The Town Hall (Barclays Bank)
THE TOWN HALL (BARCLAYS BANK), MARKET PLACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1327585
- Date first listed:
- 09-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- The Town Hall (Barclays Bank)
- Statutory Address:
- THE TOWN HALL (BARCLAYS BANK), MARKET PLACE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1327585
- Date first listed:
- 09-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- The Town Hall (Barclays Bank)
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE TOWN HALL (BARCLAYS BANK), MARKET PLACE
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 (BARCLAYS BANK), MARKET PLACE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Marazion
- National Grid Reference:
- SW 51876 30618
Details
MARAZION MARKET PLACE, Marazion SW 5130 4/20 The Town Hall (Barclays Bank), formerly St Thomas? Hall
GV II
Town hall, now used as bank. 1871. Roughly coursed granite rubble with dressed granite plinth, rusticated quoins and jambstones, string and other architectural features. Dry Delabole slate roof except for roofs over the entrance front which are lead. Plan: rectangular plan end on to the street with a square clock tower at the street end flanked by round turrets in the angle between the clock tower and the main block. Entrance (possibly former lock-up) to bottom of tower and main entrance to former first floor council chamber up segmental-on-plan steps to doorway in right-hand turret. Chateau style. Exterior : 2 storeys. Nearly symmetrical l:l:l-bay entrance front: projecting tall square clock tower to middle flanked by lower round turrets. Plinth, string under first floor sills and moulded eaves cornices. The clock tower has doorway with original heavy door, outer wrought iron gate and hipped hood on brackets over; above the door a blind traceried niche with hoodmould continuing as string and 2 trefoils under the eaves. Steep sprocketted lead roof with clock face to each side and iron balustrade with fleur-de-lys detail round square flat and weather vane over middle. The turrets are similar except that the right hand turret has a doorway with steps: cruciform bowed windows and conical sprocketted lead roofs with finials. The side wall, right, is blind except for ground and first floor windows towards the front. The left hand side wall, formerly a 5 window front but now with doorway to first floor left. Wide ground floor doorway with original overlight in fourth from left bay.
Listing NGR: SW5187630618
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 69926
- 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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