Former Wheal Peevor purser's office

Former mine agent's office, now in commercial use, 1883 with later alterations. Possibly by James Hicks.

MATERIALS: coursed killas rubble with granite ashlar dressings.

PLAN: rectangular in plan, extending to the west into the Buttermarket courtyard.

EXTERIOR: the building is designed in a stripped Renaissance style over one storey on the front (east) with a lower ground floor to the west. It is constructed on a coursed killas granite plinth, with a monopitch tiled roof behind a parapet. The main elevation (east) is symmetrical and of three bays. In the centre of the elevation above granite steps is a round-headed entrance with a fluted keystone. Above this is a parapet which continues across all three bays; above the middle bay is a panelled entablature with a central roundel and above this again a pediment with scrolled and fluted decoration topped with a granite finial. The outer bays of the front elevation have corner pilasters and are filled with large windows with chamfered mullions and transoms set in round architraves with fluted keystones. The heads of the window surrounds are filled with floriate carving. The outer bays of the parapet are coursed killas granite; all other features are granite ashlar.

INTERIOR: the office building has stairs down on its north side; some historic joinery survives including doors and cupboards.