Union Castle House is a Grade II listed building in the Southampton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 October 1981. House.

Union Castle House

WRENN ID
upper-spire-rowan
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Southampton
Country
England
Date first listed
8 October 1981
Type
House
Source
Historic England listing

Description

  1. CANUTE ROAD 5239 No 100 (Union Castle House) SU 4210 5/66

II

  1. 1847 by Alfred Giles, Engineer to the Docks. This was originally built as the Custom House and was used as such until 1902 when the new Custom House, Post Office Building, Platform Road was built. Two storeys yellow brick. The Canute Road elevation has a C20 stone addition. Centre portion of higher elevation. 3:5:3 windows. Hipped tiled roof with massive wooden modillion cornice. Centre portion has louvred lantern. Windows are sashes with most glazing bars intact and moulded architraves to first floor windows, with cornices as well to centre windows. The ground floor stone projection has a round-headed doorcase with lights each side flanked by engaged Tuscan columns supporting the entablature which has a triglyph frieze and urns. The centre of the parapet is raised up. End quoins. Plinth.

Listing NGR: SU4246610977

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