THE GUARD HOUSE

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
List Entry Name:: THE GUARD HOUSE
Statutory Address:: THE GUARD HOUSE, THE GARRISON

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Date:: 2002-06-04
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Official list entry

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

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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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

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Legacy System number:: 62526
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.