The Armoury is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 January 1994. Former barracks, bakery, public house. 4 related planning applications.
The Armoury
- WRENN ID
- idle-groin-thistle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 January 1994
- Type
- Former barracks, bakery, public house
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This List entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 04/07/2019
SJ 4812 NE 653-1/10/687
SHREWSBURY VICTORIA AVENUE (south side), VICTORIA QUAY The Armoury
(Formerly listed as Former Bakery, VICTORIA AVENUE, previously listed as Bakery)
27/01/94
GV II Former barracks, later rebuilt as a bakery and renovated in 1995 as a public house. Originally built 1806 as barracks by James Wyatt for Shrewsbury Armoury, on a site adjacent to London Road, and moved to this location and rebuilt as bakery 1922. Brick on stone plinth with Welsh slate roof.
Two storeys, ten bays articulated by full-height pilasters, the outer bays advanced. Lower windows have round-arched fine gauged brick heads, flat-arched brick heads above. Lower windows of outer bays have flat-arched heads stepped to suggest voussoirs. Stone sills of upper windows from string course interrupted by pilasters. Overhanging eaves, the plain cornice continuing across gables as a pediment.
Narrow two window infill range links with two storey house or office block to right: two twelve-pane sash windows on each floor, the lower windows now blocked with flat-arched gauged brick heads. Stone plinth and continuous stone sill band to first floor windows. Plain overhanging eaves to hipped roof with end wall stack.
Listing NGR: SJ4882112697
Detailed Attributes
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