Description

TRURO

SW8244NE WALSINGHAM PLACE
880-1/7/317 Nos.2-16 (Consecutive)
29/12/50

GV II

Planned street of 2 terraces of small town houses, many of
which are now offices. Early C19, possibly by Philip Sambell.
Nos 2-6 have original stucco, Nos 8-16 have been stripped to
reveal rubble walls with brick dressings; dry Delabole slate
to Nos 2-16 otherwise asbestos slate roofs with brick end
stacks; Nos 2-6 have projecting eaves on wooden brackets. 2
terraces of shallow-depth-plan houses built on a curve: Nos
2-6 & 16 each have 2 rooms at the front, a small service room
behind one room and stair hall behind the other; Nos 8-15
consists of 4 pairs of houses each with one room at the front.
2 storeys; symmetrical 1:1:1-bay fronts with 2 windows to each
of Nos 2-6 and to each pair and 3 windows to No.16. All have
original 12-pane hornless sashes; pairs of flat pilasters
dividing the recessed bays and doorcases with lions' heads as
corbels to flat hoods and panelled doors; No.16 has blocked
windows on the far right. INTERIORS: where inspected retain
most of their original carpentry, joinery and plasterwork.
(The Truro Buildings Research Group: River Street and its
Neighbourhood: Truro: 1980-).

Listing NGR: SW8251644751

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26497262

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Recommended Books

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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)