The Island Cafe
THE ISLAND CAFE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1143787
- Date first listed:
- 09-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- The Island Cafe
- Statutory Address:
- THE ISLAND CAFE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1143787
- Date first listed:
- 09-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- The Island Cafe
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE ISLAND CAFE
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:
- THE ISLAND CAFE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- St. Michael's Mount
- National Grid Reference:
- SW 51594 30038
Details
MARAZION ST MICHAEL'S MOUNT SW 5130 4/38 (was part of 9/157) The Island Cafe
GV II
Former laundry for the Mount, now a cafe. Circa 1870s extended slightly later. Granite rubble with granite and brick dressings. Asbestos slate roofs with brick chimneys over the gable ends and over 2 cross walls. Plan: overall irregular T-shaped plan, originally an L-shaped plan. Double-depth plan pair of laundry keepers cottages, right, former laundry with 2 large front doorways, left, with wing a right angles behind and l-bay late C19 addition far left. Exterior : 2 storeys. Overall fairly regular 7 window north front. Machicolated eaves cornice interrupted by gabled roof dormers lath 12-pane sashes. Shaped slates to the gables. Ground floor openings have segmental brick arches, the 2 doorways to the second and third bays from left are a 2-bay arcade with the arches carried on chamfered responds and central pier with corbelled imposts and capital. The former cottages, right, are symmetrical to the ground floor with central doorway and 2 12- pane hopper windows on either side and there is a similar window to late C19 addition, far left. The cast-iron gutters, rain water heads and branching downpipes are a prominant feature to carry the water from the eaves between the dormers to 2 mid-floor horizontal pipes leading to 2 downpipes. Interior not inspected.
Listing NGR: SW5159430038
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 69948
- 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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