Belmont House (Youth Hostel) Belmont Place
BELMONT HOUSE (YOUTH HOSTEL) BELMONT PLACE, DEVONPORT ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1130060
- Date first listed:
- 01-May-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Belmont House (Youth Hostel) Belmont Place
- Statutory Address:
- BELMONT HOUSE (YOUTH HOSTEL) BELMONT PLACE, DEVONPORT ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1130060
- Date first listed:
- 01-May-1975
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 09-Nov-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Belmont House (Youth Hostel) Belmont Place
- Statutory Address 1:
- BELMONT HOUSE (YOUTH HOSTEL) BELMONT PLACE, DEVONPORT ROAD
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:
- BELMONT HOUSE (YOUTH HOSTEL) BELMONT PLACE, DEVONPORT 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 46111 55569
Details
PLYMOUTH
SX4655 DEVONPORT ROAD, Stoke 740-1/42/653 (East side (off)) 01/05/75 Belmont House (Youth Hostel), Belmont Place (Formerly Listed as: DEVONPORT ROAD, Devonport Belmont House (Youth Hostel))
GV II*
Large detached villa. 1820 by John Foulston for John Norman. Stucco with stucco detail; roof hidden behind parapet with moulded cornice. Neo-classical style with Greek Revival porch. Double-depth plan. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys; symmetrical 3-bay SW and SE fronts with central porticos. SE 1:3:1-window garden front has distyle-in-antis Doric portico with dentils and wreaths to entablature surmounted by stepped parapet with Greek key panel; casement windows within eared architraves; central bay and windows recessed. SW 1:1:1-window entrance front has pedimented tetrastyle portico with triglyphs; stylobate as steps; blind windows within eared architraves, except for sash over pilastered tripartite doorway with moulded entablature; patterned glazing to sidelights and overlights; original panelled door. INTERIOR: hall has central imperial staircase to gallery carried on large Ionic columns. Fine plaster decoration to hall and picture gallery which has segmental ceiling springing from pilasters with oval lantern on miniature Doric columns. Vestibule has segmental domed ceiling carried on Doric columns. HISTORY: John Norman was a partner in the building firm of Hodge and Norman. He lived at Belmont House until 1845. From 1845 until 1854 it was occupied by a Major General Wilson. (The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Devon: London: 1989-: 673).
Listing NGR: SX4611155569
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 473329
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Cherry, B, The Buildings of England: Devon, (1989), 673
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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