HMS Drake St Nicholas Road Raleigh Block
HMS DRAKE ST NICHOLAS ROAD RALEIGH BLOCK, SALTASH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1386374
- Date first listed:
- 08-Jul-1998
- List Entry Name:
- HMS Drake St Nicholas Road Raleigh Block
- Statutory Address:
- HMS DRAKE ST NICHOLAS ROAD RALEIGH BLOCK, SALTASH ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1386374
- Date first listed:
- 08-Jul-1998
- List Entry Name:
- HMS Drake St Nicholas Road Raleigh Block
- Statutory Address 1:
- HMS DRAKE ST NICHOLAS ROAD RALEIGH BLOCK, SALTASH 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:
- HMS DRAKE ST NICHOLAS ROAD RALEIGH BLOCK, SALTASH 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 44799 56845
Details
PLYMOUTH
SX45NW SALTASH ROAD, Devonport 740-1/4/173 (West side) 08/07/98 HMS Drake: St Nicholas Road, Raleigh Block
GV II
Large barrack, one of 3 similar blocks. 1901, Superintendent engineer Lt-Col P Smith, RE. MATERIALS: dressed Plymouth limestone brought to course and with limestone dressings; slate or asbestos slate roof behind parapets with moulded cornices to sides, and to projecting blocks, and behind pedimented end gables with flanking panelled stone stacks with moulded entablature. STYLE: Free Classical. PLAN: overall rectangular plan plus projecting corner wings and central wings to sides. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys, over basement on the lower ground (the ground floor is partly below ground level at the higher end); symmetrical 2:3:2-bay ends which are principal entrance fronts with central doorways and pairs of flanking windows. Doorways at slightly irregular intervals also to 2:8:2:8:2-bay sides. Mid-floor moulded entablature; entrance fronts have keyed segmental arches to ground floor and pediments to centre of wings; keyed round arches to recessed pilastered openings to 1st floor and flat heads with pediments to 2nd floor. Returns of the corner blocks have similar detail to the fronts. The central wings of the sides have rock-faced pilasters dividing the bays and triangular pediments to the parapets. The long ranges set back between have pedimented hoods on brackets to 1st floor and consoles resembling machicolations above 2nd-floor windows. INTERIOR: not inspected, but noted as having large dormitories with end corner washrooms and central stairs. HISTORY: part of the second phase of construction of HMS Drake; in their plan the barracks followed the pavilion principle better known for hospitals. They were originally fitted with hammocks. Sailors lived in hulks until their first barracks were built, here at Devonport, then Chatham and Portsmouth. Built to a common design, HMS Drake was the only one of ashlar. Part of one of the finest and most complete barrack complexes in England, manifesting the status and importance of the Royal Navy at this time. (The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Devon: London: 1989-: 655 & 656).
Listing NGR: SX4479956845
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 473759
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Cherry, B, The Buildings of England: Devon, (1989), 655-656
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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