Hollies Stores and Post Office

HOLLIES STORES AND POST OFFICE, FORE STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1144046
Date first listed:
20-Dec-1988
List Entry Name:
Hollies Stores and Post Office
Statutory Address:
HOLLIES STORES AND POST OFFICE, FORE STREET
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1144046
Date first listed:
20-Dec-1988
List Entry Name:
Hollies Stores and Post Office
Statutory Address 1:
HOLLIES STORES AND POST OFFICE, 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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
HOLLIES STORES AND POST OFFICE, FORE STREET

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

District:
Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Grampound with Creed
National Grid Reference:
SW 93665 48270

Details

GRAMPOUND FORE STREET (north side), Grampound SW 9248-9348 WITH CREED 7/51 Hollies Stores and Post Office - GV II

House and shop. Early-mid C19 with alterations of later C19 and few later alterations. Slatestone rubble with granite dressings. Asbestos slate roof with ridge tiles, hipped to left and with gable end to right. Stack at the left end with brick shaft. Plan: Double depth plan, with a larger room to front left and smaller room to front right; both the front rooms are now used as the shop. Shallow rear service rooms. The entrance is set off-centre to right and there is one bay to left built over an open passage which runs along the left side. Exterior: 2 storeys, nearly symmetrical 4-window front. First floor has four late C19 4-pane sashes with cambered stone arches and keystones. Ground floor has C19 6- panelled door with overlight and cambered stone arch with keystone. To right there is a canted bay window with 4-pane sash to front and sidelights. Late C19 shop window to left, which is a square bay, with 8 panes at the front and sidelights. The passage entrance to left has a flat stone arch. Left end blind. At the rear there is a central late C19 margin-glazed stair light, with C19 12-pane sash with cambered stone arch and keystone to right and left. Similar 12-pane sash at ground floor to right and a small single storey C20 addition to left. Interior: Not inspected.

Listing NGR: SW9366548270

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Legacy System number:
71393
Legacy System:
LBS

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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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