L for Leather the Old Forge the Shell Shop is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 October 1970. Warehouse, shops. 3 related planning applications.
L for Leather the Old Forge the Shell Shop
- WRENN ID
- empty-obsidian-rush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 October 1970
- Type
- Warehouse, shops
- Address
- L for Leather the Old Forge the Shell Shop, 8, 10 and 12, Strand Street, Padstow, PL28 8BU
- OS grid reference
- SW 919 753
- Coordinates
- 50.541, -4.93821
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This building in Padstow is a warehouse, dating from the early to mid-19th century, later converted into three shops with flats situated above. It was partially remodelled in the late 20th century. The construction is stone rubble with an asbestos slate-hung front, and the roof is slate with hipped ends.
Originally built as a warehouse with a rectangular plan, the building is set into the side of a steep slope. It features a three-storey and attic front elevation and a two-storey rear elevation, the latter reflecting the rising ground level. The ground floor is now divided into three shops, with private domestic accommodation on the upper floors. The front elevation has a regular three-window arrangement. The ground floor features 20th-century shop windows in altered openings, while the first floor has three two-light casement windows, with a further three windows above. Two full hipped dormers, each with a two-light casement, are present in the attic. A canted corner is visible on the front right-hand side, and a two-storey rear elevation extends to the south.
The interior was largely gutted and remodelled during the mid to late 20th century.
Local climate
L for Leather the Old Forge the Shell Shop sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 1999
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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