Description

TRURO

SW8244NE LEMON STREET
880-1/7/137 (East side)
29/12/50 Nos.28 AND 29
and attached forecourt railings

GV II

Pair of town houses, now offices. c1810. Granite ashlar
basement, otherwise coursed local stone with some granite
dressings and stuccoed parapet; natural slate roof with brick
end stacks on the left, rendered chimney on the right.
Double-depth-plan mirror-image pair. 2 storeys over basement;
symmetrical 3-window front. Central pair of round-headed
slightly projecting doorways with ashlar pilasters and a
moulded hood linked to mid-floor string course, moulded
parapet cornice; probably original hornless sashes with
glazing bars under shallow segmental arches with projecting
key blocks. INTERIOR not inspected but likely to be of
interest. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: wrought-iron railings flank
entrance bridge of steps and return over forecourt walls with
steps down from either end.
(The Truro Buildings Research Group: Lemon Street and its
Neighbourhood: Truro: 1980-).

Listing NGR: SW8255444618

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26500933

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Recommended Books

• 
  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)