The Golden Guinea Restaurant
THE GOLDEN GUINEA RESTAURANT, FORE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1282859
- Date first listed:
- 19-Mar-1951
- List Entry Name:
- The Golden Guinea Restaurant
- Statutory Address:
- THE GOLDEN GUINEA RESTAURANT, FORE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1282859
- Date first listed:
- 19-Mar-1951
- List Entry Name:
- The Golden Guinea Restaurant
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE GOLDEN GUINEA RESTAURANT, 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:
- THE GOLDEN GUINEA RESTAURANT, FORE 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:
- SX2553253336
Details
LOOE
SX2453 FORE STREET, East Looe
857-1/4/13 (East side)
19/03/51 The Golden Guinea Restaurant
GV II*
Probable merchant's house. Early C17. Stucco on timber-frame;
steep asbestos slate parallel roofs; central axial rubble
stack and capped rendered stack on the left. Double-depth plan
with near central through passage plus C20 extensions at rear.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys plus attics; 2-window range. 1st floor has
2 rare wide original canted 6-light-plus-sidelight oriel
windows, carried on moulded and carved brackets; moulded
sills, transoms and ovolo-moulded mullions; central king
mullions; horizontal glazing bars possibly in position of
former saddle bars. Ground floor has 2 early C19 16-pane
hornless sashes under left-hand oriel and bowed C20 window
under right-hand oriel. Original moulded doorway left of
centre with C20 panelled door.
INTERIOR: C17 moulded plank and muntin screen to left of
passage; right-hand room has C17 moulded plaster ceiling
cornice with trailing vine; hood of former fireplace (now
doorway) carried on consoles; lower room space behind the
moulded and carved cornice; left-hand front room with C18
moulded ceiling cornice; some C18 doors with fielded panels.
1st-floor chamber has C17 plaster panel, a crude relief with
figures and angel, plants and beast with inscription "To obey
is better than sacrifice EEE". Another plaster relief panel in
same room dated 1652. Another panel, (not seen), said to have
1632 date and initials EW.
Listing NGR: SX2553253336
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 376384
- 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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