Royal Citadel Junior Ranks Club
ROYAL CITADEL JUNIOR RANKS CLUB
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1067146
- Date first listed:
- 08-Jul-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Royal Citadel Junior Ranks Club
- Statutory Address:
- ROYAL CITADEL JUNIOR RANKS CLUB
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1067146
- Date first listed:
- 08-Jul-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Royal Citadel Junior Ranks Club
- Statutory Address 1:
- ROYAL CITADEL JUNIOR RANKS CLUB
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:
- ROYAL CITADEL JUNIOR RANKS CLUB
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 48112 53924
Details
PLYMOUTH
SX4853NW THE BARBICAN 740-1/67/874 Royal Citadel: Junior Ranks Club 08/07/98
GV II
Junior ranks mess. 1898-1900, by T Rogers Kitsell, architect to the War Office. Plymouth limestone brought to course; dry slate roofs with coped gable ends; axial stone stack towards right and larger gable stack to taller front part of rear wing, both with moulded entablature. Overall L-shaped plan plus C20 extension at rear. EXTERIOR: single storey except for rear wing which is 2 storeys; 5:1:2-bay front. Tall windows on left with eaves transoms and rising above as stone gabled dormers with alternate round and plain gables. Wide rusticated round-arched doorway right of this and slightly-projecting front gable end of cross wing at far right with gable ventilator over pair of sash windows. All original windows with glazing bars. Right-hand return has entrance porch on left, then a 2-bay open round-arched arcade to 2-storey part which has projecting gable end at far right. INTERIOR: not inspected. HISTORY: a garrison had been based at the Citadel since the late C17. The old quarters were rebuilt under the 1890 Barracks Act and it is, with the Peninsula barracks in Winchester, a rare example of an architect-designed barracks. Junior messes were part of the improvements made to late C19 barracks, and this is a rare example. (Woodward FW: Citadel: Devon: 1987-; Saunders A: Fortress Britain: Portsmouth: 1989-).
Listing NGR: SX4811253924
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 473146
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Woodward, F W, Citadel, (1987)
Saunders, A D, Fortress Britain, (1989)
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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