Shop Premises Occupied By Dowling and Bay

SHOP PREMISES OCCUPIED BY DOWLING AND BAY, FORE STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1205125
Date first listed:
19-Mar-1951
List Entry Name:
Shop Premises Occupied By Dowling and Bay
Statutory Address:
SHOP PREMISES OCCUPIED BY DOWLING AND BAY, FORE STREET
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1205125
Date first listed:
19-Mar-1951
List Entry Name:
Shop Premises Occupied By Dowling and Bay
Statutory Address 1:
SHOP PREMISES OCCUPIED BY DOWLING AND BAY, 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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Location

Statutory Address:
SHOP PREMISES OCCUPIED BY DOWLING AND BAY, FORE STREET

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

District:
Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Looe
National Grid Reference:
SX2551953329

Details

LOOE

SX2453 FORE STREET, East Looe
857-1/4/12 (West side)
19/03/51 Shop premises occupied by Dowling
and Bay

GV II

Also known as: 1666 House FORE STREET.
Possible merchant's house with later shop. 1666 inscription.
Render on timber-frame with C20 mock timber-frame panels;
fairly steep asbestos slate roof. Double-depth plan plus rear
wing on the left; 3 storeys; regular 2-window range. 2nd floor
has rare C18 18-pane horizontal- sliding sashes with thick
glazing bars; 1st floor has taller early C19 16-pane hornless
sashes. Ground floor has recessed C20 bowed shop front with
small panes. INTERIOR: ground floor has C18 bowtell-moulded
axial beams, otherwise not inspected.


Listing NGR: SX2551953329

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
376383
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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