115-131, VAUXHALL STREET
115-131, VAUXHALL STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1386490
- Date first listed:
- 19-Dec-1988
- List Entry Name:
- 115-131, VAUXHALL STREET
- Statutory Address:
- 115-131, VAUXHALL STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1386490
- Date first listed:
- 19-Dec-1988
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 09-Nov-1998
- List Entry Name:
- 115-131, VAUXHALL STREET
- Statutory Address 1:
- 115-131, VAUXHALL STREET
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:
- 115-131, VAUXHALL STREET
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 48240 54397
Details
PLYMOUTH
SX4854SW VAUXHALL STREET, Barbican 740-1/62/102 (West side) 19/12/88 Nos.115-131 (Consecutive) (Formerly Listed as: VAUXHALL STREET, Barbican Nos.115-137 (Consecutive))
GV II
Terrace of local authority housing (renumbered so that 132-137 no longer exist). Completed 1898, by James Paton, Borough Engineer and Architect. Painted brick walls, concrete floors and staircases; dry slate roofs with crested clay ridge tiles; brick end stacks. PLAN: double-depth plan, plus rear wings to enclosed courtyards, the overall plan is of 2 similar blocks taking 2 street corners, the block on the right with canted corner and returned into How Street; each house with a central through passage giving access to 1-bedroom flats and staircase to similar upper flats. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys; 3:3-window range with paired windows to side bays of each unit to ground and 1st floors. Original horned sashes with glazing bars to upper parts only; shouldered lintels to 1st and 2nd floors. The canted corner is a 1-window range with a blind gable end on its right. There is a cental doorway to each unit with overlight and panelled door. To right of left-hand doorway is granite plaque to record that the block was opened on 5th December 1898 by Alderman John Peltick, the designer being John Paton, and Contractors were Wakeham Brothers. INTERIOR: not inspected but is much as built. Rare virtually complete early example of local authority housing and part of a planned group with housing in How Street and Looe Street (qqv). (The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Devon: London: 1989-: 663 & 664).
Listing NGR: SX4823654388
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 473877
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Cherry, B, The Buildings of England: Devon, (1989), 663-664
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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