Palace Printers The Old Palace

Two shops, Palace Printers and The Old Palace, incorporate elements of the former Duchy Palace, and were used as a slaughterhouse in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The present building largely dates to the mid-19th century, though the main structure of the walls is likely from the late 13th century, with 20th-century alterations. It is constructed of slatestone rubble with Pentewan stone dressings, and has a slate roof with ridge coping tiles and gable ends, including a gable stack to the left.

The two shops are centrally located within a longer range. An archway is present on either side; the left archway spans a stream that flows down to the River Fowey, and is also considered part of Shire House, which adjoins to the left. Internally, the building has been extensively altered with later partition walls.

The ground floor displays the remains of three buttresses, flanked by two 20th-century shop windows and a 20th-century door on the right. A flat arch leads to a rear passage on the right side, while a pointed arch, with chamfered Pentewan stone dressings and Pentewan stone quoins, is on the left. The jamb of the pointed arch has been cut back on the right. The first floor has three two-light windows and one three-light window; a brick segmental head is above the passage entrance on the right.

The right-hand side wall exhibits blocked doorways on either side, with substantial rebuilding of the masonry. The left-hand side shows the springings for a rear archway. A two-storey rear wing in rubble, potentially dating from the 17th century, has an external stack with slate weathering. The end wall of the rear wing was rebuilt in 20th-century blockwork. The Coinage Hall abuts to the rear left. The passageway to the left of the building has granite paving over the water channel. The interior has not been inspected.