The Armoury
The Armoury, Victoria Quary, Victoria Avenue, Shrewsbury, SY1 1HH
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1254936
- Date first listed:
- 27-Jan-1994
- List Entry Name:
- The Armoury
- Statutory Address:
- The Armoury, Victoria Quary, Victoria Avenue, Shrewsbury, SY1 1HH
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1254936
- Date first listed:
- 27-Jan-1994
- List Entry Name:
- The Armoury
- Statutory Address 1:
- The Armoury, Victoria Quary, Victoria Avenue, Shrewsbury, SY1 1HH
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 Armoury, Victoria Quary, Victoria Avenue, Shrewsbury, SY1 1HH
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Shrewsbury
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 48821 12697
Details
This List entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 04/07/2019
SJ 4812 NE
653-1/10/687
SHREWSBURY
VICTORIA AVENUE (south side),
VICTORIA QUAY
The Armoury
(Formerly listed as Former Bakery, VICTORIA AVENUE, previously listed as Bakery)
27/01/94
GV
II
Former barracks, later rebuilt as a bakery and renovated in 1995 as a public house. Originally built 1806 as barracks by James Wyatt for Shrewsbury Armoury, on a site adjacent to London Road, and moved to this location and rebuilt as bakery 1922. Brick on stone plinth with Welsh slate roof.
Two storeys, ten bays articulated by full-height pilasters, the outer bays advanced. Lower windows have round-arched fine gauged brick heads, flat-arched brick heads above. Lower windows of outer bays have flat-arched heads stepped to suggest voussoirs. Stone sills of upper windows from string course interrupted by pilasters. Overhanging eaves, the plain cornice continuing across gables as a pediment.
Narrow two window infill range links with two storey house or office block to right: two twelve-pane sash windows on each floor, the lower windows now blocked with flat-arched gauged brick heads. Stone plinth and continuous stone sill band to first floor windows. Plain overhanging eaves to hipped roof with end wall stack.
Listing NGR: SJ4882112697
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 458392
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Colvin, H M, A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840, (1978)
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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