Description

TRURO

SW8244NW EDWARD STREET
880-1/6/41 (West side)
Nos.2 AND 2A
Trecara Lodge (2) and attached
forecourt walls

GV II

Two adjoining villas, including front garden walls and
railings. Early 1830s. Probably by Philip Sambell. Stucco on
masonry; asbestos slate hipped roofs with wide eaves carried
on moulded brackets, bead and reel cornice; one brick chimney
(left of No.2A) and stuccoed chimney to No.2. L-shaped plan of
2 similar villas, one facing south (2) and one facing east
(2A) onto Edward Street. 2 storeys. Each house has a 3-window
front with a central domed niche to the ground floor. Panelled
giant corner pilasters. Moulded stucco architraves to original
sashes except for copies to first floor of No.2A; ground-floor
sashes have marginal panes, others are 16- or 12-pane sashes.
No.2A has stuccoed porch with corner pilasters, No.2 has
elliptically-headed doorway with stucco rustications, panelled
door and fanlight. INTERIORS not inspected but likely to be of
interest. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: low stuccoed wall, to front,
with granite copings and iron railings.

Listing NGR: SW8226144940

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26569878

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Recommended Books

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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock