Bay Cottages and Adjoining Outbuildings
BAY COTTAGES AND ADJOINING OUTBUILDINGS, HIGHER FORE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1143778
- Date first listed:
- 09-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Bay Cottages and Adjoining Outbuildings
- Statutory Address:
- BAY COTTAGES AND ADJOINING OUTBUILDINGS, HIGHER FORE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1143778
- Date first listed:
- 09-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Bay Cottages and Adjoining Outbuildings
- Statutory Address 1:
- BAY COTTAGES AND ADJOINING OUTBUILDINGS, HIGHER 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.
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:
- BAY COTTAGES AND ADJOINING OUTBUILDINGS, HIGHER FORE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Marazion
- National Grid Reference:
- SW 52459 30749
Details
MARAZION HIGHER FORE STREET, Marazion SW 5230-5330 5/18 Bay Cottages and adjoining outbuildings
GV II
2 cottages and adjoining outbuilding, the cottage originally a house. All C18. Granite and elvan rubble walls with some dressed granite. Steep asbestos slate roof with deep brick chimneys over the gable ends. Corrugated asbestos roof over the outbuilding swept very low over integral rear outshut. Plan: double depth plan. Originally 2 rooms with a central cross passage leading to a stair hall between 2 rear service rooms. In circa the early C19 converted into 2 cottages by adding a second passage and stair, right of the original passage. The outbuilding is on the right, its front set back from the front of the house and projecting much farther at the rear. 2 storeys. Regular 4 window north front, probably originally a symmetrical 5-window front with central doorway. Now with 2 doorways, the right hand doorway in former C18 window opening with circa early C19 6-panel door with, flush beaded bottom panels, moulded lock rail and later glazing to the top panels. The other doorway (original) has C20 door. The windows are C20 horned sashes. The outbuilding is rendered at the front and has a doorway approached by C20 steps. The right hand return wall is unaltered with irregularly disposed door and window openings with old windows in 2 openings, 2 of the lintels are oak with scratch moulding. Interior : left hand cottage only inspected : many C18 features including Chinoiserie stair, 2-panel doors, bowtell-moulded beams and muntin and plank-softwood partitions. The other house said to be even more complete and unaltered.
Listing NGR: SW5245930749
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 69922
- 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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