Whispers
2, MARKET STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1140647
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jan-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Whispers
- Statutory Address:
- 2, MARKET STREET
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- Reference:
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- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1140647
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jan-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Whispers
- Statutory Address 1:
- 2, MARKET STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- WHISPERS, MARKET 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.
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:
- 2, MARKET STREET
- Statutory Address:
- WHISPERS, MARKET STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Maker-with-Rame
- National Grid Reference:
- SX4346250531
Details
SX 45 SW MAKER-WITH-RAME MARKET STREET (east side)
Kingsand
9/171 No. 2 and Whispers
GV II
Pair of attached houses. Circa 1750, with C19 and C20 alterations. Rubble, rendered
and lined out, slate roof with rendered stacks to rear slope.
Pair of attached houses of double depth plan, each with entrance to right and room
front and rear to left; Whispers has wide stair hall and the wall to right is built
into the former sea wall of Kingsand village, which ran along the rear of the Cleave.
Both houses of 2 storeys on plinth, with 2 to left of 2 bays and Whispers to right of
3 bays. No. 2 has all windows 12-pane sashes in exposed boxes, C20 glazed door to
right with C19 cornice on consoles. Whispers also all 12-pane sashes, C20 glazed
door to right with Gothic glazed overlight and C19 cornice on consoles. Moulded
wooden eaves cornice over pair. The right side of Whispers has a 12-pane sash at
ground floor lighting entrance hall. Both houses have fine interiors.
Interior of No. 2 At ground floor, the entrance passage has 4-panelled door to room
to front. This has C20 fireplace to rear, with C18 cupboard to right and left, with
shaped shelves and panelled lower doors; fielded panelled partition wall to passage.
To rear of passage, a segmental-headed archway with key, winder stair to left between
front and rear rooms. Stair has stick balusters and Chinoiserie panel at first floor
landing, similar to those at Balcony Cottage, Garrett Street and Island Cottage, The
Cleave (q.v.). Rest of interior not inspected.
Interior of Whispers Wide entrance hall, 6-panelled fielded door to front room. This
is of unusual quality, with complete fielded panelling with dado rail, dentils and
moulded cornice. There is a C20 fireplace set off-centre to left on rear wall, with
concealed cupboard space behind the panelling to the side of the flue. To right and
left, cupboards with shaped shelves, segmental heads with pilasters and panelled
lower doors. Windows have panelled shutters, with original spring-release catches.
Dog-leg stair to rear right of entrance hall, with some stick balusters and column
newels, panelled cupboards under stair well. Partition wall in entrance hall also
panelled, but concealed by C20 decoration. At first floor, the front room to left
has chimneypiece with eared architrave and dentils below moulded mantel; cupboard to
rear with glazed upper door, scrolled frieze and cornice; dado rail. Room to rear
has plain chimneypiece and panelled cupboard with drawers. Front room to right has
fine plaster frieze with acanthus and floral mouldings.
Listing NGR: SX4346250531
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 61826
- 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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