The Ship Public House
THE SHIP PUBLIC HOUSE, 3 AND 4, QUAY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1386343
- Date first listed:
- 01-May-1975
- List Entry Name:
- The Ship Public House
- Statutory Address:
- THE SHIP PUBLIC HOUSE, 3 AND 4, QUAY ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1386343
- Date first listed:
- 01-May-1975
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 09-Nov-1998
- List Entry Name:
- The Ship Public House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE SHIP PUBLIC HOUSE, 3 AND 4, QUAY ROAD
- Statutory Address 2:
- THE SHIP PUBLIC HOUSE, PARADE OPE
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 SHIP PUBLIC HOUSE, 3 AND 4, QUAY ROAD
- Statutory Address:
- THE SHIP PUBLIC HOUSE, PARADE OPE
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 48197 54161
Details
PLYMOUTH
SX4854SW QUAY ROAD, Barbican 740-1/62/52 (South side) 01/05/75 Nos.3 AND 4 The Ship Public House (Formerly Listed as: PARADE OPE, Plymouth The Ship Public House) (Formerly Listed as: QUAY ROAD, Plymouth Nos.3 AND 4)
GV II
Includes: The Ship Public House PARADE OPE Barbican. Public house and attached former warehouse, now incorporated into the public house. Probably late C18 warehouse, public house slightly later. MATERIALS: warehouse is Plymouth limestone rubble with dressed stone voussoirs and timber lintels; dry slate hipped mansard roof with 3 mansard dormer windows and a former mansard loading doorway, all with 2-light casements with glazing bars. The public house is stucco or render on probable studwork and with an asbestos slate hipped roof. PLAN: small plan corner-site public house with fairly large warehouse at rear with its left-hand side as the front facing the quay. EXTERIOR: 4 storeys, and 2 storeys plus attic to warehouse; public house with 2-window range to each front, the quay front with blind 3rd floor and with only 1 window to left of 2nd floor. Probably original 12-pane hornless sashes except for later window to 1st-floor left of quay front. Ground floor has original or mid C19 shopfront with moulded entablature over reeded pilasters with consoles and early C20 leaded glazing in transomed lights. Doorway to left of Parade Ope front with glazed door and leaded overlight. Warehouse was probably originally a 7-window range but central 5 windows now combined in 1 opening with 9 linked lights, all C20 windows with glazing bars. Ground floor has original segmental-arched carriage doorway on the left and a central window under a flat arch, the other openings later or altered. INTERIOR: not inspected.
Listing NGR: SX4819754161
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 473728
- 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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