Woodland Fort, Crownhill Road, Crownhill - Plymouth, City of (UA)

Palmerston Fort, built between 1863 and 1869. Part of barrack block is in use as a social club, but the rest is empty. Remedial repairs have been undertaken and some of the heavy vegetation has recently been cleared. Site is prone to vandalism and rubbish dumping. Historic England grant-aided repair works in 2016-17 which has cleared part of the ditch and helped to drain the caponier, but considerable further work is still required.

Site Details

Designated Site Name:

Woodland fort

Heritage Category:

Scheduled Monument

List Entry Number:

1002615

Local Planning Authority:

Plymouth, City of (UA)

Site Type:

Defence > Fort

Location

Building Name:

Woodland Fort

Street Name:

Crownhill Road

Locality:

Crownhill

Unitary Authority:

Plymouth, City of (UA)

Parliamentary Constituency:

Plymouth Moor View

Region:

South West

Assessment Information

Assessment Type:

Building or structure

Condition:

Very bad

Occupancy / Use:

Part occupied/part in use

Priority:

C - Slow decay; no solution agreed

Previous Priority:

C

Ownership:

Local authority