2 Higher Fore Street, Redruth
Location/Address
2 Higher Fore Street, Redruth
Type
Description
A three-storey C19 house, built in 1892 in the gothic Tudor style, once the home of the Williamson's family, whose clothing shop next door (No 3) was one of the town's oldest businesses (HER No. MCO61796). A building is shown as already existing on the site on the 1876 OS Map, with the existing plan-form established by 1908.
Identified as a Building of Local Interest in Conservation Management Plan.
Included in the Redruth Neighbourhood Plan consultation list of Non-Designated Assets for Protection.
Statement of Significance
Asset type
HouseAge
Victorian, 1892Architectural and Artistic Interest
Town house built in a distinctive gothic style.Group Value
House and shop next door at No 3 survive as a historically linked pair. Part of the historic frontage of Redruth's main street.Historic Interest
Residence of one of Redruth's well known family businesses.Archaeological Interest
Potential for the survival of earlier fabric and features within and below the present building.
Date Listed
n/a
Last Updated
22 Nov 2021
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