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Kirk House

A Grade II Listed Building in Polperro, Cornwall

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.3316 / 50°19'53"N

Longitude: -4.5188 / 4°31'7"W

OS Eastings: 220828

OS Northings: 50994

OS Grid: SX208509

Mapcode National: GBR NC.XH2S

Mapcode Global: FRA 18F5.1CV

Plus Code: 9C2Q8FJJ+JF

Entry Name: Kirk House

Listing Date: 26 March 1986

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1140751

English Heritage Legacy ID: 61579

ID on this website: 101140751

Location: Polperro, Cornwall, PL13

County: Cornwall

Civil Parish: Polperro

Built-Up Area: Polperro

Traditional County: Cornwall

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cornwall

Church of England Parish: Talland

Church of England Diocese: Truro

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This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 05/04/2018

SX 2050-2150
6/111

LANSALLOS
Polperro
TALLAND HILL
Kirk House

(Formerly listed as Iben Estate Agent, TALLAND STREET)

GV
II
Former chapel. 1838 (datestone). Stone rubble with brick dressings. Slate roof with gable ends: Rectangular plan with splayed front left-hand corner. Plan altered.

Entrance in gable end probably originally with gallery above. Ground sloping steeply on Talland Street side. Two storeys almost symmetrical two-window gabled front elevation. Ground floor with two C20 three-light shop windows of differing width flanking central C20 part glazed door beneath almost semi-circular hood. Datestone above entrance. Two rounded-headed sashes above with gothic glazing bars beneath round brick arches. Left-hand corner of front elevation splayed as Talland Hill sweeps round from left. Right-hand side wall facing Talland Street of two storeys. Original tall round headed windows altered. Round brick window arches retained. Small basement on lower right-hand side with two reused chamfered timber lintels with run-out stops.

Listing NGR: SX2083150980

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