Deputy Superintendents House Walls And Railings

The Deputy Superintendent's House walls and railings are located at the Royal Clarence Victualling Yard and were built between 1830 and 1831 by G L Taylor, the architect for the Navy Board. This officers' house is designed in a late Georgian style and constructed from stuccoed brick, featuring ridge and end lateral stacks and a slate hipped valley roof. The building has a double-depth plan and is two storeys high with an attic and basement, presenting a symmetrical front with a basement band, cornice, and parapet.

The façade includes a left-hand porch with a cornice, steps leading up to a doorway with a double panelled door and overlight. The windows are 3/3-pane horned sashes, with some original 6/6-pane windows still in place, and the ground floor windows are taller. Flat-headed dormers are located at each end of the roof. The rear elevation is made of brick and features a two-storey projecting central porch with French windows that have margin bars.

Inside, there is a central axial passage and a notable central rear open dogleg cantilevered stair with a curtail and stick balusters. This leads to a round-arched doorway to the rear porch, which has a fanlight, half-glazed doors, and margin lights. The interior retains original plasterwork and joinery, including doors, shutters, and kitchen fittings in the basement.

The house served as the residence for the Yard Deputy Superintendent and is part of a symmetrical layout that includes a flanking archway and the Superintendent's house. The navy traditionally housed senior yard officers on-site. Although the Royal Clarence Yard is less grand and more altered than the Royal William Yard in Devonport, it remains one of the first large industrial food processing plants in the country, reflecting the significant scale of the navy's victualling operations. The property also features attached garden walls to the right and iron railings surrounding the front basement areas.