Reg.Nr. HA-2012/UK/02

The Poundstock Gildhouse, Bude

This 15th century Gildhouse in North Cornwall was repaired and reordered during 2007 to enable its use as a Church Hall with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund. The building is a typical, early north Cornish construction with cob upper walls, stone ground floor and ...
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Project details

Title:The Poundstock Gildhouse, Bude
Entr. year: 2012
Result:Grand Prix
Country: United Kingdom
Town: Bude, North Cornwall (England)
Category type: building conservation
Building type/ Project type: Assembly building
Former use:Church house, community building
Actual use:Church Hall, educational visits, exhibitions and weddings
Built: 15th-16th century
Architect / Proj.leader: Jonathan Rhind Architects Ltd.
The Jury's citation: "Among the many sophisticated and palatial projects they were invited to consider, the Jury were excited to discover this modest but meticulously restored example of the vernacular. Church houses were truly communal buildings, combining functional spaces such as kitchens and meeting rooms, with an open hall above for village feasting and dancing. Few have survived. Poundstock Gildhouse, after periods as a school and a poorhouse, has since reverted to its original purpose. The Jury expressed unqualified admiration for the traditional techniques adopted in giving the cob walls, windows and timber-cruck roof a renewed lease of life."
GPS:50°46'0,3" N; 4°33'2,5" W
Web, Links:

www.poundstockgildhouse.co.uk/

Description:
This 15th century Gildhouse in North Cornwall was repaired and reordered during 2007 to enable its use as a Church Hall with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund. The building is a typical, early north Cornish construction with cob upper walls, stone ground floor and timber framed cruck roof.