Market House is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 March 1949. Market house. 10 related planning applications.
Market House
- WRENN ID
- shadowed-sill-honey
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 March 1949
- Type
- Market house
- Address
- Market House, Fore Street, Bodmin, PL31 2JA
- OS grid reference
- SX 070 670
- Coordinates
- 50.47133, -4.72091
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Market House in Bodmin was built in 1839 by William Harris. It is constructed from granite ashlar and features a plinth, channelled rustication to the sill string, recessed architraves, and an entablature topped with a moulded parapet cornice. The building has a deep rectangular plan and is a single storey with a symmetrical front consisting of one central bay flanked by three bays on each side. The central bays, which were originally open, are framed by flat Doric pilasters that have carved bulls' heads on the frieze above. There is a small window on each side bay. The rear of the building is a two-storey range with five windows made of local rubble. The interior was remodelled in the 20th century. The Market House is an excellent example of its type, notable for its striking Greek Revival facade and detailed carving.
Local climate
Market House sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Related listed building consents — 10 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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