Description

CORN MARKET
1. -----------
1559 (South Side)
No 9 (Dolphin Hotel)
SU 3521 4/22 28.8.51.

II* GV

2.
Early C19. 3-storeys. Stucco with rusticated ground floor treatment. Raised
1st floor string forming base to 4 pilasters on upper floors with moulded
string course and parapet. 3 Yorkshire casement windows on 2nd floor.
2 semi-circular 3 light bay windows on 1st floor, flanking narrow central
glazed door with rectangular fanlight with rectangular glazing pattern
opening on to a central curved balcony with contemporary wrought iron rails
ornamented with cast lead rosettes. On ground floor, 2 modern windows to
west and wide yard entrance to east. Annexe to east of 2-storeys. Colour
washed brick. Upper part carried up with parapet and stone coping, on
similar rusticated ground floor treatment to main building. The central
portion of upper part projects with curved corners and has a large 2 light
casement window with Gothic glazing pattern in recessed brick arch, with
a keystone ornamented with gilt Dolphin. On ground floor, 2 modern windows,
and a central door of later date.

All the listed building in Corn Market and Market Place form a group.

Listing NGR: SU3526221148

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17539383

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Recommended Books

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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (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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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)