The Guard House is a Grade II* listed building in the Isles of Scilly local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 February 1975. A Medieval House.
The Guard House
- WRENN ID
- spare-remnant-candle
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Isles of Scilly
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 February 1975
- Type
- House
- Period
- Medieval
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
ST. MARY'S
SV9010 THE GARRISON, Hugh Town 1358-0/8/87 The Guard House 12/02/75 (Formerly Listed as: THE GARRISON, Hugh Town House to left of Garrison entrance gate, formerly the Guard Room)
GV II*
House, former guard room. Early C17 with later (probably C18) heightening. Roughly coursed granite rubble with first floor of coursed and roughly dresed granite; gabled slate roof with truncated left end stack. 2-unit plan. 2 storeys; 2-window range. Ground floor has 2 late C19 four-pane casements set in chamfered surrounds; first floor has two 2-light 6-pane casements. C20 door set in chamfered suround of 3 granite monoliths. Left gable end has C20 window set in chamfered rectangular suround. with stubs from removed mullions. Interior: ring beams on stone corbels; open fireplace to left set in chamfered surround of 3 granite monoliths. Shown as a guard house in plan of Hugh Fort by Colonel Christian Lilley, dated 1713.
Listing NGR: SV9006410653
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