. Rubblestone with granite lintels to openings, large stone quoins and steeply pitched slate roof with gable ends and projecting gabled front on right. Large brick stack in centre on ridge with 4 diagonal tall shafts. Single depth plan. 2 storeys, regular 4 window front. Ground floor with three 3-light wrought iron casements with wrought-iron diamond glazing bars. Granite lintels with reused hoods with labels. In gable front projection C16 fine grained granite moulded doorway presumably reset with 4-centred arch and hood mould. Ferns carved in spandrels. C19 studded plank door. To first floor, on left, 3 windows of same size and pattern to those of ground floor and on right, 2-light wrought iron casement with wrought iron glazing bars, granite lintel and reused hood. On left-hand gable end reused blocked granite 2-light mullioned window with cavetto moulded jambs. On right-hand gable end reused granite pointed arch to ground floor on left with cavetto moulded jambs. Adjoining, remains of large fireplace with large granite lintel, partly embedded in rubble wall continuing south from right-hand gable end. Reported to have C19 King post truss roof. Adjoining site of earlier mansion of St Winnow. Right-hand gable wall and rear wall possibly partly incorporating walls of earlier mansion which extended to the east of the present site. Interior not inspected. Domesday Manor of St Winnow held by Godfrey from the Bishop. Ed J Moris Domesday Book, Cornwall, 1086 rp 1979

Listing NGR: SX1155057033