Description

TRURO

SW8244NE LEMON STREET
880-1/7/124 (East side)
29/12/50 No.13
and attached forecourt railings

GV II

Town house. c1798. For John Webb, merchant. Granite ashlar
basement, local freestone ashlar above with asbestos slate
roof behind parapet and brick end stack on the right, rendered
stack on the left. Double-depth plan. 2 storeys over basement;
asymmetrical 2-window-range front. Doorway on left has 6-panel
door with plain overlight, panelled reveals within moulded
architrave and probably original 12-pane hornless sashes under
shallow segmental arches with key blocks; moulded cornice to
parapet. INTERIOR: has much of its original carpentry, joinery
and plasterwork with moulded and carved ceiling cornices and
bands. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: granite steps bridge forecourt
with original wrought-iron railings with newel finials;
further steps down to basement.
(The Truro Buildings Research Group: Lemon Street and its
Neighbourhood: Truro: 1980-).

Listing NGR: SW8263044711

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26500891

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)