Surcouf Hotel and Restaurant Surfcoat Hotel and Restaurant
SURCOUF HOTEL AND RESTAURANT, LOWER CHAPEL STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1282824
- Date first listed:
- 17-Sept-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Surcouf Hotel and Restaurant Surfcoat Hotel and Restaurant
- Statutory Address:
- SURCOUF HOTEL AND RESTAURANT, LOWER CHAPEL STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1282824
- Date first listed:
- 17-Sept-1973
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 08-Nov-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Surcouf Hotel and Restaurant Surfcoat Hotel and Restaurant
- Statutory Address 1:
- SURCOUF HOTEL AND RESTAURANT, LOWER CHAPEL STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- SURFCOAT HOTEL AND RESTAURANT, HIGHER CHAPEL 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:
- SURCOUF HOTEL AND RESTAURANT, LOWER CHAPEL STREET
- Statutory Address:
- SURFCOAT HOTEL AND RESTAURANT, HIGHER CHAPEL 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:
- SX 25542 53210
Details
LOOE
SX2453 LOWER CHAPEL STREET, East Looe 857-1/4/33 (North East side) 17/09/73 Surcouf Hotel and Restaurant (Formerly Listed as: LOWER CHAPEL STREET, East Looe (North East side) Albatross Guest House)
GV II
Two town houses, now an hotel and restaurant. C16/C17, remodelled C18. Rendered rubble; windows breaking the eaves. PLAN: single-depth plan with mid-C19 outshut to rear left. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys with 2nd floor partly in roof space; 6-window range (1st floor). Early C19 16-pane hornless sashes to 2nd floor left, 3 sashes to 1st floor left and 5th from left, otherwise later horned copies or later 4-pane horned sashes except for two C20 plate-glass windows to ground floor left flanking pilastered doorway with moulded entablature with dentilled cornice; C20 pair of V-jointed doors. Rear has 3-storey 1-window range on the left with mid C19 12-pane sashes over panelled and glazed door; otherwise 2 storeys with shallow jetty to 1st floor, 3-window range with 3-light, 2-light and single-light casements, most with 4 panes per light; mid C19 12-pane casement to ground floor left. INTERIOR: original 6-bay oak roof structure with morticed collars and curved feet where visible; breast of original rear lateral stack visible to mid C19 outshut roof space; one C18 2-panel door; mid C19 open-well staircase with stick balusters.
Listing NGR: SX2554253210
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 376416
- 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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