Former Maritime Headquarters

Mount Wise former Maritime Headquarters, Mount Wise, Devonport, Plymouth, PL1 4HZ

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Second World War Combined Command Headquarters, proposed in 1937, constructed in 1940-41, conversion to Maritime Headquarters in around 1949, with later-C20 alterations and extensions. Vacant since 2004.
Heritage Category:
Certificate of immunity
List Entry Number:
1492224
Date first listed:
12-Dec-2024
Statutory Address:
Mount Wise former Maritime Headquarters, Mount Wise, Devonport, Plymouth, PL1 4HZ

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Certificate of immunity
List Entry Number:
1492224
Date first listed:
12-Dec-2024
Location Description:
NGR (centred): SX4583454015
Statutory Address 1:
Mount Wise former Maritime Headquarters, Mount Wise, Devonport, Plymouth, PL1 4HZ
Statutory Address 2:
Mount Wise former Maritime Headquarters, Mount Wise, Devonport, Plymouth, PL1 4HZ

Location

Statutory Address:
Mount Wise former Maritime Headquarters, Mount Wise, Devonport, Plymouth, PL1 4HZ
Statutory Address:
Mount Wise former Maritime Headquarters, Mount Wise, Devonport, Plymouth, PL1 4HZ

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:
SX4583454015

Summary

Second World War Combined Command Headquarters, proposed in 1937, constructed in 1940-41, conversion to Maritime Headquarters in around 1949, with later-C20 alterations and extensions. Vacant since 2004.

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