6, THE BARBICAN
6, THE BARBICAN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1386437
- Date first listed:
- 01-May-1975
- List Entry Name:
- 6, THE BARBICAN
- Statutory Address:
- 6, THE BARBICAN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1386437
- Date first listed:
- 01-May-1975
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 09-Nov-1998
- List Entry Name:
- 6, THE BARBICAN
- Statutory Address 1:
- 6, THE BARBICAN
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:
- 6, THE BARBICAN
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:
- SX4830354025
Details
PLYMOUTH
SX4854SW THE BARBICAN, Barbican
740-1/62/81 (West side)
01/05/75 No.6
(Formerly Listed as:
THE BARBICAN, Plymouth
No.6)
GV II
2 shops. Probably late C18. Brick with quoin strip on the left
and dressed Plymouth limestone quoins on the right; steep
slate roof behind plain parapet, hipped on the right; tall
brick end stack on the left and lateral stack at rear right.
Very shallow-depth plan.
4 storeys; 3-window range. Original or early C19 12-pane
hornless sashes and later paired 4-pane sashes to centre.
Mid-floor and parapet painted panels with lettering: "SOUTH
WESTERN RECEIVING OFFICE FOR GOODS AND PARCELS TO ALL PARTS".
Ground floor has full-width moulded entablature with consoles
over 2 pilastered early C19 double shopfronts, the left-hand
shopfront complete but with windows blocked, the other
shopfront with small panes and with another similar window to
right-hand return.
INTERIOR: not inspected but may be of interest.
Listing NGR: SX4830354025
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 473824
- 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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