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Nos 1 and 2 and Attached Forecourt Walls and Railings

A Grade II Listed Building in Truro, Cornwall

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.2595 / 50°15'34"N

Longitude: -5.0519 / 5°3'7"W

OS Eastings: 182563

OS Northings: 44405

OS Grid: SW825444

Mapcode National: GBR ZF.XN5D

Mapcode Global: FRA 089B.X7X

Plus Code: 9C2P7W5X+R6

Entry Name: Nos 1 and 2 and Attached Forecourt Walls and Railings

Listing Date: 30 July 1993

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1282634

English Heritage Legacy ID: 377602

ID on this website: 101282634

Location: Truro, Cornwall, TR1

County: Cornwall

Civil Parish: Truro

Built-Up Area: Truro

Traditional County: Cornwall

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cornwall

Church of England Parish: St John and St Paul, Truro

Church of England Diocese: Truro

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Description


TRURO

SW8244SE STRANGWAYS VILLAS 880-1/11/291 (South side) Nos.1 AND 2 and attached forecourt walls and railings

GV II

Pair of semi-detached villas. Mid C19. Stucco; dry Delabole slate roof with 2 roof dormers roofed and clad with asbestos slate; central deep axial stack with 11 original pots; cast-iron ogee gutters. Double-depth pair with mirror-image plans, each one with an entrance hall approached by a porch midway on the return wall. 2 storeys plus attics over basement; symmetrical 4-window first-floor range. Ground floor has large canted oriel window to the middle of each front, with horned sashes and moulded cornices, balustrade over right-hand bay window; basement with doors flanking 12-pane sashes; moulded hoods on brackets over first-floor windows which have original 12-pane sashes to right and later C19 horned 4-pane sashes to left; moulded cornice under parapet; 2 roof dormers. Porches to return walls have original pairs of panelled doors.INTERIORS not inspected but likely to be of interest. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: forecourt walls have granite plinths surmounted by closely-set iron railings with fleur-de-lis finials and gates, fronting entrances with steps with similar detail. Included for group value.

Listing NGR: SW8256344405

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