1-6, ROPEWORK ROW
1-6, ROPEWORK ROW
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1310921
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1986
- List Entry Name:
- 1-6, ROPEWORK ROW
- Statutory Address:
- 1-6, ROPEWORK ROW
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1310921
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1986
- List Entry Name:
- 1-6, ROPEWORK ROW
- Statutory Address 1:
- 1-6, ROPEWORK ROW
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:
- 1-6, ROPEWORK ROW
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Kea
- National Grid Reference:
- SW 82121 43087
Details
SW 84 SW KEA CALENICK
2/133 Nos 1-6 Ropework Row (consecutive)
GV II
Terrace of 4 houses, now 6 units. Circa 1760s. Nacevallen stone rubble with granite jambstones and quoins with brick arches with projecting keystones. All under one roof with half-hip at either end, originally all scantle slate but Nos 1 and 6 are now asbestos slate and Nos 2 and 3 are slurried. Brick chimneys at either end and over the 3 cross walls. Originally 3 similar houses each with room on either side of passage to front, central stair, and shallower service rooms to rear. Middle 2 houses are now subdivided into 4 units. Overall 9-window south front of 3 symmetrical 3-window fronts and a later 1-window front, right. Second house has had doorway inserted to right of original door. All with central doorways and Nos 1 and 2 have original 4-panel doors. No 2 has later glazing to top panels. Shallow arches over openings. All have wide window openings to left and right originally with 3-light casements of Burmese hardwood, 8 panes per light, with internal ovolo-mouldings and pintail hinges to opening centre light. Similar but narrower 2-light casements originally over doorways. No 1 has circa early C19 tripartite hornless sashes with glazing bars, left and right, and 16-pane hornless sash over door. No 2 has original C18 window to first floor, left, and later casement below. No 3 has C20 steel casements. Nos 5 and 6 have original C18 windows except for ground floor left with later tripartite sash with glazing bars to sidelights. No 6 is rendered and has C20 windows. Rear has many original C18 2-light casements with 8 panes per light to ground floor and 6 panes per light to first floor. No 1 has 3 original windows to first floor and 1 to ground floor No 2 has 2 original first floor windows and Nos 4 and 5 have 3 original first floor windows and ground floor one to No 4 only. Interiors not inspected. Said to have been built for workers at the smelting works formerly nearby. A rare terrace of symmetrical houses at this date.
Listing NGR: SW8212143087
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 63419
- 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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