Former Royal Naval Hospital the Square Number 16 and Rear Courtyard Wall
FORMER ROYAL NAVAL HOSPITAL THE SQUARE NUMBER 16 AND REAR COURTYARD WALL, HIGH STREET
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1113322
- Date first listed:
- 09-Nov-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Former Royal Naval Hospital the Square Number 16 and Rear Courtyard Wall
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER ROYAL NAVAL HOSPITAL THE SQUARE NUMBER 16 AND REAR COURTYARD WALL, HIGH STREET
Have you got a photo to share?
Join the Missing Pieces Project. We want you to share your photos and memories.
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2003-02-18
- Reference:
- IOE01/06372/04
- Rights:
- © Mr Gerald Rendle. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1113322
- Date first listed:
- 09-Nov-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Former Royal Naval Hospital the Square Number 16 and Rear Courtyard Wall
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER ROYAL NAVAL HOSPITAL THE SQUARE NUMBER 16 AND REAR COURTYARD WALL, HIGH 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:
- FORMER ROYAL NAVAL HOSPITAL THE SQUARE NUMBER 16 AND REAR COURTYARD WALL, 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:
- SX 46536 54593
Details
PLYMOUTH
SX4654NE HIGH STREET, Stonehouse 740-1/56/801 (North side) Former Royal Naval Hospital: The Square No.16 and rear courtyard wall
GV II
Formerly known as: Royal Naval Hospital: Entrance Lodge (right) HIGH STREET Stonehouse. Officer's house to former Naval Hospital. Mid C19. Plymouth limestone brought to course and with limestone dressings including rusticated quoins; asbestos slate roof behind moulded stone parapet with modillions; stone copings to pedimented ends also with modillions; panelled stone stacks on right and lateral stack to rear, both with moulded cornices. Single-depth plan plus service projections at rear. 2 storeys; symmetrical 3-window front with plinth and mid-floor string. 4-pane horned sashes; ground floor with moulded hoods on consoles, the central window blind. INTERIOR: not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: rear courtyard wall with door. HISTORY: together with the house to the west (qv), this house accommodated the officers of the subaltern guard of the Royal Marines, posted next to the former south gate in order to prevent desertions. Included for historical and group value as part of an outstanding and complete military hospital complex. (Morrison K: Royal Naval Hospital, Stonehouse: Cambridge: 1992-: 100373).
Listing NGR: SX4653654593
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 473519
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Morrison, K, Royal Naval Hospital Stonehouse, (1992), 100373
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 08-Jun-2026 at 22:01:09.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.