Muster Bell
MUSTER BELL, MORICE YARD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1378563
- Date first listed:
- 13-Aug-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Muster Bell
- Statutory Address:
- MUSTER BELL, MORICE YARD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1378563
- Date first listed:
- 13-Aug-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Muster Bell
- Statutory Address 1:
- MUSTER BELL, MORICE 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:
- MUSTER BELL, MORICE 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 44946 54883
Details
SX 4454 NE PLYMOUTH MORICE YARD, Devonport
Dockyard
740-1/95/900
Muster bell
GV II
Muster bell. Mid C19. Iron. Tall tapering shaft with 4 guy wires, a round capital and a bell, rotated by a spoked wheel.
HISTORY: the muster bell was used to summon the dockyard workforce and regulate the working day. A more decorative example remains at Chatham dockyard (qv). It is of historic importance within a largely complete ordnance yard, placed beside the main entrance for the workforce, the Morice Gate (qv). It was also used as an alarm bell.
(Source: Coad j: The Royal Dockyards 1690-1850: Aldershot: 1989).
Listing NGR: SX4494654883
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 476513
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Coad, J G, The Royal Dockyards 1690-1850: Architecture and Engineering Works of the Sailing Navy, (1989), 1989
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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