Former Captain Of The Dockyards House And Attached Front Area Railings

The Former Captain of the Dockyard's House, now serving as an office, was built in the early 19th century, with a second floor added later in the 19th century. The house is constructed of brick with stone dressings, featuring brick lateral stacks and a slate hipped roof, designed in a mid-Georgian style.

The building stands three storeys high with a basement and has a five-window range. The symmetrical entrance front showcases rusticated quoins and plat bands on the ground and first floors, topped with a modillion eaves cornice. An open porch supported by square columns leads to a plain entablature and cornice, with round-arched windows on either side. Steps lead up to a six-panel door flanked by narrow sidelights and topped with a round-arched fanlight. The windows are recessed 6/6-pane sashes, with one blank window on the first floor, second from the left, while the later second-floor windows feature architraves and cill blocks.

Inside, the entrance hall opens to a central lateral dogleg staircase with turned balusters, a wreathed rail, and a curtail. The interior also includes cornices, panelled shutters, six-panel doors, and stone fire surrounds.

Additionally, the property features attached spike-headed iron railings on a stone-coped dwarf wall that flanks the porch. Despite the later addition of the second floor, this building is of high architectural quality and is an important component of the neighbouring Officers' terrace and the Pay Office, contributing to the overall character of this notably complete Georgian dockyard.