Padstow Institute, Library and Museum
PADSTOW INSTITUTE, LIBRARY AND MUSEUM, MARKET PLACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1211934
- Date first listed:
- 20-May-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Padstow Institute, Library and Museum
- Statutory Address:
- PADSTOW INSTITUTE, LIBRARY AND MUSEUM, MARKET PLACE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1211934
- Date first listed:
- 20-May-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Padstow Institute, Library and Museum
- Statutory Address 1:
- PADSTOW INSTITUTE, LIBRARY AND MUSEUM, MARKET PLACE
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:
- PADSTOW INSTITUTE, LIBRARY AND MUSEUM, MARKET PLACE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Padstow
- National Grid Reference:
- SW9185675428
Details
PADSTOW MARKET PLACE (west side), Padstow
SW 9075-9175
8/100 Padstow Institute, Library and
Museum
GV II
Padstow Institute, now also used partly as library and museum. 1881-2 erected by
public subscription. Brick, bitumen coated slate roof with gable ends and gable end
to front right. Brick end stacks.
Plan: Double depth plan comprising library reading room, large meeting room and
snooker and billards room with museum on first floor. On corner site with east
elevation to Market Place and north elevation to Duke Street.
Exterior: 2 storeys. Regular 4 window east front with right hand side set slightly
forward. Entrance near centre with panelled door and brick door surround surmounted
by brick pediment. 3 original sashes to left and triple sash to right. 2 moulded
brick string course above ground floor. Left hand side of first floor has a canted
oriel window with slate turretted roof and original glazing flanked by 2 original
sashes. To right, tripartite sash with roundel in gable directly above.
Interior: Partly complete with C19 fittings.
Listing NGR: SW9185675428
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 396452
- 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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