FORMER ROYAL NAVAL HOSPITAL MAIN GATEWAY AND GATE PIERS

FORMER ROYAL NAVAL HOSPITAL MAIN GATEWAY AND GATE PIERS, HIGH STREET

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1113289
Date first listed:: 01-May-1975
List Entry Name:: FORMER ROYAL NAVAL HOSPITAL MAIN GATEWAY AND GATE PIERS
Statutory Address:: FORMER ROYAL NAVAL HOSPITAL MAIN GATEWAY AND GATE PIERS, HIGH STREET

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Date:: 2003-12-02
Reference:: IOE01/06372/24
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1113289
Date first listed:: 01-May-1975
Date of most recent amendment:: 09-Nov-1998
List Entry Name:: FORMER ROYAL NAVAL HOSPITAL MAIN GATEWAY AND GATE PIERS
Statutory Address 1:: FORMER ROYAL NAVAL HOSPITAL MAIN GATEWAY AND GATE PIERS, HIGH STREET

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: FORMER ROYAL NAVAL HOSPITAL MAIN GATEWAY AND GATE PIERS, HIGH STREET

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:: SX4653154560

Details

PLYMOUTH

SX4654NE HIGH STREET, Stonehouse 740-1/56/806 (North side) 01/05/75 Former Royal Naval Hospital: Main gateway & gate-piers (Formerly Listed as: HIGH STREET, Stonehouse Royal Naval Hospital: Main Gate and Gate-Piers)

GV II

Gate-piers and railings at main entrance to former Naval Hospital. Mid C19. Dressed Plymouth limestone square-on-plan piers with plinths, moulded cornices and caps ramped up to ball finials. Flanking cast-iron railings have quadrant-on-plan section to each side liked to panelled cast-iron pier/lamp holder and then there is a straight section parallel to the road to ashlar terminal piers with squat pyramidal caps. The railings are on low coped plinths; the curved sections of railings have roundel friezes. Part of an outstanding and complete military hospital complex. (Morrison K: Royal Naval Hospital, Stonehouse: Cambridge: 1992-: 100373).

Listing NGR: SX4653154560

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Legacy System number:: 473505
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

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Morrison, K, Royal Naval Hospital Stonehouse, (1992), 100373

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.