FORMER SMITHY, NOW PART OF THE SHIP INN

FORMER SMITHY, NOW PART OF THE SHIP INN, THE WHARF

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1297624
Date first listed:: 09-Feb-1994
List Entry Name:: FORMER SMITHY, NOW PART OF THE SHIP INN
Statutory Address:: FORMER SMITHY, NOW PART OF THE SHIP INN, THE WHARF

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1297624
Date first listed:: 09-Feb-1994
List Entry Name:: FORMER SMITHY, NOW PART OF THE SHIP INN
Statutory Address 1:: FORMER SMITHY, NOW PART OF THE SHIP INN, THE WHARF

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: FORMER SMITHY, NOW PART OF THE SHIP INN, THE WHARF

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Porthleven
National Grid Reference:: SW 62791 25640

Details

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SW6225 THE WHARF, Porthleven 631-1/6/271 (West side) Former smithy, now part of The Ship Inn

GV II

Blacksmith's shop, now part of public house. Early C19. Painted rubble walls; grouted scantle slate roof sweeping lower over outshut to rear left; brick stack on right. Small L-shaped plan including outshut. Single storey; 1-window range. Original 16-pane hornless sash high up towards right blocked central doorway and doorway on left. Right-hand end has original 12-pane horizontal-sliding sash on left. Rear has C20 doorway. Outshut has doorway to east end. INTERIOR not inspected. Included for group value, as part of a planned early C19 port.

Listing NGR: SW6279125640

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Legacy System number:: 385575
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.