Former Royal Naval Hospital: 19 The Square
Former Royal Naval Hospital, 19 The Square, High Street
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1113323
- Date first listed:
- 09-Nov-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Former Royal Naval Hospital: 19 The Square
- Statutory Address:
- Former Royal Naval Hospital, 19 The Square, High Street
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1113323
- Date first listed:
- 09-Nov-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Former Royal Naval Hospital: 19 The Square
- Statutory Address 1:
- Former Royal Naval Hospital, 19 The Square, 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, 19 The Square, 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 46509 54572
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 14/10/2020
SX4654NE
740-1/56/884
PLYMOUTH
HIGH STREET (north side)
Former Royal Naval Hospital: The Square No.19
(Formerly listed as Former Royal Naval Hospital: The Square No.17)
GV
II
Formerly known as: Royal Naval Hospital: Barracks HIGH STREET Stonehouse.
Barracks at former Naval Hospital; now offices. Mid-late C18. Plymouth limestone rubble with limestone dressings, and slate hipped roof. Single-depth plan. Three storeys; five window range. Plat bands to each floor, and a coped parapet, which rakes down to the left end; plain architraves to two central cross windows on the ground floor with glazing bars, two-light casements above, a narrow blocked entrance to the right and a doorway at the left end. Rear has blind ground floor, five first floor and two second floor lights, and a tall narrow stair light to the south.
INTERIOR: has a dogleg stair from the entrance, with mid C19 mouldings.
HISTORY: outside the original south entrance to the hospital, this was used as barracks for the hospital constabulary. The details are similar to those of the nearby Stonehouse Marines barracks of the 1760s. Part of an outstanding and complete military hospital complex.
Listing NGR: SX4650954572
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 473520
- 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.
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