Parnella House

1. 1042 MARKET PLACE (North East side)

No 23 (Parnella House) ST 9961 2/118 9.4.54.

II* GV

1. C18. 3 storeys. An elaborate front with rusticated ground floor walling faced with Doric screen, probably later in date, of 6 free-standing columns supporting entablature built on to main wall. Chamfered quoins to upper part. Slightly projecting central bay. Moulded and bracketed cornice with central pediment. Parapet with moulded coping. Slate roof. Upper part has flanking 2-storey angular bays, resting on ground floor order. The lst floor windows of bays, Palladian type with entablature to side lights, architrave and keystone to centre lights. Single central 2nd floor window with architrave and keystone. Central niche on 1st floor (later insertion in former window ?) in architrave with rusticat blocks and triple keystone and projecting bracketed cill. Niche has good statue of Aesculapius. On ground floor - 4 windows and central 5-panel door with upper panel glazed. Good brass lion head knocker, cast iron foot scraper left hand. No glazing bars to windows. One bay extension lft hand with 6-panel passage door, flush type, architrave surround. One window over. Right hand ground floor room has a good early C18 fireplace with carved ornament, and very unusual enriched ceiling beam with interlaced curved ornament, enriched cornice moulding to beam and ceiling. Good contemporary stair, turned balusters and moulded handrail.

No 21 to 24 (consec) and The Black Swan Hotel form a group.

Listing NGR: SU0033861579