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Godolphin House
Hob Uid: 425981
Location : Cornwall Breage
Grid Ref : SW6010031840
Summary : Country house, built as a courtyard house in the late 15th century and extended considerably in the 16th century. It was further extended in the mid 17th century and has some 18th century alterations. The house was reduced in size and converted into a farmhouse. Apart from 20th century renovations it has been little altered since the early 19th century. Adjoining the house are 17th or possibly late 16th century cobbled pavements and stabling including a fodder store. The forecourt walls and mounting block are 17th century..
More information : SW60103184 Godolphin Hall (NR). (1) Godolphin Hall - Grade 1. Late C15 and late C17, renovated C20. It was originally a double courtyard house of which one courtyard remains, with the original inter-court wing now a skeleton wall. The N side of the court was closed by a colonnaded wing in the C17. The house was the seat of the Godolphin family who rose in power during Tudor and Stuart times. (2) This oustanding house still retains many of its original features. Formerly "Godolphin", the owner has renamed it Godolphin House to avoid confusion with the nearby village of Godolphin. (3) Godolphin House (NR). (4) More than half Godolphin House, see plan, was demolished in the early C19 and the remaining portions adapted for use as a farmhouse. There was originally a forecourt flanked with lodges, their foundations having recently been uncovered. The oldest existing part of the house forms the east side of the courtyard and dates from the C15. The buildings on the west side are from about 1575 and consist of what must have been the main parlour, called the 'Kings Room', and another living room, built over a cellar and two service rooms. This wing was originally connected with the second courtyard which was taken down in 1805, the Elizabethan dining hall, and probably also the bedrooms, being situated on its north side. (6) In 1993 the Cornwall Gardens Trust compiled a record of the gardens at Godolphin and in 1994 the Countryside Commission grant-aided the Debois Landscape Survey Group to undertake a landscape survey of the Godolphin Estate. In the same year N.Cooper of the RCHME completed an architectural investigation and 1:200 scale survey of the house. In 1995 M.Fletcher and S.Probert of the RCHME produced a 1:500 scale survey and a report on the gardens. In 1996 The Cornwall Archaeological Unit undertook an archaeological overview of the estate. The 1995 RCHME report entitled 'Godolphin and its Gardens' and the RCHME large scale surveys are deposited in the archive. (7)

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Source details : OS 6" 1963
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Source details : Kerner Rural District, APR-1969
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Source details : F1 MJF 12-DEC-70
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Source details : Godolphin House pamphlet
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Source details : OS 1:10 000 1975
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Source details : plan (S Schofield)
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Source details : Cooper. N.and Fletcher M. 1995 Godolphin and its Gardens. RCHME Report.
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Source details : Kerrier, 26-AUG-1987
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Source details : Cornwall
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Late C15
Monument End Date : 1499
Monument Start Date : 1467
Monument Type : Country House, Courtyard House
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Late C16-early C17
Monument End Date : 1632
Monument Start Date : 1567
Monument Type : Stable, Fodder Store
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : C17
Monument End Date : 1699
Monument Start Date : 1600
Monument Type : Forecourt, Wall, Mounting Block
Evidence : Structure

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Re-modelled and extended mid C17
Monument End Date : 1666
Monument Start Date : 1633
Monument Type : Country House
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Alterations C18
Monument End Date : 1799
Monument Start Date : 1700
Monument Type : Country House
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Reduced in size and converted 1805
Monument End Date : 1805
Monument Start Date : 1805
Monument Type : Farmhouse
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : C20 renovation
Monument End Date : 1905
Monument Start Date : 1900
Monument Type : House
Evidence : Extant Building

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External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 65746
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External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 65747
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External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 65748
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SW 63 SW 3
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Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1970-12-12
End Date : 1970-12-12

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Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 1995-03-01
End Date : 1996-03-27

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Activity type : ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY
Start Date : 1995-11-14
End Date : 1995-11-14

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Activity type : WATCHING BRIEF
Start Date : 1999-01-01
End Date : 2004-12-31

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Activity type : WATCHING BRIEF
Start Date : 2010-01-01
End Date : 2011-12-31

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Activity type : GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY
Start Date : 2010-01-01
End Date : 2010-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : WATCHING BRIEF
Start Date : 2010-01-01
End Date : 2010-12-31