Penarth and South Penarth
PENARTH
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1201433
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jul-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Penarth and South Penarth
- Statutory Address:
- PENARTH
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1201433
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jul-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Penarth and South Penarth
- Statutory Address 1:
- PENARTH
- Statutory Address 2:
- SOUTH PENARTH
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:
- PENARTH
- Statutory Address:
- SOUTH PENARTH
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Truro
- National Grid Reference:
- SW8371944692
Details
TRURO
SW8344NE
880-1/9/2
Penarth and South Penarth
II
Former poor house, now two private houses. 1829-1832. Killas rubble with granite dressings; asbestos slate roof on left, concrete tile on right, stuccoed gables on granite kneelers to front; stuccoed axial and lateral stacks. Fairly large double-depth plan, Tudor Gothic style E-shaped at the front. Classical style at the rear. Two storeys; symmetrical-bay entrance front has projecting gable-ended central and end wings and two-storey entrance porches in the angles with the end wings. Four-centred arched doorways to porches; four-light wooden mullioned windows. Transoms and hoodmoulds to ground floor; three-light mullioned window to each bay of 1st floor. Rear is 4:3:4 bays with shallow segmental brick arches over original sashes with glazing bars. Central bays project and have central low-pitched gable with lunette. Ground floor has various lean-to extensions.
INTERIOR not inspected.
This entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 17 April 2018.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 377317
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
From Moresk Road to Malpas, (1988)
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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