Commanding Officers House
COMMANDING OFFICERS HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1067139
- Date first listed:
- 19-Dec-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Commanding Officers House
- Statutory Address:
- COMMANDING OFFICERS HOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1067139
- Date first listed:
- 19-Dec-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Commanding Officers House
- Statutory Address 1:
- COMMANDING OFFICERS HOUSE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- COMMANDING OFFICERS HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Plymouth (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 46844 52879
Details
PLYMOUTH
SX45SE DRAKE'S ISLAND 740-1/7/237 Commanding Officer's House 19/12/90
GV II
Commanding officer's house to island garrison. Late C18, extended c1830s. Slatestone rubble to ground floor, the W wing with granite quoins, the E wing with limestone quoins and plinth; rendered 1st floor to both parts; dry slate roofs with coped gable ends; rendered axial stack. L-shaped plan. Right-hand (W) wing which projects at rear is the original phase and the left-hand wing was added c1830s; the original wing was given a 1st floor at about the same time. Ground level higher at rear. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys; asymmetrical 3:3-window N front, the 3 right-hand windows to wide gable of original wing; 1st-floor centre window blind. All 12-pane sashes on stone sills. Doorway at centre of each part with boarded doors and rectangular overlights. Small louvred opening to front gable, similar opening to rear gable. Rear elevation approached from higher ground to central 1st-floor doorway to gabled porch and there are flanking 12-pane sashes. To right are low 1st-floor windows and there is an outshut in the angle. INTERIOR: not inspected. (Mayflower Centre Trust: Drake's Island).
Listing NGR: SX4684452879
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 473139
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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