Chubb's House
CHUBB'S HOUSE, 4, THE BAY
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1205672
- Date first listed:
- 19-Mar-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Chubb's House
- Statutory Address:
- CHUBB'S HOUSE, 4, THE BAY
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2000-07-16
- Reference:
- IOE01/14132/04
- Rights:
- © Mr Roger Norman. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1205672
- Date first listed:
- 19-Mar-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Chubb's House
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHUBB'S HOUSE, 4, THE BAY
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:
- CHUBB'S HOUSE, 4, THE BAY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Looe
- National Grid Reference:
- SX2556153154
Details
LOOE
SX2453 THE BAY, East Looe
857-1/4/48 No.4
19/03/51 Chubb's House
GV II
Town house over probable fish cellar, later a slaughter house.
1696 deed for Henry Chubb. Painted rubble walls; steep dry
slate roof with full-width C20 slate-hung dormer window;
original rare hand-made clay ridge tile on right with figure
(said to be the devil) on horseback. Double-depth plan. 2
storeys; slightly irregular 2-window range. C20 casement
windows with glazing bars. Central doorway under landing with
C20 glazed lean-to porch of painted rubble staircase from
right with slate treads; also doorway within porch; C20
part-glazed doors. INTERIOR said to have C20 alterations. The
ridge tile is similar to one on Islander Cottage (qv)
(formerly Cheval Cottage), Fore Street, West Looe, and the
Jolly Sailor, Princes Square, West Looe (qv). Included for
group value.
(Deed in possession of owner).
Listing NGR: SX2556153154
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 376443
- 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.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 19-Jun-2026 at 14:28:58.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.