Description

TRURO

SW8244SW FALMOUTH ROAD
880-1/10/56 (East side)
Nos.39, 41 AND 43
Polwithan (39), Penlee House (41)
and Penlee Cottage (43)

GV II

Suburban villa, or possibly 3 villas, now 3 houses. c1860s.
Faced local golden stone brought to course over granite ashlar
plinth; granite quoins and other dressings; some stucco
dressings; fairly steep Delabole slate roofs, partly bitumen
grouted, with shaped and pierced wooden barge boards and
stuccoed axial stacks with modillion cornices. Irregular
double-depth plan. 2 storeys, plus some attics; irregular
1:1:2:1-bay road front with 1-window bay set back on the left,
then moulded segmental hoods over original 2-pane horned
sashes over 2 round-headed lights with moulded hoods to
left-hand bay, over canted bay window with balustraded parapet
to next bay and over 12-pane sash with moulded hood to other
bay. Left-hand return of these 3 bays has single light over
2-centred arched doorway with panelled door and plain
overlight. Projecting gable at far right has 12-pane sash over
12-pane sash in similar stuccoed openings. Far left-hand
return is 2 gable ends with 2 tripartite sashes over 2 canted
bay windows like the front bay. Right-hand return has 12-pane
sash over 2 single-storey wings. INTERIOR not inspected but
likely to be of interest. Included for group value.

Listing NGR: SW8231544169

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26571598

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Recommended Books

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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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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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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)