Description

FALMOUTH

SW83SW CASTLE DRIVE
843-1/2/48 The Barrack Block, Pendennis Castle
21/01/73
(Formerly Listed as:
Pendennis Castle)

GV II

Barracks, now used as hostel and cafe. 1901. Killas rubble
with granite dressings including plinth coping; dry Delabole
slate roofs. Large symmetrical E-shaped plan. 2 storeys;
symmetrical 1:4:3:4:1-window front plus 5-window returns
inside wings. Original horned sashes with glazing bars.
Central 3-storey entrance porch/clock tower with stepped
hood-mould to eaves level and to parapet over central
clockface; embattled octagonal stair turret behind parapet on
the right; date panel above lower hood-mould. Central
segmental-arched doorway. Other elevations with similar
details. INTERIOR where inspected is very plain.

Listing NGR: SW8235631933

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26560168

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Recommended Books

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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)