Description

LAUNCESTON

SX3284 BROAD STREET
660-1/4/9 (South East side)
13/09/72 Nos.9 AND 11

GV II

Pair of town houses with later shops. c1840 or possibly a
refronting of an earlier house. Stucco on probable rubble;
roof hidden behind parapet with moulded cornice. Double-depth
plan plus deep central rear wing at right angles. 3 storeys;
1:2:1 bay front. Central triangular moulded pediment over
giant pilasters with Greek key patterns framing upper floors
of central bays which have tripartite windows with hoods on
consoles; side bays with eared architraves, all with original
hornless sashes with glazing bars. Ground floor has quoin
strips and similar pilasters flanking window left of centre;
otherwise later remodelled. Large late C19 slightly-projecting
double shop front on the right with moulded entablature,
partly hidden by C20 fascia, slender turned mullions with
carved bases and caps, return lights with original ventilators
to splayed central doorway with original glazed door; C20
fascia and smaller irregular C20 double shop front on the
left. INTERIOR not inspected.

Listing NGR: SX3318484550

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26569506

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Recommended Books

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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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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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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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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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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)