Palacio Lounge
The Palacio Lounge is a former municipal building in Falmouth, Cornwall, a town in England.
The elected corporation of Falmouth was based at what is now the Old Town Hall until the 1860s. It decided that it required larger premises, and so commissioned a new building on the Moor. It was designed by Charles Reeves and Lewis G. Butcher, and cost £4,000. It was also used as a courthouse, and contained a County Court office, registrar's office, high bailiff's office and appartments for judges. In 1895, the building was extended to the left, with the new section serving as a fire station.[1] However, in 1896, the corporation moved to new premises in the Municipal Buildings.[2] The building continued to serve as the town's magistrates' court for many years. It was grade II listed in 1973.[1] It was later converted into the Rumours nightclub, including modifications later described as "unsympathetic". In 2015, it was converted into a restaurant and bar named the Palacio Lounge, having spent £600,000 restoring the building.[3][4]
The building is two storeys high, with the main section being five bays wide and almost symmetrical, except that the rightmost bay is wider to incorporate the main entrance, designed to be viewed from Killigrew Street. The curved doorway is flanked by Tuscan columns and has a royal coat of arms in the cornice above. The fire station section is also five bays wide. Some original features survive, including many of the windows, a cantilevered stone staircase, and there is also a canopy associated with the magistrates' court.[1][3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Historic England. "Former town hall and attached former fire station (1269980)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Falmouth Art Gallery and Library". The Victorian Web. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Bar and cafe plan submitted for old Remedies Nightclub". Falmouth Packet. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ Dale, Helen (25 May 2015). "Thursday opening for Falmouth's Palacio Lounge". Falmouth Packet. Retrieved 9 June 2024.