Royal Marine Barracks Seagate House, Building Number 8
ROYAL MARINE BARRACKS SEAGATE HOUSE, BUILDING NUMBER 8, DURNFORD STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1244643
- Date first listed:
- 01-May-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Royal Marine Barracks Seagate House, Building Number 8
- Statutory Address:
- ROYAL MARINE BARRACKS SEAGATE HOUSE, BUILDING NUMBER 8, DURNFORD STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1244643
- Date first listed:
- 01-May-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Royal Marine Barracks Seagate House, Building Number 8
- Statutory Address 1:
- ROYAL MARINE BARRACKS SEAGATE HOUSE, BUILDING NUMBER 8, DURNFORD STREET
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:
- ROYAL MARINE BARRACKS SEAGATE HOUSE, BUILDING NUMBER 8, DURNFORD STREET
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 46546 53789
Details
PLYMOUTH
SX4653 DURNFORD STREET, Stonehouse 740-1/66/774 (East side) 01/05/75 Royal Marine Barracks: Seagate House, Building No.8
GV II
Formerly known as: No 8 (Officers' Quarters House) DURNFORD STREET Stonehouse, R M Barracks. Detached house, now part of Marines barracks. 1850-60. Stuccoed walls; dry slate roof behind coped parapet overmoulded cornice which continues as string under coped gable to front; tall brick lateral stack on left; hip-roofed wing at rear. Double-depth plan. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys; 2:1-window-range front with gable over left-hand bays and slightly-projecting entrance bay to right. Segmental arches over sashes with glazing bars; round arch to small gable window and round-arched window above entrance. Round-arched doorway with large fanlight above glazed door with margin lights. INTERIOR: not inspected but likely to be of interest. HISTORY: built for the surgeon at a time when the Longroom (qv) was in use as the barracks hospital, and a pair with the Assistant Surgeon's House, now Emma's Cottage (qv). Part of an important and complete barracks complex.
Listing NGR: SX4654653789
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 473369
- 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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