Lanyons Almshouses (Lanyon House)
LANYONS ALMSHOUSES (LANYON HOUSE), CHARLES CROSS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1130022
- Date first listed:
- 01-May-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Lanyons Almshouses (Lanyon House)
- Statutory Address:
- LANYONS ALMSHOUSES (LANYON HOUSE), CHARLES CROSS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1130022
- Date first listed:
- 01-May-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Lanyons Almshouses (Lanyon House)
- Statutory Address 1:
- LANYONS ALMSHOUSES (LANYON HOUSE), CHARLES CROSS
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:
- LANYONS ALMSHOUSES (LANYON HOUSE), CHARLES CROSS
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 48255 54665
Details
PLYMOUTH
SX4854 CHARLES CROSS, Plymouth 740-1/58/360 Lanyon's Almshouses (Lanyon House) 01/05/75
GV II
Corporation almshouses. 1868 by Robert Hodges, built on site of almshouses founded in 1679. Rendered brick; dry slate roof fronted by alternate stepped gables and gables with acroteria; tall 2-stage axial stacks. Tudor Gothic style detail. Curved shallow-depth plan on a corner site. 2 storeys; 5:7-bay front, the 7-bay Charles Cross elevation stepping up the hill to the left. Transomed mullioned windows with square hoodmoulds and casements with glazing bars; 2-light windows except for 3-light oriels on moulded corbels to central entrance bay and bay to far left. 4-centred arched moulded doorway with square hoodmould; 3-pane overlight and pair of planked doors. Ebrington Street elevation to left-hand return has tablet inscribed: "John Lanyon Merchant deceased, some tyme Mayor of this Towne, was the first Benefactor to these Almshouses and gave Three hundred pounds towards there building for use of the poor of this Parish 1679." INTERIOR: not inspected. (The Buildings of England: Pevsner P: Devon: London: 1989-: 668).
Listing NGR: SX4825254666
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 473236
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Cherry, B, The Buildings of England: Devon, (1989), 668
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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