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Lawrence House, Launceston

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and leased to Launceston Town Council, who use it as a local museum and civic centre. The museum houses a collection of costumes from Victorian and more recent times on the first floor, and numerous exhibits and much information about the local history of the area on the ground floor. During the
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building being No 9 and 9a, Castle Street, Launceston, the house, the museum and the forecourt wall all being covered by the listing. The property was first listed on 27 February 1950 under the designation "Castle Street No.9 Lawrence House, The Mayor's Parlour and Borough Museum".
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summer season, some of the exhibits are changed around at intervals to freshen the display. The museum is currently closed for repair. Admission is free.
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and consoles, and the four-panel door has a fan window above. There are two original pedimented roof
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described the street as "having the most perfect collection of 18th Century townhouses in Cornwall".
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Grade II* listed National Trust Georgian townhouse & museum in Launceston, Cornwall, England
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building. It is leased to Launceston Town Council and used as a local museum.
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with moulded hood. The doorway is central and has a
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Lawrence House, Cornwall
Lawrence House, Launceston is located in Cornwall
Launceston, Cornwall
50°38′18″N 4°21′45″W / 50.63822°N 4.36245°W / 50.63822; -4.36245
Listed Building
1206174
Georgian
townhouse
Launceston
Cornwall
National Trust
Grade II* listed
Grade II* listed
John Betjeman
Flemish bond
Venetian window
pedimented
pilasters
dormers
National Trust


Historic England
"Lawrence House and Museum and forecourt wall (Grade II*) (1206174)"
National Heritage List for England


"About Lawrence House"
"Exhibits"
Lawrence House information at the National Trust

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