Stuart House, Barras Street, Liskeard

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Stuart House, Barras Street, Liskeard

Image: © Jo and Steve Turner Taken: 26 Jun 2019

Grade II* Listed late medieval house. The house stood on Barrel Street now Barras Street and has a style that suggests late 15th or early 16th century. It is possible Court Records of 1497 that refer to a break in to the Prior of Launceston's House in Barrel Street are about this house. It is equally possible that it was built by the Duchy of Cornwall for a steward or indeed just for a wealthy merchant. Contemporary accounts of the king's journeys record Charles I having stayed here in 1644. The deeds start in 1761 but state that the Joseph Jane mansion house is in Dean Street but the King's Highway is to the west; other details also seem to fit this house and it is unclear where Dean street ended and Barrel Street started. Deeds show a John Sowden purchased the house in 1792 who refers to it in 1794 as 'my new built house' probably referring to the addition of a double gabled wing and other alterations. The house passed to John Carthew in 1829 and it is likely Stuart House was split in two. The Stuart House name first occurs in 1876. In the 20th century the double gabled wing was removed. In 1969 a petrol station was developed in the stable block forecourt. The stable block was pulled down in 1989 to make way for a large filling station and the house was then bought by the Trust that now runs it.

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Image Location

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Latitude
50.454017
Longitude
-4.465158