Description

ST AGNES QUAY ROAD,
SW 75 SW
4/198 The Driftwood Spars
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GV II

Public house, originally associated with the mines and later used as sail and net
lofts. C18 extended circa early C19. Painted rubble with hardwood lintels over most
openings, brick arches over other openings. Grouted scantle slate hipped roofs.
Lateral brick chimney over front walls towards left, another chimney over the cross
party wall.
Plan: 2 rectangular buildings, the older building on lower ground to the left.
Exterior: 3 storeys. Virtually unaltered overall 6-window south-west front on 2
levels. Older lower 2-window front, on the left, has central doorway with window on
either side, window to each floor above right-hand window and 2 other window
openings. Later regular 4-window front, on the right, has wide doorway (possibly
originally a window opening later enlarged), left of middle. Ground floor windows
are circa late C19 or early C20, the other windows are later, all in original
openings.
Interior: Original roughly-hewn cross beams and joists and probably original roof
structures.

Listing NGR: SW7212951387

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26614028

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