The Guard House
THE GUARD HOUSE, THE GARRISON
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1218940
- Date first listed:
- 12-Feb-1975
- List Entry Name:
- The Guard House
- Statutory Address:
- THE GUARD HOUSE, THE GARRISON
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1218940
- Date first listed:
- 12-Feb-1975
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 14-Dec-1992
- List Entry Name:
- The Guard House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE GUARD HOUSE, THE GARRISON
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:
- THE GUARD HOUSE, THE GARRISON
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Isles of Scilly (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- St. Mary's
- National Grid Reference:
- SV 90064 10653
Details
ST. MARY'S
SV9010 THE GARRISON, Hugh Town 1358-0/8/87 The Guard House 12/02/75 (Formerly Listed as: THE GARRISON, Hugh Town House to left of Garrison entrance gate, formerly the Guard Room)
GV II*
House, former guard room. Early C17 with later (probably C18) heightening. Roughly coursed granite rubble with first floor of coursed and roughly dresed granite; gabled slate roof with truncated left end stack. 2-unit plan. 2 storeys; 2-window range. Ground floor has 2 late C19 four-pane casements set in chamfered surrounds; first floor has two 2-light 6-pane casements. C20 door set in chamfered suround of 3 granite monoliths. Left gable end has C20 window set in chamfered rectangular suround. with stubs from removed mullions. Interior: ring beams on stone corbels; open fireplace to left set in chamfered surround of 3 granite monoliths. Shown as a guard house in plan of Hugh Fort by Colonel Christian Lilley, dated 1713.
Listing NGR: SV9006410653
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 62526
- 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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