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5 and 7, Meneage Street

A Grade II Listed Building in Helston, Cornwall

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.1008 / 50°6'2"N

Longitude: -5.274 / 5°16'26"W

OS Eastings: 165964

OS Northings: 27432

OS Grid: SW659274

Mapcode National: GBR Z1.0X7R

Mapcode Global: VH133.JQQM

Plus Code: 9C2P4P2G+8C

Entry Name: 5 and 7, Meneage Street

Listing Date: 22 May 1972

Last Amended: 9 February 1994

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1208591

English Heritage Legacy ID: 385509

ID on this website: 101208591

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

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Description



HELSTON

SW6427 MENEAGE STREET
631-1/4/157 (South West side)
22/05/72 Nos.5 AND 7
(Formerly Listed as:
MENEAGE STREET
(South West side)
Nos.7 AND 9)

GV II

Town house with later shops. C17 with later alterations.
Stucco on timber frame to front, possibly originally jettied;
steep asbestos slate roof with projecting front eaves; brick
end stacks. Large U-shaped plan plus wing at rear left
parallel to rear of Nos 9 & 11. 3 storeys; 5-window range. 2
original late C17 transomed wooden mullioned windows, with
later casements to 2nd floor, other 3 with 2-light casements
all within heavy moulded architraves, possibly original. 1st
floor has 3 early/mid C19 sixteen-pane hornless sashes within
moulded architraves and early C20 four-light transomed
casement on the right. Ground floor has 2 late C19 projecting
shop fronts: No.7 (left) with sloping fascia with moulded
cornice, canted window with some mullions removed; No.5 has
double shop front with original moulded cornice over C20
fascia; between shops a pair of pilastered doorways with
moulded entablature and panelled overlights: central doorway
with early/mid C19 four-panel door; C20 shop door on its left.
INTERIOR: no old or original features visible where inspected.
During alterations in the 1980s a rare 4-light ovolo-moulded
and glazed mullioned window was revealed, now exhibited in
Helston Museum (qv).


Listing NGR: SW6596027436

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