Edgcumbe

House, originally the seat of the Edgcumbe family and now a farmhouse, exhibits origins in the 16th century, with substantial remodelling in 1719 and later additions from the 19th and 20th centuries. The construction is primarily stone rubble, colourwashed and plastered to the front, with gabled slate roofs, one block featuring a hipped end. Stone and brick stacks are present. The original courtyard plan of the house has been largely obscured by subsequent alterations and development. Some internal features appear to have been relocated, likely in the 19th century.

The main range, rebuilt in 1719 (as indicated by a datestone), faces east. A difference in floor level and a lower roofline characterize the lower end of this range, while the north range’s lower section likely dates to the 16th or 17th century. The west range to the rear comprises a series of adjoining blocks, partially intruding into the courtyard. The south range, at the rear of the higher end, appears to be of late 19th or early 20th century origin.

The east front presents an asymmetrical 3:1 window arrangement, with the right-hand end under a lower roofline. The left-hand block has two storeys and an attic, featuring deep eaves carried out over coving and a moulded string at first floor level. A datestone above the front door is inscribed “T G E” and dated 1719. The segmental moulded granite doorway, situated to the right of the block, is probably 17th century, incorporating volute stops. A contemporary 17th-century door with a segmental head and moulded rails and muntins is present. Above the door, a fine shell hood dated 1719 is supported by moulded timber brackets. A 24-pane sash window, likely from 1719, is positioned above the doorway. Other windows in this block are circa early 19th century tripartite sashes without horns, featuring 8 panes per sash, with keystones to the two ground floor windows. Three attic dormers contain 2-light 19th-century casements with glazing bars. The right-hand block has a single first-floor 5-light window with a high transom. The north elevation features a chamfered arched stone doorway, probably dating from the 16th century, and the west elevation has a single stone 2-light mullioned window on the ground floor.

Internally, a granite lintel, now situated internally, bears a 1592 date and the initials “R E”. The stair hall contains a good early 18th-century staircase with turned balusters, along with some bolection moulded and linenfold panelling, the linenfold potentially not original to its location. A chimney piece, possibly not in situ, in the corner of a lower-end room in the east range displays the Edgcumbe arms in plaster and is dated 1675 with the initials “I P E”. A good 17th-century door with diamond panels survives within the same room. Some 17th-century plaster cornices remain, and the higher end of the main range has bolection moulded chimney pieces and early 18th-century doors.