Plymouth College of Further Education (Devonport Annexe)
PLYMOUTH COLLEGE OF FURTHER EDUCATION (DEVONPORT ANNEXE), PARADISE ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1386312
- Date first listed:
- 01-May-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Plymouth College of Further Education (Devonport Annexe)
- Statutory Address:
- PLYMOUTH COLLEGE OF FURTHER EDUCATION (DEVONPORT ANNEXE), PARADISE ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1386312
- Date first listed:
- 01-May-1975
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 09-Nov-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Plymouth College of Further Education (Devonport Annexe)
- Statutory Address 1:
- PLYMOUTH COLLEGE OF FURTHER EDUCATION (DEVONPORT ANNEXE), PARADISE ROAD
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:
- PLYMOUTH COLLEGE OF FURTHER EDUCATION (DEVONPORT ANNEXE), PARADISE ROAD
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 45832 54945
Details
PLYMOUTH
SX4554 PARADISE ROAD, Stoke 740-1/54/680 (North side) 01/05/75 Plymouth College of Further Education (Devonport Annexe) (Formerly Listed as: PARADISE ROAD, Devonport Plymouth College of Further Education, Devonport Annexe)
II
Municipal science, art and technical school. 1897 by HJ Snell. Plymouth limestone with Bath stone dressings; steep slate roofs with parapets which are arcaded towards centre, coped gable ends and tall stone and brick stacks with moulded cornices. Netherlandish Renaissance style (Pevsner). PLAN: rectangular central block with flanking wings incorporating staircases set back. EXTERIOR: 2 tall storeys over squat basement; 5-bay front with pair of windows to each bay: within segmental arches to ground floor and basement and flat chamfered heads to central 1st-floor bays plus round-arched windows to gabled bays. Set back at either side are 1-window-range wings which also have tall round-arched mid-floor stair windows. Original windows with glazing bars except stair windows which have round tracery. Front of main block is slightly articulated with tall central tower and cross wings at left and right slightly projecting. Basement as plinth, entablature under 1st-floor windows. 4-stage entrance and clock tower has large round-arched ordered doorway approached by a bridge with stone side walls; entablature linked to parapet framing elliptical arch above 1st-floor windows; next stage, which rises above ridge line, has buttressed pilaster corners, central ventilator and moulded and machicolated cornice below narrower upper stage for which the buttresses step in to become octagonal and surmounted by domed finials. Between these buttresses are open-pedimented aedicules with niches containing bells; above this is a tall entablature containing a clock face to each side; this is surmounted by a bell-shaped roof and weather vane. Cross wings have corner pilaster buttresses rising to moulded and domed finials. There are carved cartouches to gable centres and the gables are surmounted by aedicules with vases and round pediments. Returns of cross wings have moulded strings rising as round arches over 1st-floor windows framing carved tympanae. Further to right-hand return is another round-arched doorway
approached by a flight of steps. This doorway has carved spandrels and a panel with SCHOOL OF ART in relief. Above the doorway and above a transomed 2-light window with round-arched lights on its left are hoodmoulds with double scrolled centres. Panelled doors and glazed fanlights with vertical glazing bars. INTERIOR: not inspected but noted as having original joinery with staircase and stained glass to stairhall. A very distinguished example of late C19 school design. (The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Devon: London: 1989-: 658).
Listing NGR: SX4583254945
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 473697
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Cherry, B, The Buildings of England: Devon, (1989), 658
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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