Description

TRURO

SW8244NE PYDAR STREET
880-1/7/223 (South West side)
29/12/50 No.7

GV II

Town house, now 2 shops. Early C18 and early C19, C18 range
rebuilt except for front wall 1988. Local rubble wall to C18
front (left), freestone ashlar front, natural slate roofs; one
on left has 2 gable roof dormers (copies), other roof has
hipped end behind parapet; slatehanging to right-hand end.
Plan of C18 part destroyed when rebuilt, original passage on
left widened, other part has double-depth plan with one room
at the front. 2 storeys plus attic (left) and 2 storeys;
overall 6-window range. C18 range has 5-window front. 3
ground-floor openings on right spanned by original flat
arches, other openings with new arches including widened
passage on left with segmental arch; original 12-pane sashes
with heavy glazing bars. Taller C19 one-window front has
round-arched doorway on the left with ashlar pilaster jambs,
moulded architrave, projecting keyblock and moulded cornice,
plain fanlight over 6-panel door; plinth, first-floor sill
string, moulded cornice under parapet with blocking course and
flat arches with projecting keyblocks over original tripartite
sashes with glazing bars. At rear is unusually tall
round-arched stair window with glazing bars. INTERIOR: C19
part has original open-string staircase, 6-panel doors,
moulded and carved plaster ceiling cornices and panelled
shutters.

Listing NGR: SW8251444933

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26497228

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Recommended Books

• 
  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)