Helston Museum and Entrance Screen, Helston, Cornwall

Coordinates

Latitude: 50.1014 / 50°6'5"N

Longitude: -5.2743 / 5°16'27"W

OS Eastings: 165946

OS Northings: 27507

OS Grid: SW659275

Mapcode National: GBR Z1.0PLD

Mapcode Global: VH133.JQK3

Plus Code: 9C2P4P2G+H7

Entry Name: Helston Museum and Entrance Screen

Listing Date: 22 May 1972

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1293091

English Heritage Legacy ID: 385501

Also known as: Helston Museum

ID on this website: 101293091

Location: Helston, Cornwall, TR13

County: Cornwall

Civil Parish: Helston

Built-Up Area: Helston

Traditional County: Cornwall

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cornwall

Church of England Parish: Helston

Church of England Diocese: Truro

Tagged with: Local museum Local authority museum

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Description

HELSTON

SW6427 MARKET PLACE
631-1/4/149 (East side)
22/05/72 Helston Museum and entrance screen

GV II

Former market hall. 1837-38 datestone and inscribed: COMMENCED
DURING THE/ MAYORALTY OF GLYNN GRYLLS. FINISHED DURING THE/
MAYORALTY OF JOHN SILVESTER. W HARRIS/ ARCHITECT BRISTOL/ W
PENBERTHY AND P EVA/ BUILDERS. Granite ashlar front with
rock-faced plinth and doorway rustication and shaped parapet
with moulded cornice; sloping asbestos slate roof hipped at
front and rear. Deep rectangular plan built on a slope up from
the entrance. Single storey; front screen wall with 2
segmental-arched doorways framed by plain pilasters. Market
doorway on left with pair of glazed and panelled doors and
sidelights and tall overlight with small panels; doorway to
open courtyard on right. Courtyard elevation is 11 bays with
segmental-arched window openings; tripartite windows with 9
panes per light; central round-arched central doorway with
planked doors and tympanum plus small doorway on right and
wide doorway with glazed doors and overlight at far right.
INTERIOR: original King-post roof structure. A very fine
example, built with the guildhall (qv) during the height of
Helston's prosperity resulting from the tin mining industry.
(Colvin H: A Bibliographical Dictionary of British Architects,
1600-1840: London: 1978-: 392).

Listing NGR: SW6594627507

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