Royal Arsenal The Grand Store West And South Ranges Buildings 36 37 And 46 Royal Arsenal The Grand Store, E Range (Building 49)

Store, dating from 1808 to 1813, attributed to James and Lewis Wyatt. Constructed of brick with dressings of Purbeck limestone, featuring timber internal construction and a late 20th-century corrugated sheet roof, originally slated. The building forms the east range of a three-sided quadrangle.

The exterior is in a late Georgian style. It is two storeys high and has a 15-window range. The symmetrical front and rear elevations include a projecting central three-window section topped with a pediment. Details include a vermiculated plinth, clasping pilasters with fluted capitals, and a moulded eaves cornice. The centre features giant pilasters and a central round-arched doorway. The ground floor has round-arched recesses with matching windows, their heads rubbed brick, while the first floor has segmental-arched windows with 12/8-pane sashes. The ends have three windows each; the north end has a rusticated ashlar porch with round archways leading to large double-panelled doors, and the south end has a plain surround to first-floor double doors. A late 19th-century wall crane is located on the east side.

The interior has not been inspected but is reported to contain timber posts with pillows and a queen post roof.

Historically, the building was connected to the south range by a carriageway, which was demolished in 1888. It originally served as part of a much enlarged store for the Arsenal, acting as a general depot for the Army and Navy, surrounded by quadrangles that are now largely demolished. Despite eschewing fire-proof iron construction trends and experiencing early structural problems, the Grand Store is considered one of the most distinguished large late 18th and early 19th century warehouses erected in naval and civil docks.