Union Castle House
UNION CASTLE HOUSE, 100, CANUTE ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1092067
- Date first listed:
- 08-Oct-1981
- List Entry Name:
- Union Castle House
- Statutory Address:
- UNION CASTLE HOUSE, 100, CANUTE ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1092067
- Date first listed:
- 08-Oct-1981
- List Entry Name:
- Union Castle House
- Statutory Address 1:
- UNION CASTLE HOUSE, 100, CANUTE ROAD
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:
- UNION CASTLE HOUSE, 100, CANUTE ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Southampton (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 42469 10983
Details
1. CANUTE ROAD 5239 No 100 (Union Castle House) SU 4210 5/66
II
2. 1847 by Alfred Giles, Engineer to the Docks. This was originally built as the Custom House and was used as such until 1902 when the new Custom House, Post Office Building, Platform Road was built. Two storeys yellow brick. The Canute Road elevation has a C20 stone addition. Centre portion of higher elevation. 3:5:3 windows. Hipped tiled roof with massive wooden modillion cornice. Centre portion has louvred lantern. Windows are sashes with most glazing bars intact and moulded architraves to first floor windows, with cornices as well to centre windows. The ground floor stone projection has a round-headed doorcase with lights each side flanked by engaged Tuscan columns supporting the entablature which has a triglyph frieze and urns. The centre of the parapet is raised up. End quoins. Plinth.
Listing NGR: SU4246610977
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 135758
- 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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