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Parade House and Attached Wall and Railings

A Grade II Listed Building in Liskeard, Cornwall

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.4554 / 50°27'19"N

Longitude: -4.4655 / 4°27'55"W

OS Eastings: 225079

OS Northings: 64634

OS Grid: SX250646

Mapcode National: GBR NF.NQSN

Mapcode Global: FRA 17JV.J3K

Plus Code: 9C2QFG4M+5Q

Entry Name: Parade House and Attached Wall and Railings

Listing Date: 23 September 1950

Last Amended: 15 November 1993

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1281791

English Heritage Legacy ID: 382253

ID on this website: 101281791

Location: Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14

County: Cornwall

Civil Parish: Liskeard

Built-Up Area: Liskeard

Traditional County: Cornwall

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cornwall

Church of England Parish: Liskeard

Church of England Diocese: Truro

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Description


LISKEARD

SX2564 THE PARADE 979-1/5/171 (West side) 23/09/50 Parade House and attached wall and railings (Formerly Listed as: THE PARADE (West side) Parade House)

GV II

Large town house, now office. Mid C18. Painted coursed rubble with plinth and mid-floor band; hipped dry Delabole slate roof; modillion eaves cornice; cast-iron ogee gutters. Double-depth plan. 2 storeys plus attic over basement; symmetrical 5-window front. Late C19 two-pane sashes under flat arches with keyblocks; central round-arched doorway to distyle Tuscan porch with engaged columns; panelled door with plain fanlight. Inner door has glazed upper panel with margin panes and similar sidelights. Semi-circular on plan steps up to porch. Reset C17 basket-arched granite doorway to left-hand return. 2 roof dormers with mid C19 nine-pane sashes and cornices. INTERIOR retains mid C18 dado and modillion cornice to entrance hall and right-hand room; segmental stair arch with fluted pilasters; main stair with closed string and mahogany handrail; back stair with panelled newels and heavy turned balusters, moulded cornice to left-hand room. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: attached ashlar forecourt wall on the left; low rubble wall with granite copings to front; wrought-iron railings with arrow-head finials.

Listing NGR: SX2508264633

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