Old Mansion House
OLD MANSION HOUSE, 9, QUAY STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1206030
- Date first listed:
- 29-Dec-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Old Mansion House
- Statutory Address:
- OLD MANSION HOUSE, 9, QUAY STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1206030
- Date first listed:
- 29-Dec-1950
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 30-Jul-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Old Mansion House
- Statutory Address 1:
- OLD MANSION HOUSE, 9, QUAY 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:
- OLD MANSION HOUSE, 9, QUAY 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 82829 44775
Details
TRURO
SW8244NE QUAY STREET 880-1/7/245 (North side) 29/12/50 No.9 Old Mansion House (Formerly Listed as: QUAY STREET (North side) Old Mansion House)
GV II*
Large town house. c1706-8. For Samuel Enys, extensively renovated 1989-90. Painted brick, now rendered, front, rubble and dressed stone, now rendered, at rear; steep hipped slate roof with very deep eaves; fat axial brick stacks. Double-depth plan. 2 storeys plus attics; symmetrical 7-window front of 2:3:2-fenestration with slightly projecting pedimented range to centre. Plinth, plain corner pilasters, platband and moulded eaves cornice with heavy modillions; central 3 bays are broken forward and surmounted by a triangular pediment with oculus; central open-pedimented doorcase with pilasters, panelled reveals, panelled door and blind overlight and tall 12-pane hornless sashes which are copies of the previous early C19 sashes; 2 pedimented dormers have copies of C18 horizontal sliding sashes with heavy glazing bars. Rear is slightly irregular and also has copies of previous sashes. Left-hand wall has original 2-light casement with heavy glazing bars to light attic. INTERIOR: extensively restored during the 1980s repairs: panelling has been taken out (so that walls could be treated), repaired and reinstated; plasterwork has been repaired in situ where possible and removed, repaired and reset where necessary. C18 features include panelled doors, bolection-moulded panelling, chimney pieces and moulded ceiling cornices to entrance hall, right-hand room, landing (no fireplace), first-floor front chambers and rear left-hand chamber; front chambers have deeply-coved ceilings; left-hand chamber has masks and shells to the corners and central angel with spray of flowers; other chamber has cherub in moulded quatrefoil; attic dogleg stair with twist splat balusters; 3 bolection-moulded chimney pieces to the attic and some oak floorboards to entrance hall. Staircase is a late C19 or early C19 insertion with open well, ramped mahogany handrail and stick balusters. Other rooms have early C19 joinery and plasterwork with moulded and carved ceiling cornices including front left-hand room with guilloche frieze and there are several C19 iron grates, some in C18 surrounds, others in C19 surrounds, including first-floor rear right-hand room with early C19 moulded chimney piece with corner blocks. A substantial and early (for Cornwall) example of a symmetrical classical-style town house with a double-depth plan reflecting the progressions of the late C17. (The Truro Buildings Research Group: Prince's Street and The Quay Area: Truro: 1980-).
Listing NGR: SW8274444787
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 377559
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Princes Street and The Quay Area, (1980)
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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