Trelagossick farm buildings, Veryan, Cornwall. Building Recording (OASIS ID: nigeltho1-383552)

Proposals to convert disused farm buildings at Trelagossick, Veryan, Cornwall resulted in a Planning Condition requesting historic building recording in advance of development. The farm buildings form part of the curtilage of a Grade II listed farmhouse. The subject building range dates from the early 19th century. The earliest and largest building is a two-storey cow-house with threshing barn over. A stable with another loft was added at one end and later another wing, most likely an animal house, was added to the rear. On the other sides of the farmyard (not part of the group subject to development proposals) a single-storey animal house was added during the mid-19th century and a further small building and pen constructed before 1907. The buildings were considerably altered during the later 20th century (the main barn roof was replaced with a single pitch modern roof and part of the front of the former stable was taken down and rebuilt with a blockwork wall). The interior of both these buildings was changed with conversion to a milking parlour, with concrete flooring added and partly cement rendered walls. Modern sheds and shelters have been added to the sides of the buildings; some of these replace earlier lean-tos depicted on OS plans from 1880 and 1907. The historic development of the buildings represent gradual additions as farming requirements changed and budgets allowed, rather than a single development of a complete farmstead and yard.