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Tinnacross House

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Tinnacross House
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Detached three-bay two-storey farmhouse with half-dormer attic, extant 1840, on an L-shaped plan originally three-bay two-storey centred on single-bay full-height gabled breakfront on an engaged half-octagonal plan with single-bay single-storey gabled projecting glazed porch to ground floor; single-bay (two-bay deep) full-height return (south). "Improved", pre-1904, producing present composition. Occupied, 1911. Now disused. Hipped slate roof on an L-shaped plan including gablets to window openings to half-dormer attic centred on pitched (gabled) slate roof, lichen-spotted clay ridge tiles, paired red brick Running bond central chimney stacks having thumbnail beaded corbelled stepped capping supporting yellow terracotta pots, concrete or rendered coping to gablets, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Rendered, ruled and lined walls to front (north) elevation with rusticated quoins to corners; lime rendered surface finish (remainder). Segmental-headed central door opening into farmhouse. Square-headed window openings centred on segmental-headed window opening (half-dormer attic) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six (ground floor), three-over-six (first floor) or six-over-six (half-dormer attic) timber sash windows without horns centred on six-over-six timber sash window (first floor) or fixed-pane fitting having fanlight (half-dormer attic). Square-headed window openings to rear (south) elevation with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing two-over-two timber sash windows having part exposed sash boxes. Interior including (ground floor): central entrance hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set in unkempt landscaped grounds with cut-granite monolithic piers to perimeter supporting wrought iron "farm gate" gate.

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