Marine Terrace
MARINE TERRACE, DUNN STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1143497
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jul-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Marine Terrace
- Statutory Address:
- MARINE TERRACE, DUNN STREET
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- Date:
- 2001-09-25
- Reference:
- IOE01/05675/11
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1143497
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jul-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Marine Terrace
- Statutory Address 1:
- MARINE TERRACE, DUNN 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:
- MARINE TERRACE, DUNN STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Forrabury and Minster
- National Grid Reference:
- SX0988391141
Details
FORRABURY AND DUNN STREET (east side), Boscastle
SX 09 SE MINSTER
Marine Terrace
1/22
GV II
Terrace of 8 coastguards cottages, now a terrace of private houses. Circa mid C19.
Slate stone rubble. Bitumen coated rag slate roof with hipped ends. 4 axial brick
stacks.
The terrace has a particularly well designed and interesting plan; each cottage has a
2 room double depth plan. The end cottage on the left with a third room set back
from the main elevation. The 3 central pairs of cottages each share an entrance
which is divided into 2 with narrow slanting doors, probably leading directly into
the front room. The 2 end cottages have side or rear entrances. The 8 cottages are
heated by 4 axial stacks, each cottage sharing a stack with back-to-back corner
fireplaces.
2 storeys, regular 1:8 window front with segmental dressed stone arches to ground
floor openings. Ground floor with 3 narrow entrances, each divided into 2 by 2
narrow slanting doors with porthole windows. Each entrance is flanked by 2 C19 2-
light horizontally sliding sashes with glazing bars. The far window on the left has
been altered with a 2-light casement. First floor has 7 similar windows arranged
directly above the ground floor window openings, the eighth window on the left
changed to a 2-light casement.
Interior not inspected.
Unaltered terrace with interesting plan near picturesque harbour at Boscastle.
Listing NGR: SX0988391141
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 68685
- 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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