Royal Marine Barracks, Emmas Cottage, Building Number 9 and Attached Walls
ROYAL MARINE BARRACKS, EMMAS COTTAGE, BUILDING NUMBER 9 AND ATTACHED WALLS, DURNFORD STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1117107
- Date first listed:
- 01-May-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Royal Marine Barracks, Emmas Cottage, Building Number 9 and Attached Walls
- Statutory Address:
- ROYAL MARINE BARRACKS, EMMAS COTTAGE, BUILDING NUMBER 9 AND ATTACHED WALLS, DURNFORD STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1117107
- Date first listed:
- 01-May-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Royal Marine Barracks, Emmas Cottage, Building Number 9 and Attached Walls
- Statutory Address 1:
- ROYAL MARINE BARRACKS, EMMAS COTTAGE, BUILDING NUMBER 9 AND ATTACHED WALLS, DURNFORD 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:
- ROYAL MARINE BARRACKS, EMMAS COTTAGE, BUILDING NUMBER 9 AND ATTACHED WALLS, DURNFORD 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 46516 53781
Details
PLYMOUTH
SX4653 DURNFORD STREET, Stonehouse 740-1/66/775 (East side) 01/05/75 Royal Marine Barracks: Emma's Cottage, Building No.9 & attached walls
GV II
Formerly known as: No.9 (Officers' Quarters House) DURNFORD STREET Stonehouse, R M Barracks. Detached house, used as assistant surgeon's on Marine's barracks. c1861, designed by Col. G Greene, Director of the Admiralty Works Department. Stuccoed walls; dry slate hipped roof behind parapet with moulded cornice; rendered axial stacks; flat roof to rear wing. Double-depth plan. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys; 3-window range. Sashes with glazing bars; stone sills. Central wooden porch with moulded cornice and glazed sides and door. INTERIOR: not inspected but likely to be of interest. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: high rubble garden wall on side of house. HISTORY: built as the Assistant Surgeon's house, with the Surgeon's house (now Seagate House, qv), at a time when the Longroom (qv) was used as the hospital. Built in the 1860s extension of the C18 barracks, and forming part of an important and complete barracks complex. (The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Devon: London: 1989-: 655).
Listing NGR: SX4651653781
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 473363
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Cherry, B, The Buildings of England: Devon, (1989), 655
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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