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Kilmar House and Attached Forecourt Railings

A Grade II Listed Building in Liskeard, Cornwall

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.4558 / 50°27'21"N

Longitude: -4.4623 / 4°27'44"W

OS Eastings: 225312

OS Northings: 64675

OS Grid: SX253646

Mapcode National: GBR NF.NRM1

Mapcode Global: FRA 17JV.KD4

Plus Code: 9C2QFG4Q+83

Entry Name: Kilmar House and Attached Forecourt Railings

Listing Date: 23 September 1950

Last Amended: 15 November 1993

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1280144

English Heritage Legacy ID: 382203

ID on this website: 101280144

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 HIGHER LUX STREET
979-1/5/115 (West side)
23/09/50 No.4
Kilmar House and attached forecourt
railings
(Formerly Listed as:
HIGHER LUX STREET
(West side)
No.6
Kilmar House)

GV II

Town house. Mid C18, refronted 1808. Painted rubble with
plinth; keyed flat arches and 1st-floor sill string; asbestos
slate roof. Double-depth plan: C18 range at rear 1808 range in
front. 2 storeys; symmetrical 3-window front. C20 hornless
sashes with glazing bars; central C20 copy pedimented doorway
with engaged Tuscan columns to consoles; moulded architrave;
entablature with paterae and dentilled cornice; fielded
panelled reveals and 6-panel door; wider ground floor windows
with tripartite sashes. Rear wing is 3 storeys with
slatehanging to upper floors. Right-hand return is 2 windows
with pointed heads and intersecting glazing. INTERIOR much
restored. Some C18 features including fielded panelled rear
chamber and some ceiling cornices, otherwise 1808 features
including open-well open-string staircase with turned newels
and intermediate stanchions, moulded balusters and ramped
mahogany handrail; geometric back stair with similar detail,
moulded and carved ceiling cornices and panelled doors.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: front area enclosed by spearhead railings
with urn finials to main stanchions.


Listing NGR: SX2531264675

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