India Arms
INDIA ARMS, 30 AND 32, GREAT SOUTHSEA STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1104305
- Date first listed:
- 15-Apr-1996
- List Entry Name:
- India Arms
- Statutory Address:
- INDIA ARMS, 30 AND 32, GREAT SOUTHSEA STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1104305
- Date first listed:
- 15-Apr-1996
- List Entry Name:
- India Arms
- Statutory Address 1:
- INDIA ARMS, 30 AND 32, GREAT SOUTHSEA STREET
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:
- INDIA ARMS, 30 AND 32, GREAT SOUTHSEA STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Portsmouth (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SZ 64012 99349
Details
PORTSMOUTH
SZ6499 GREAT SOUTHSEA STREET, Southsea 774-1/13/349 (West side) 15/04/96 Nos.30 AND 32 India Arms
GV II
Public house. North part 1902 by AE Cogswell; south part formerly Fishmonger and Game shop 1900, which formed the extension to the public house c1980. Red brick in Flemish bond. Interlocking tiled roof, brick stack to left and right. South part-painted and yellow brick in Flemish bond. Roof obscured. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, 2 + 2 bays. On right the north part has at centre a wide canted timber transomed and mullioned recessed pub front with fixed glazing, 3-lights wide at front and 1-light to each side, lights divided by slim moulded pilasters to transom level. Centre light has semicircular broken head with ornate moulded spandrels. Each light has etched patterned glass, painted brickwork below sill. To left and right of bay set within recessed area is a 4-panelled half-glazed door with overlight, etched patterned glass to left door. Flanking wall within recess of each entrance has a patterned tile mural with date 1902. Pilaster to quoins with moulded cap. Fascia and dentilled cornice. First floor with rusticated stone quoins has 2 canted tripart oriels each with 4-pane sash at front and narrow flanking sashes divided by pilaster, flat roof, frieze and band cornice; semicircular gauged brick arch with moulded hood and keystone, stuccoed infill with leaf motif sculptured relief. Facing stone coped brick half gable, brickwork and semicircular stone apex with sculptured shell relief. Moulded stone copped brick parapet. On left the south part has late C20 front infill with blinded doorway and overlight at centre and to left and right a shallow projecting canted casement with brick on edge below sills. Flanking brick pilasters, each with heavy moulded leaf motif capital and dentilled cap. Fascia and cornice. First floor has 2 large recessed 4-pane unequal sashes each set under flat gauged brick arch with moulded stone architrave. Stone pilaster to quoins each with dentilled cap and fluted shaft, base with semicircular shaped top. Moulded cornice, stone parapet with moulded copping, small stone pediment over each pilaster. At centre is a recessed stone pediment with ball finial and date 1900. INTERIOR: 2 tiled murals by Carters of Poole, 1 depicting a game shooting scene and the other fishing boats and fishermen.
Listing NGR: SZ6400999349
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 474672
- 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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