Mount Charles Mount Charles House
MOUNT CHARLES HOUSE, 1, 2 AND 3, INFIRMARY HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1201461
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jul-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Mount Charles Mount Charles House
- Statutory Address:
- MOUNT CHARLES HOUSE, 1, 2 AND 3, INFIRMARY HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1201461
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jul-1993
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 03-Nov-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Mount Charles Mount Charles House
- Statutory Address 1:
- MOUNT CHARLES HOUSE, 1, 2 AND 3, INFIRMARY HILL
- Statutory Address 2:
- MOUNT CHARLES, 1, 2, AND 3, LEMON 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:
- MOUNT CHARLES HOUSE, 1, 2 AND 3, INFIRMARY HILL
- Statutory Address:
- MOUNT CHARLES, 1, 2, AND 3, LEMON STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Truro
- National Grid Reference:
- SW 82420 44557
Details
TRURO
SW8244NW INFIRMARY HILL
880-1/6/322 (East side)
Nos.1, 2 AND 3
Mount Charles House
II
Also known as: LEMON STREET, Nos.1, 2 and 3 Mount Charles
House, now 3 houses. 1785 date on building. Textured incised
stucco on rubble to front; old slatehanging to Nos 2 & 3 at
rear, new slatehanging to rear of No.3; scantle slate to rear
of No.1, dry slate to front of No.2, otherwise asbestos slate;
brick end stack on the left (No.1) and 2 brick axial stacks;
cast-iron ogee gutters to front of Nos 1 & 2. Double-depth
plan. 2 storeys; 2:3:2-window range; No.2 with shouldered and
round-arched fanlight head and margin panes. No.3 has C20
windows including copy of original canted oriel of best
chamber to right-hand end. No.2 has central mid C19 glazed
porch with margin panes, panels and original Lion's head door
knocker. INTERIOR: original features include: open-well
open-string staircase with rare scrolled wrought-iron
balusters and ramped mahogany handrail; enriched modillion
plaster ceiling cornice above stairs and similar cornice to
best chamber (in No.3). Early C19 features such as door
architraves with corner blocks and roundels, panelled doors
and some plaster ceiling cornices where inspected.
Listing NGR: SW8242044557
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 377397
- 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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