Lostwithiel › History › Grade II* › Edgcumbe House Photo: Simon Cobb · CC0 · tap to enlargeGrade II* listed building · Historic England Edgcumbe House Listed Grade II* since 1949 77 years · Grade II* is the next 5.8% of England’s listed buildings
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About About Edgcumbe House Edgcumbe House is one of 3 Grade II* listed buildings in Lostwithiel and about 22,127 in England. It was listed on 18 October 1949, and its entry was last amended on 28 August 1987. It stands in the Lostwithiel conservation area, designated in 1969. Within 400 metres are 2 more Grade I buildings and 71 other listed buildings.
HE Read the official list entry Historic England’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · List entry 1144230 ↗ Grade II* is for particularly important buildings of more than special interest, about 5.8% of all listed buildings in England. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out: changes need listed building consent from the council.
The record
Grade Grade II*
First listed 18 October 1949
Entry amended 28 August 1987
Type House
Conservation area Lostwithiel (1969)
Grid reference SX 10358 59816
Where Lostwithiel, Cornwall Visit Make it a walk: 3 listed buildings in about 5 minutes Lostwithiel · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies
1 2 3 © OpenStreetMap contributors Around it 58 more listed buildings within 150 metres Grade I and II* ones open their own page; Grade II ones open the official list entry.
II The King's Arms Hotel 15 m II Nos 22 and 22A and Wall Attached to North 16 m II 23, Fore Street 24 m II 17, Fore Street 31 m II 24, Fore Street 32 m II Old Malt House and Lease Stone 33 m II Guildhall 35 m II 8, Queen Street 38 m II 15, Fore Street 39 m II Methodist Free Church and Attached Sunday School and Gates 41 m II 25 and 26, Fore Street 42 m II 7, Queen Street 43 m II 14, Fore Street 46 m II 27 and 28, Fore Street 52 m II 31, Bodmin Hill 53 m II 13, Fore Street 53 m II 16, North Street 55 m II Duke House 56 m Show the other 40 II 17, North Street 60 m II 30, Bodmin Hill 61 m II 11 and 12, Fore Street 64 m II 28 and 29, Bodmin Hill 69 m II 10, Fore Street 73 m II Pair of Monuments to Clark and Dodd in the Churchyard About 5 Metres North of Vestry of Church of St Bartholomew 73 m II Pair of Westlake Monuments Against the West Wall of the Churchyard About 15 Metres South of Tower of Church of St Bartholomew 74 m II Old Grammar School Court and Attached Forecourt Walls 75 m II Walls and Gates Surrounding Churchyard of St Bartholomew, To North, South and West 75 m II 4, Queen Street 78 m II Stone Shaft in the Churchyard About 3 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Bartholomew 79 m II 9, Fore Street 82 m II Woodclose 83 m I Church of St Bartholomew 84 m II Taprell Monument in the Churchyard Adjacent to South Wall of South Porch of Church of St Bartholomew 86 m II Elliot and Partridge Monuments Against the South Wall of the Churchyard About 20 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Bartholomew 86 m II Post Office 88 m II Cross in the Churchyard About 2 Metres East of South Porch of Church of St Bartholomew 89 m II Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres North of North Aisle of Church of St Bartholomew 91 m II Pair of Monuments to Spiller and Jones in the Churchyard Against the North Wall of North Aisle of Church of St Bartholomew 93 m II 22, North Street 94 m II Boseglos 94 m II Monument to the Bower Family in the Churchyard About 3 Metres North of North Aisle of Church of St Bartholomew 95 m II 2, Queen Street 99 m II Group of 4 Monuments in the Churchyard Against the East Wall of the Chancel of Church of St Bartholomew 99 m II James Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres South East of South Aisle of Church of St Bartholomew 103 m II The Manse and Attached Railings 105 m II 2 and 3, South Street 105 m II Milestone 110 m II Spiller Monument in the Churchyard About 13 Metres South East of South Aisle of Church of St Bartholomew 110 m II 5, Fore Street 112 m II Foster Monument in the Churchyard About 14 Metres East of South Aisle of Church of St Bartholomew 115 m II Tremean 124 m II Studio House 129 m II 3, Fore Street 133 m II 2, Fore Street 136 m II 34, Fore Street 139 m II 1, Fore Street 143 m II John Bragg Antiques 146 m II Coinage Hall 150 m More like it Grade I and II* houses near Lostwithiel Within 25 miles, with a photo.
Questions about Edgcumbe House Is Edgcumbe House listed? Yes. Edgcumbe House is listed Grade II* on the National Heritage List for England (list entry 1144230), first listed on 18 October 1949.
Can you visit Edgcumbe House? Many listed buildings are private homes; this one can be seen from the street.
Is Edgcumbe House in a conservation area? Yes, the Lostwithiel conservation area, designated in 1969.
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