Former Royal Naval Hospital Main Gateway And Gate Piers

The former Royal Naval Hospital main gateway and gate piers are located on High Street in Stonehouse, Plymouth. These structures date from the mid-19th century and feature gate-piers made of dressed Plymouth limestone, which are square in plan and include plinths, moulded cornices, and caps that rise to ball finials. The flanking cast-iron railings have a quadrant-on-plan section on each side, linked to panelled cast-iron pier/lamp holders. There is also a straight section of railings parallel to the road, leading to ashlar terminal piers with squat pyramidal caps. The railings sit on low coped plinths, and the curved sections of the railings are adorned with roundel friezes. This gateway is part of an outstanding and complete military hospital complex.