Victoria House
VICTORIA HOUSE, 12, FORE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1219832
- Date first listed:
- 06-Jun-1969
- List Entry Name:
- Victoria House
- Statutory Address:
- VICTORIA HOUSE, 12, FORE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1219832
- Date first listed:
- 06-Jun-1969
- List Entry Name:
- Victoria House
- Statutory Address 1:
- VICTORIA HOUSE, 12, 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.
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:
- VICTORIA HOUSE, 12, FORE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- St. Endellion
- National Grid Reference:
- SW9968180769
Details
SW 98 SE ST ENDELLION FORE STREET, (south side),
Port Isaac
9/86 No 12 (Victoria House)
6.6.69
GV II
Shop premises. Circa early C18. Rendered and painted stone rubble with asbestos
slate roof with hipped end to front.
1-room plan with blocked fireplace to rear originally heated by truncated axial
chimney stack and entrance to second floor premises beyond to rear left.
2 storeys, symmetrical single window front. Ground floor with C19 shop front with
pilasters and moulded cornice, two 4-pane windows with heavy glazing bars and central
partly glazed 4-panel door. First floor with circa late C18 Palladian window with
central light replaced. Second floor with tripartite early C19 sash without horns.
Interior with fairly slight ceiling beams to ground and first floor, C19/C20
softwood stair in shop and blocked fireplace retaining C19 chimney-piece on ground
floor. Second floor not inspected.
Victoria house is reputed to have had a balcony from which John Wesley preached in
the C18.
Penna, R A Walk through Port Isaac 1984.
Listing NGR: SW9968180769
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 351403
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Penna, R, A Walk Through Port Isaac, (1984)
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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