Governor's House
GOVERNOR'S HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1281832
- Date first listed:
- 21-Sept-1978
- List Entry Name:
- Governor's House
- Statutory Address:
- GOVERNOR'S HOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1281832
- Date first listed:
- 21-Sept-1978
- List Entry Name:
- Governor's House
- Statutory Address 1:
- GOVERNOR'S HOUSE
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:
- GOVERNOR'S HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Dorset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Portland
- National Grid Reference:
- SY6949973637
Details
SY6973
969-1/3/177
21/09/78
PORTLAND
THE CITADEL, The Verne
Governor's House
II
Detached house, formerly for Governor of the Verne Citadel. c
1870, by Col. Cox, RE. Ashlar, slate roof. A principal square
block with lower elements to east and north-west; main
entrance to south and secondary entrance to office in
north-west wing. Enclosed service yard to north. Main block is
two lofty storeys. Ground floor heavily rusticated, with
plinth, and plat bands at first floor and as cill band to
upper windows, heavy bracketted eaves to hipped roofs. Front
(south) is 3 windowed with glazing-bar sashes, arched to
ground floor and in projecting rusticated jambs and voussoirs;
this continued in set-back lower wing to right, in two bays,
but upper windows with raised semi-circular gables with
moulded coping. Panelled door to fanlight in bay 3 of main
block. Wing return to right has 1-storey hexagonal bay to
hipped roof under sash and gable as front; left return has 1
and 2-light casement at each level, then panelled door with
fanlight in rusticated jambs and voussoirs to small projecting
unit. Centre of main block has square stack with heavy
capping, and a further lofty stack on north side. The service
yard retains a coal bunker with shaped slab capping. Interior
not accessible. A very mannered design in an exposed position
near the south-east sally port to the fortress; unoccupied at
the time of survey (May 1991).
Listing NGR: SY6949973637
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 382031
- 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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