Eastney Barracks, Eastney Fort East
EASTNEY BARRACKS, EASTNEY FORT EAST, CROMWELL ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387041
- Date first listed:
- 25-Sept-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Eastney Barracks, Eastney Fort East
- Statutory Address:
- EASTNEY BARRACKS, EASTNEY FORT EAST, CROMWELL ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387041
- Date first listed:
- 25-Sept-1972
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 18-Mar-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Eastney Barracks, Eastney Fort East
- Statutory Address 1:
- EASTNEY BARRACKS, EASTNEY FORT EAST, CROMWELL ROAD
- Statutory Address 2:
- EASTNEY BARRACKS, EASTNEY FORT EAST, EASTNEY ESPLANADE
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:
- EASTNEY BARRACKS, EASTNEY FORT EAST, CROMWELL ROAD
- Statutory Address:
- EASTNEY BARRACKS, EASTNEY FORT EAST, EASTNEY ESPLANADE
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 67002 98800
Details
PORTSMOUTH
SZ6698NE CROMWELL ROAD, Eastney 774-1/27/146 (East side) 25/09/72 Eastney Barracks, Eastney Fort East (Formerly Listed as: CROMWELL ROAD, Eastney Eastney Fort East and Eastney Fort West, Eastney Barracks)
GV II
Includes: Eastney Barracks, Eastney Fort East EASTNEY ESPLANADE. Fort with later military installations. 1862-67 with later alterations. Flint, red brick and ashlar. Wedge-shaped enclosure, facing sea, with earth embankments, flint-faced internally, on west, south and east sides and double ditch along front (south side). Enclosing wall of flint rubble with red brick bands, quoined pilasters and rounded coping; horizontal gun apertures at approximately one metre intervals and some larger apertures with granite surrounds. Entrance on north side has large square piers of banded brick and flint with ashlar quoins and capstones, board gates and mid C20 steel gantry. INTERIOR: underground casements with arched entrances to look-out positions. Steps up to parapets. Some surviving gun emplacements. A number of mid C20 brick buildings and some concrete emplacements from guns used in 2nd World War. Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Listing NGR: SZ6658898977
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 474457
- 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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