Despite its dating, loose as it is, it still seems to be a hotch potch. How many Elizabethan three high storey houses were built in Penwith, I wonder? I think it had a face lift in later years from the one seen by Courtney. I have to do some digging. I have Vignola, Palladio etc, to compare, but my initial reaction is that the door corbels are not from the book as she is writ . I am making a particular study of these corbels and awning ends throughout Penzance - vital clues to be found here.
:?: Does anyone remember the two old ladies who managed the Men Only Bar at the back, They pulled a few Pint of BASS between them. The good old days ::6:
There's an Edwardian theatre in the back of the Union Hotel. It disrepair now as funds could not be found to renovate it. We stayed here a couple of times when visiting Cornwall to see my mother. It was probably charming in its day and still has some nice features like flagstone floors, exposed granite walls and beamed ceilings but I'm afraid the ever present fruit machine in the bar is a dreadful distraction. The Assembly Rooms where breakfast is now served are in quite good shape with a gallery from which the death of Nelson was announced.
The theatre is Georgian. I spent some time in there taking measurements, when it was first proposed to repair it, only to discover the Posters and Bill papers. I have been working on a little Masonic history, as it was used as a Lodge a one time.
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