Museums · South West England
Old Guildhall Museum and Gaol
Old Guildhall Museum and Gaol — former guildhall, now a museum, in East Looe, Cornwall, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Looe · 0.8 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Old Guildhall Museum and Gaol is a museum in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Address: PL13 1BP. Wikidata describes it as: "former guildhall, now a museum, in East Looe, Cornwall, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.3529°, -4.4531°.
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Heritage listing
The Old Guildhall is a municipal building in Higher Market Street in Looe, Cornwall, England. The structure, which is currently used as a museum, is a Grade II* listed building.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Old Guildhall is a municipal building in Higher Market Street in Looe, Cornwall, England. The structure, which is currently used as a museum, is a Grade II* listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The building was designed in the medieval style, built in rubble masonry and was completed in around 1450. The design involved an asymmetrical main frontage facing onto Higher Market Street, with the first floor originally jettied out over the pavement. After East Looe was incorporated in 1587, the building became the meeting place of the mayor and the local burgesses. The structure was remodelled in the late 16th century. A new external staircase featuring an external staircase, with a pentice roof, was added on the left of the main frontage, and two new tripartite wood framed windows were added on the right. Internally, the principal rooms were a lock-up, with three cells for…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.3529, -4.4531
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- Looe
- Postcode
- PL13 1BP
- Parliamentary constituency
- South East Cornwall
- Established
- 1450
- Nearest railway station
- Looe — 0.8 km
- Official site
- www.looemuseum.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q17642133 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Old Guildhall, Looe (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Looe, Old Guildhall - geograph.org.uk - 571518.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Old Guildhall Museum and Gaol?
- Old Guildhall Museum and Gaol is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode PL13 1BP), in the parish of Looe.
- When was Old Guildhall Museum and Gaol built?
- Built or established in 1450.
- Who owns Old Guildhall Museum and Gaol?
- Old Guildhall Museum and Gaol is owned by | website=.
- Is Old Guildhall Museum and Gaol a listed building?
- Old Guildhall Museum and Gaol is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Old Guildhall Museum and Gaol a protected site?
- Yes — Old Guildhall Museum and Gaol is part of the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Old Guildhall Museum and Gaol?
- The nearest railway station is Looe, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PL13 1BP.