2-16, Walsingham Place

TRURO

SW8244NE WALSINGHAM PLACE 880-1/7/317 Nos.2-16 (Consecutive) 29/12/50

GV II

Planned street of 2 terraces of small town houses, many of which are now offices. Early C19, possibly by Philip Sambell. Nos 2-6 have original stucco, Nos 8-16 have been stripped to reveal rubble walls with brick dressings; dry Delabole slate to Nos 2-16 otherwise asbestos slate roofs with brick end stacks; Nos 2-6 have projecting eaves on wooden brackets. 2 terraces of shallow-depth-plan houses built on a curve: Nos 2-6 & 16 each have 2 rooms at the front, a small service room behind one room and stair hall behind the other; Nos 8-15 consists of 4 pairs of houses each with one room at the front. 2 storeys; symmetrical 1:1:1-bay fronts with 2 windows to each of Nos 2-6 and to each pair and 3 windows to No.16. All have original 12-pane hornless sashes; pairs of flat pilasters dividing the recessed bays and doorcases with lions' heads as corbels to flat hoods and panelled doors; No.16 has blocked windows on the far right. INTERIORS: where inspected retain most of their original carpentry, joinery and plasterwork. (The Truro Buildings Research Group: River Street and its Neighbourhood: Truro: 1980-).

Listing NGR: SW8251644751