Description

ST COLUMB MAJOR MARKET PLACE (south side),
SW 9063-9163
St Columb Major
17/235 Nos 1-12
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GV II

Row of shops with integral warehouse and living accommodation above. Dated 1882 with
few later alterations. Painted brick with granite dressings. Slate roof with ridge
tiles and gable ends. Gable end stack to left and axial stack with brick shafts.
Plan: Double depth plan. A pair of shops at ground floor to right, with entrance to
the left to the living accommodation above; The warehouse is to the rear at the
right end.
Exterior: 3 storeys, nearly symmetrical 5-bay front. Ground floor has granite
pilaster to right and left; end bay to left has plate-glass sash with sidelights and
granite lintel. To right there is a continuous plain fascia over the shop fronts.
Three canted shop windows with cable moulded colonettes with foliate capitals
dividing plate-glass shop windows above granite ashlar stall risers. Between the
shop windows are 2 C20 double doors with overlights. To left end a pair of granite
pilasters with narrower C20 double doors with angled overlight. Moulded granite
cornice overall. First and second floors have canted bays through 2 storeys at each
outer end with pilasters; all windows are C19 plate-glass sashes. Brick pilasters
between the bays. The inner bays have paired plate-glass sashes; central bay
slightly broken forward with paired sashes at first and second floors and gable over
with triple lancet, the central light taller, with 2-centred granite arch and stepped
gable with finial. At first floor a cornice and second floor cill string. At second
floor level the central bay has a datestone, initialled CH 1882, with shield with
mason's compasses and set square.
The left end is in rubble with brick dressings; random C19 sashes with brick
segmental arches. The right end has at ground floor a blocked double width opening
to left, 2 C20 doors to right. First and second floors have two 4-pane sashes to
left and one to right, with brick segmental arches. Two 4-pane sashes at attic
level.
The integral warehouse is to right, at the rear, with double doors and 6-pane light
at ground floor. Three bays at first and second floor; the first floor has central
loading door with 12-pane sash to right and left, granite arch to the loading door
and brick segmental arches to the windows. Second floor has 2 loading doors to left,
one with pulley arm, and 12-pane sash to right; similar dressings. At the rear is
random fenestration.
Interior: Not inspected.

Listing NGR: SW9133963620

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26598483

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