Description

Dated 1880. High Victorian curiosity. 2-storey and attic
ashlar on corner site; 8-window (5 bipartites with cornice)
to Henderson Street, framed in Corinthianesque pilasters,
chamfered openings; modernised ground floor shops, 3
keyblocked segment-headed and consoled doorpieces framed in
pilasters: 8 pedimented dormers (5 bipartites); stepped
frontage to Union Street, 2 canted bays and single pedimented
dormer on left, 2 canted bays framing triplet of stilted
segment-headed doorways and single 1st floor window on right
pedimented dormers above (outer dormers bipartite): recessed
centre bay with segment-headed doorpiece and arched 1st floor
niche with segmental pediment masks change of level. All
windows and mullions pilastered, sculptured capitals ground
and 1st floors. Slated roofs.

Statement of Interest

Statutory address and listed building record revised in 2016. Previously listed as 'Henderson Street 36-50 (Even Nos) 1-11 Union Street Penzance House'.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17834758

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Recommended Books

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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)