Nos 4, 5 and 6 and Attached Forecourt Walls and Railings
NOS 4, 5 AND 6 AND ATTACHED FORECOURT WALLS AND RAILINGS, THE SQUARE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1025081
- Date first listed:
- 28-Jan-1949
- List Entry Name:
- Nos 4, 5 and 6 and Attached Forecourt Walls and Railings
- Statutory Address:
- NOS 4, 5 AND 6 AND ATTACHED FORECOURT WALLS AND RAILINGS, THE SQUARE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1025081
- Date first listed:
- 28-Jan-1949
- List Entry Name:
- Nos 4, 5 and 6 and Attached Forecourt Walls and Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- NOS 4, 5 AND 6 AND ATTACHED FORECOURT WALLS AND RAILINGS, THE SQUARE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- NOS 4, 5 AND 6 AND ATTACHED FORECOURT WALLS AND RAILINGS, THE SQUARE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Penryn
- National Grid Reference:
- SW 78732 34333
Details
PENRYN
SW7834SE THE SQUARE 580-1/6/170 (North side) 28/01/49 Nos.4, 5 AND 6 and attached forecourt walls and railings
GV II
3 town houses. No.5 is C17, Nos 4 & 6 are early C18 or C17 remodelled early C18. Render on granite ashlar to front of No.5 (left) otherwise rubble walls; steep dry slate roof with 4 raking dormers to front; brick end stacks and lateral stack to left of No.4. Large overall plan ranged around a courtyard: No.5 with single-depth range plus stair wing behind left-hand side and kitchen on its right, plus chamber above wing beyond stair wing over ground-floor room of No.4 which is 2 ranges linked at the corner; No.6 (right of 5) is double-depth including later additions at rear. 2 storeys plus attic; overall 8-window range front. Late C19 or C20 twelve-pane horned sashes; pilastered doorway with consoles and cornice and 6-panel door right of centre to No.5 and similar doorway and door left of No.6. No.4 has pilastered doorcase to left-hand return and C18 coved cornice to opposite side. INTERIOR of 5 has original late C17 open-well closed-string staircase with heavy turned oak balusters, newels, finials and pendants and moulded pine strings and handrails; unusual C17 roof structure with oak trusses with curved feet, no collars (originally) or tie beams but truss feet jointed onto wallplate which in turn is carried on pine floor joists of attic (similar to also hidden joists to floor below), supported on timber-frame wall to rear of front range (similar to Nos 24, 26 and 28 Lower Market Street (qv)). No.6 includes early C18 dogleg stair with turned balusters. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: attached forecourt walls with granite plinths to wrought-iron railings with turned stanchions and arrowhead finials to bars.
Listing NGR: SW7873234333
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 365849
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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