Description

TRURO

SW8244NW FERRIS TOWN 880-1/6/59 (South side) 19/06/73 Nos.1-11 (Consecutive) and attached iron railings to front of Nos.2-5, 7 and 8

GV II

Terrace of 11 small town houses, including iron railings in front of Nos 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 & 8. c1830s, for Josephus Ferris, developer. Stucco on rubble walls, original scantle slate (grouted) to Nos 5, 6, 8 & 10, otherwise replaced with asbestos slate; wide eaves at the front; brick end stacks except between Nos 4 & 5. Terrace of 11 double-depth-plan houses each with entrance hall on the left and reception room on the right, except for corner house No.3 which gains space on a bowed corner and has 2 reception rooms flanking an entrance hall. All have shallow courtyards fronting basements and basement steps. 2 storeys over basements. All, except No.3, have 2-window fronts and round-headed doorways with rustication and widely-spaced eaves brackets. No.3 has 3-window front with bowed bay on the right. Both Nos 3 & 4 have terminal panelled pilasters. Nos 1, 3, 5 & 10 have original 16-pane hornless sashes, otherwise later sashes. INTERIORS not inspected but noted as having panelled doors and shutters, carved cornices and dogleg staircases. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: in front are wide bridges spanning basement courtyards. Simple iron railings, closer spaced at bottom, to Nos 2-5; closer-spaced railings with fleur-de-lis finials to Nos 7 & 8. (The Truro Buildings Research Group: River Street and its Neighbourhood: Truro: 1980-).

Listing NGR: SW8221244879

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