The Town Hall
THE TOWN HALL, TOWN QUAY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1290368
- Date first listed:
- 13-Mar-1951
- List Entry Name:
- The Town Hall
- Statutory Address:
- THE TOWN HALL, TOWN QUAY
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1290368
- Date first listed:
- 13-Mar-1951
- List Entry Name:
- The Town Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE TOWN HALL, TOWN QUAY
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 TOWN HALL, TOWN QUAY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Fowey
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 12605 51676
Details
SX 15 SW FOWEY TOWN QUAY, Fowey
868-0/2/164 Town Hall
13/03/51
GV II
Town hall. 1787 datestone. Granite ashlar with wedge-shaped lintels; dry slate parallel roofs, the rear roof lower. Rectangular plan, typical of its type with meeting room over market hall. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, (hall over basement); symmetrical 3-window front with 7 -bay arcade of round arches to ground floor. Possibly original or exact C20 copy 24-pane hornless sashes, also a similar sash to 1st floor of each return elevation and 2 windows resembling sashes to rear. Ground floor has had most openings of the former open arcade partly blocked; similar round arches and continuation of impost string to returns. Rear has altered flight of granite steps with some original iron railings, to rear left, the original 1st-floor doorway blocked and a later doorway to enlarged window opening at far left; wide elliptically-arched ground-floor doorway right of staircase. INTERIOR has its original king-post roof structure.
Listing NGR: SX1260351675
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 395264
- 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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