Description

LOOE

SX2453 FORE STREET, East Looe
857-1/4/11 (West side)
17/09/73 Premises of AE Ruddy and Son

GV II

Town house with late shop. C17, front remodelled C18. Incised
stucco on timber-frame; steep asbestos slate roof with
modillion eaves cornice; rubble end stack on the left,
cast-iron ogee gutter. Fairly deep plan including rear wing at
right-angles. 3 storeys; regular 2-window range. Late C18 or
early C19 16-pane hornless sashes. Ground floor has altered
C19 shop front with doorway under left-hand windows. INTERIOR:
ground floor has original C17 chamfered hardwood ceiling
joists with tongue stops; mid C18 dog-leg staircase with
turned balusters. 2nd-floor room has original pine panelling
with small panels and moulded muntins and rails (only 1 side
of room visible at time of survey). Rear wing has 2 large
fireplaces to ground floor in former bakehouse and stone flags
to former rear passage.

Listing NGR: SX2551553336

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26496853

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Recommended Books

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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)