Blood Transfusion Centre and Attached Walls, Steps and Gate Piers
BLOOD TRANSFUSION CENTRE AND ATTACHED WALLS, STEPS AND GATE PIERS, CUMBERLAND ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1130051
- Date first listed:
- 01-May-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Blood Transfusion Centre and Attached Walls, Steps and Gate Piers
- Statutory Address:
- BLOOD TRANSFUSION CENTRE AND ATTACHED WALLS, STEPS AND GATE PIERS, CUMBERLAND ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1130051
- Date first listed:
- 01-May-1975
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 09-Nov-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Blood Transfusion Centre and Attached Walls, Steps and Gate Piers
- Statutory Address 1:
- BLOOD TRANSFUSION CENTRE AND ATTACHED WALLS, STEPS AND GATE PIERS, CUMBERLAND ROAD
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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:
- BLOOD TRANSFUSION CENTRE AND ATTACHED WALLS, STEPS AND GATE PIERS, CUMBERLAND ROAD
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 45831 54431
Details
PLYMOUTH
SX4554 CUMBERLAND ROAD, Devonport 740-1/54/132 (North side) 01/05/75 Blood Transfusion Centre and attached walls, steps and gate-piers (Formerly Listed as: DEVONPORT HILL, Devonport Devonport Maternity Home (Blood Transfusion Unit))
II
Part of the former Raglan Barracks, now part of hospital complex. Early C19. Plymouth limestone ashlar; asbestos slate hipped roof behind parapet with moulded entablature. Rectangular plan. Single storey; 5 bays to front and 3 bays to right-hand return. Ashlar piers with impost string to recessed panels within round arches with horned copy sashes with glazing bars and fanlight heads (blind openings to left and right of right-hand return). INTERIOR: not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: rubble wall with dressed coping to forecourt raised pavement and flanking steps linked to rubble wall and pair of square ashlar gate-piers with squat pyramid caps and linking rubble wall with dressed coping to similar pair of gate-piers plus further rubble wall.
Listing NGR: SX4583154431
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 473305
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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