Trecarrell Manor

Heritage listing

Details LEZANT TRECARRELL SX 37 NW 5/67 Trecarrel Manor (formerly listed 1.12.51 as Trecarrel Mansion) GV I Manor house, now farmhouse. Early C16 on earlier site for Sir Henry Trecarrel, left unfinished c1511 and then extended late C17 and late C18; later additions and alterations. Hall range of granite ashlar to long sides with roughly coursed slate-stone and polyphant to gable ends; roughly coursed slate-stone with granite quoins to farmhouse range, mainly rendered to west side. Slate roofs. Basic L-plan comprising hall range aligned south-west to north-east with evidence for former or intended solar at south-west end and range at right-angles to lower end, partly C16 but largely extended to north in C17. One storey with moulded plinth to hall range, 2 storeys to remainder. Hall Range: South side has tall 4-light window with ogee heads, transom, carved spandrels and intersecting panel tracery to top. 2 similar 4-centred 3-light windows to right, right with square-headed 4-light window below, probably inserted mid-C17, although mouldings and carved spandrels are reused early C16 work. Slightly recessed moulded 4-centred arch-way to right is entrance to screens- passage. Carved leaf spandrels with segmental tympanum above having carved leaf decoration and Trecarrel's arms impaling those of his wife's family, Kelway, to centre. C20 ledged door with internal strap hinges. Stepped buttress to south-east corner, east wall largely rebuilt above south-east corner, east wall largely rebuilt above granite blocks to base, top in mid-C20. Single-storey lean-to abutting. North side has two 3-light windows corresponding with those on south and moulded 4-centred arch with carved leaf decoration to spandrels to screens-passage. Tusking to either side of windows and integral lateral s

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.