The Island Shop
THE ISLAND SHOP
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1327553
- Date first listed:
- 09-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- The Island Shop
- Statutory Address:
- THE ISLAND SHOP
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1327553
- Date first listed:
- 09-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- The Island Shop
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE ISLAND SHOP
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 ISLAND SHOP
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- St. Michael's Mount
- National Grid Reference:
- SW 51573 30060
Details
SW 5130
4/37
MARAZION
ST MICHAEL'S MOUNT
(was part of 9/157) The Island Shop
GII
Built as a bird and fish museum with former stables behind, now a shop and public
conveniences.Circa 1820s.Stuccoed walls.Dry Delabole slate roof with gable ends
and brick chimney over the rear gable end. Plan: shop (former museum) at the front and one-room-plan former museum keepers cottage behind. Adjoining the rear gable end is a range of stables:a single storey two-bay range facing into the courtyard left and with a high mounting block adjoining the right-hand wall and beyond is a two-storey range (reduced in height), now public conveniences.Exterior : two storeys.West facing gable end with large segmental-arched doorway to ground floor and large round arched window opening above.Double top-glazed doors, casement windows with glazing bars. The window over the doorway has a fanlight over a transom and the windows in the side wall, right, have four-centred arched heads. Interior not inspected.
Listing NGR: SW5157330058
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 69947
- 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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