The Cornish Arms
THE CORNISH ARMS, 98, FORE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1327609
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jan-1988
- List Entry Name:
- The Cornish Arms
- Statutory Address:
- THE CORNISH ARMS, 98, FORE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1327609
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jan-1988
- List Entry Name:
- The Cornish Arms
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE CORNISH ARMS, 98, 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 CORNISH ARMS, 98, 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 56452 37822
Details
HAYLE FORE STREET (south side), Hayle SW 5637-5737 11/88 No 98 (The Cornish Arms) - GV II Public house, originally a beer shop. C18 or early C19, remodelled circa late C19. Stuccoed front. Half-hipped grouted scantle slate roof (replaced with corrugated asbestos at rear). Painted brick chimneys over either end and over a cross wall towards the right. Chimneys are positioned as if possibly there were originally 2 parallel roofs. Cast-iron ogee gutters. Plan: Double depth plan. Perhaps originally 2 houses and only single depth. Now has 3 rooms along the front with 2 entrance halls or passages between the rooms. At rear is an irregular accretion of service rooms of deeper plan at far left and right. Exterior: 2 storeys. Fairly regular overall 5 window north-west road front. At the left is a wider 3 window front with doorway left of middle and 2 of the windows right of the doorway. Circa late C19 partly glazed box porch with original side door. On the right is a 2 window front with a doorway under the left-hand window. C19 4-panelled door with top panels later glazed. There are 2 windows right of the doorway on the ground floor. All the windows are circa late C19 4-pane horned sashes. Interior: Not inspected. During the tenancy of Edward Chegwin circa 1867-1873 this building, originally a beer shop, was uprated to an inn and named Cornish Arms. Information supplied by Hayle Town Council.
Listing NGR: SW5645237822
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 70184
- 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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