Customs Watch House With Attached Walkway and Observation Hut
CUSTOMS WATCH HOUSE WITH ATTACHED WALKWAY AND OBSERVATION HUT, BATH SQUARE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1386827
- Date first listed:
- 25-Sept-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Customs Watch House With Attached Walkway and Observation Hut
- Statutory Address:
- CUSTOMS WATCH HOUSE WITH ATTACHED WALKWAY AND OBSERVATION HUT, BATH SQUARE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1386827
- Date first listed:
- 25-Sept-1972
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 18-Mar-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Customs Watch House With Attached Walkway and Observation Hut
- Statutory Address 1:
- CUSTOMS WATCH HOUSE WITH ATTACHED WALKWAY AND OBSERVATION HUT, BATH SQUARE
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:
- CUSTOMS WATCH HOUSE WITH ATTACHED WALKWAY AND OBSERVATION HUT, BATH SQUARE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Portsmouth (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SZ 62867 99531
Details
PORTSMOUTH
SZ6299 BATH SQUARE, The Point 774-1/11/438 (West side) 25/09/72 Customs Watch-house with attached walkway and observation hut (Formerly Listed as: BATH SQUARE Her Majesty's Customs Waterguard Office)
GV II
Customs watchouse, now house, with attached walkway and observation hut. Late C18, altered, with 1952 addition. Walkway and observation hut late C19. Red brick with grey headers in Flemish bond. Hipped mansard plain tile roof, brick stack on right. Extension of red brick in stretcher bond. Observation hut weatherboarded with pyramidal lead roof with finial. 2 storeys with attic, 2 bays and 2-bay extension to left. Double doors on right below segmental arch with brackets from former cartouche above. First-floor sash window below flat gauged brick arches. Late C20 lantern fixed to wall. Brick dentil cornice and coped parapet. Late C20 2-light dormer. Rear much altered with canted bay window. Renewed attached walkway at first-floor level leads to observation hut. INTERIOR not inspected.
Listing NGR: SZ6289499522
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 474237
- 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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