Merchant's House, Plymouth - 11 August 2018

Merchant's House, 33 St Andrew Street, Plymouth.

Now a museum (closed for conservation work at the time of posting), the Merchant's House dates to the 16th and 17th century. It has some unsympathetic alterations to the upper level and the rear elevation where a grim fire escape scars the building. Typically for Plymouth, a city which is as much victim as beneficiary of architecture, Merchant's House finds itself flanked by modern horrors such as that on the left in this picture. I am not sure if this is new construction or a refurbishment.

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