Fountain, Walls and Steps Fronting Road West of Church of St Petroc
FOUNTAIN, WALLS AND STEPS FRONTING ROAD WEST OF CHURCH OF ST PETROC, CHURCH SQUARE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1195256
- Date first listed:
- 26-Mar-1949
- List Entry Name:
- Fountain, Walls and Steps Fronting Road West of Church of St Petroc
- Statutory Address:
- FOUNTAIN, WALLS AND STEPS FRONTING ROAD WEST OF CHURCH OF ST PETROC, CHURCH SQUARE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1195256
- Date first listed:
- 26-Mar-1949
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 07-Jan-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Fountain, Walls and Steps Fronting Road West of Church of St Petroc
- Statutory Address 1:
- FOUNTAIN, WALLS AND STEPS FRONTING ROAD WEST OF CHURCH OF ST PETROC, CHURCH SQUARE
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:
- FOUNTAIN, WALLS AND STEPS FRONTING ROAD WEST OF CHURCH OF ST PETROC, CHURCH SQUARE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Bodmin
- National Grid Reference:
- SX0726867037
Details
BODMIN
SX0767 CHURCH SQUARE
629-1/2/28 (East side)
26/03/49 Fountain, walls and steps fronting
road west of Church of St Petroc
(Formerly Listed as:
CHURCH STREET
(East side)
Fountain south west of Nos 4 & 5)
GV II
Wall fountain, walls and steps. 1545 datestone, mid C19 steps.
Rubble and dressed granite retaining walls surmounted by
granite battlements; 2 carved elvan lions' heads as water
spouts above granite water trough with small granite columns
supporting lintel; wide granite steps flanked by wrought-iron
balustrades on left; similar fence in front of fountain. On
the right the walls partly enclose a granite water channel or
trough; on its left is a well niche with its doorway flanked
to 2 reset granite columns possibly from the former priory.
Listing NGR: SX0726867037
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 367971
- 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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