The Driftwood Spars
THE DRIFTWOOD SPARS, QUAY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1328699
- Date first listed:
- 31-Oct-1988
- List Entry Name:
- The Driftwood Spars
- Statutory Address:
- THE DRIFTWOOD SPARS, QUAY ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1328699
- Date first listed:
- 31-Oct-1988
- List Entry Name:
- The Driftwood Spars
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE DRIFTWOOD SPARS, QUAY ROAD
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 DRIFTWOOD SPARS, QUAY ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- St. Agnes
- National Grid Reference:
- SW 72129 51387
Details
ST AGNES QUAY ROAD, SW 75 SW 4/198 The Driftwood Spars - GV II
Public house, originally associated with the mines and later used as sail and net lofts. C18 extended circa early C19. Painted rubble with hardwood lintels over most openings, brick arches over other openings. Grouted scantle slate hipped roofs. Lateral brick chimney over front walls towards left, another chimney over the cross party wall. Plan: 2 rectangular buildings, the older building on lower ground to the left. Exterior: 3 storeys. Virtually unaltered overall 6-window south-west front on 2 levels. Older lower 2-window front, on the left, has central doorway with window on either side, window to each floor above right-hand window and 2 other window openings. Later regular 4-window front, on the right, has wide doorway (possibly originally a window opening later enlarged), left of middle. Ground floor windows are circa late C19 or early C20, the other windows are later, all in original openings. Interior: Original roughly-hewn cross beams and joists and probably original roof structures.
Listing NGR: SW7212951387
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 63826
- 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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