Egyptian House

EGYPTIAN HOUSE, 6 AND 7, CHAPEL STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1143147
Date first listed:
29-Jul-1950
Statutory Address:
EGYPTIAN HOUSE, 6 AND 7, CHAPEL STREET
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1143147
Date first listed:
29-Jul-1950
Statutory Address 1:
EGYPTIAN HOUSE, 6 AND 7, CHAPEL STREET

Location

Statutory Address:
EGYPTIAN HOUSE, 6 AND 7, CHAPEL STREET

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

District:
Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Penzance
National Grid Reference:
SW 47307 30181

Details

1. 1498 PENZANCE CHAPEL STREET (South West Side)

Nos 6 and 7 (Egyptian House) SW 4730 5/20 29.7.50.

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2. Early C19 stucco Egyptian extravagance. 3 storeys. 3 windows Battered half round corded pilasters, windows and glazing bars. Lotus bud columns flanking entrance. Coved cornices above windows. 2 obelisk caryatids. A coat of arms crowned by an eagle. Heavy coved crowning cornice.

Nos 5 to 11 (consec) form a group.

Listing NGR: SW4730730181

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