The Copperhouse Gift Shop
THE COPPERHOUSE GIFT SHOP, 55 AND 57, FORE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1327608
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jul-1978
- List Entry Name:
- The Copperhouse Gift Shop
- Statutory Address:
- THE COPPERHOUSE GIFT SHOP, 55 AND 57, FORE STREET
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- Date:
- 2005-09-03
- Reference:
- IOE01/14726/24
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1327608
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jul-1978
- List Entry Name:
- The Copperhouse Gift Shop
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE COPPERHOUSE GIFT SHOP, 55 AND 57, FORE STREET
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 COPPERHOUSE GIFT SHOP, 55 AND 57, FORE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Hayle
- National Grid Reference:
- SW 56614 37883
Details
HAYLE FORE STREET (south side), Hayle SW 5637-5737 11/85 Nos 55 and 57, (The Copperhouse Gift Shop) 21.7.1978 II GV House, with 2 shopfronts. C18, ground floor converted to shops in the C19. Stuccoed front. Grouted scantle slate roof with brick chimney over gable end left-and adjoining party and openway wall, right. Plan: Double depth plan with 2 wide rooms at the front flanking an entrance hall. The left hand room has small former shop window in probably original opening, the right-hand room has wide C19 double shopfront and is still in use as a shop. Exterior: 2 storeys. Originally probably a symmetrical 3 window front with central doorway and wide window openings. Now has small circa late C19 or early C20 transomed window with scroll-headed lights and complete circa late C19 double shopfront with central doorway on the right. This shopfront has basket-arched lights with pierced spandrels, glazed door with overlight, terminal pilasters with consoles and fascia surmounted by a dentilled cornice. Main doorway has C20 door. Over the doorway is an original C18 Venetian style tripartite sash window with original thick glazing bars to the hornless sashes and central round arched head with traceried glazing. The flanking first floor windows are square-headed tripartite sashes, possibly also C18 but with glazing bars removed. Interior: not inspected. The C18 Venetian style sash window is the only C18 window of this design yet found in this area (West Cornwall) of the survey.
Listing NGR: SW5661437883
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 70181
- 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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