Former Fire Station (SO 32)
FORMER FIRE STATION (SO 32), SOUTH YARD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1378506
- Date first listed:
- 13-Aug-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Former Fire Station (SO 32)
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER FIRE STATION (SO 32), SOUTH YARD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1378506
- Date first listed:
- 13-Aug-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Former Fire Station (SO 32)
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER FIRE STATION (SO 32), SOUTH YARD
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:
- FORMER FIRE STATION (SO 32), SOUTH YARD
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 44941 54598
Details
SX 4454 NE PLYMOUTH SOUTH YARD, Devonport Dockyard
740-1/95/204 Former Fire Station (SO 32)
GV II
Fire station, now canteen and offices. 1851. Squared limestone rubble with granite plinth and cills, limestone dressings, ridge stacks and slate roof. 3 parallel rectangular blocks, the outer ones set forward.
EXTERIOR: 2-storey; 3-bay central block and single storey; 3-bay outer blocks. Tooled plinth and sills, plat band to the central block, moulded stone sills with blocking course and coped pediments to each block; rusticated quoins and door surrounds. Central block has segmental-arched outer doorways, the central section altered and rendered mid C20, first- floor rusticated tripartite window, and oculus in the pediment; left-hand block has an altered carriage opening, right-hand block has a central rusticated segmental-arched window part blocked and outer flat-headed windows. N side has eared plat surrounds to 6/6-pane sashes. Plainer rear elevation has segmental-arched ground-floor openings. Hoppers inscribed VR.
INTERIOR: altered mid C20, lacks features of special interest. HISTORY: formerly contained stables in the central block and fire engines in the left-hand one. Part of the mid C19 expansion of the South Yard, fire engine houses were an important feature of the naval dockyards.
Listing NGR: SX4494154598
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 476456
- 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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