27 AND 28, FORE STREET

27 AND 28, FORE STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1138187
Date first listed:
28-Aug-1987
List Entry Name:
27 AND 28, FORE STREET
Statutory Address:
27 AND 28, FORE STREET
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1138187
Date first listed:
28-Aug-1987
List Entry Name:
27 AND 28, FORE STREET
Statutory Address 1:
27 AND 28, FORE STREET

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

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:
27 AND 28, FORE STREET

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

District:
Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Lostwithiel
National Grid Reference:
SX 10400 59785

Details

LOSTWITHIEL FORE STREET (north side), SX 15 NW Lostwithiel 10/93 Nos 27 and 28 - GV II

Pair of attached houses. Circa 1780, with C19 and later alterations. Rendered stone rubble. Slate roofs with gable ends and ridge stacks. Pair of attached houses with No 27 to left and No 28 to right. No 27 has passage to right and principal room to left, No 28 has entrance off-centre to left, small room to left and larger principal room to right. Both houses of double depth plan with service rooms to rear and staircase along party wall. Both were converted as shops on the ground floor in the mid C19. Both houses of 2 storeys and attic, under continuous dentil cornice to moulded eaves. No 27 has mid C19 shop front with window bay to left and right with pilasters and fascia, central half-glazed door. 4-panelled door with cornice on brackets to right. At first floor, 12-pane sash, 2nd floor 12-pane sash. No 28 has large plate-glass window at ground floor left (former shop window) with 4 panelled and glazed door with cornice on brackets. To right, a canted C19 shop window, with 6 large panes, half-glazed door with overlight to right. At first floor, 4-pane sash and 6-pane sash, two 12-pane sashes under eaves. Interior Each house has straight stair, back to back along party wall; each with one Chinoiserie panel to balustrade at first floor landing. Stick balusters to rest of stairs. No 27 has 2-panelled doors at 2nd floor, the front room partitioned at 2nd floor, with re-used fielded shutters to window.

Listing NGR: SX1039559789

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Legacy System number:
70847
Legacy System:
LBS

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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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