3 River Street and nos. 1 and 1a North Parade

1 and 1a, North Parade, Portscatho, Truro

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1136396
Date first listed:
25-Jun-1985
List Entry Name:
3 River Street and nos. 1 and 1a North Parade
Statutory Address:
1 and 1a, North Parade, Portscatho, Truro

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1136396
Date first listed:
25-Jun-1985
Date of most recent amendment:
30-Jul-1986
List Entry Name:
3 River Street and nos. 1 and 1a North Parade
Statutory Address 1:
1 and 1a, North Parade, Portscatho, Truro
Statutory Address 2:
The Sea Garden, 3 River Street, Portscatho, Truro

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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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
1 and 1a, North Parade, Portscatho, Truro
Statutory Address:
The Sea Garden, 3 River Street, Portscatho, Truro

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Gerrans
National Grid Reference:
SW8768535290

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 15/05/2015


SW 83 NE
3/46


GERRANS, Portscatho,
RIVER STREET,
No. 3 (The Sea Garden) and Nos. 1 and 1a North Parade

(Formerly listed as The Gallery and Nos 1 and 2 North Parade.

Previously listed as The Dolls House and Nos 1 and 2 North Parade)

GV II

Shop and 2 adjoining cottages to rear. Early C19. Painted slatestone rubble walls, grouted scantle slate roof adjoining house to left and rear with hipped corner. Brick chimneys over party walls of cottages. Shop, 1 room plan, cottages, 1 room double depth plans, including rear outshuts. 2 storeys. 1 window south shopfront wall has central door and flanking matching 20-pane fixed light shop windows circa mid C19, strengthened by horizontal iron bars attached to central glazing bars. Door has 12-panes over bottom panel. Canopy on wooden brackets. Timber lintel forms old fascia. Slate cills. Present shop sign is midway between doorway and first floor window which is 12-pane hornless sash in cambered brick arched opening. Horizontal sliding, louvered shutters are possibly Victorian. Lower part of corner of wall is splayed for carriage access. 12-pane window in ground floor of east wall is C20 in C20 opening. Each cottage has 2 window front with entrance under left window. 12-pane sashes, cambered brick arches except to left doorway which has plaster arch under wooden lintel. C20 doors. Interior of shop has open beam ceiling. Interior of cottage not inspected. Stone step to each doorway and original cobbled pavement kerbstones and cobbled road gutter survives outside shop front.

Listing NGR: SW8768535290

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
63010
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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