Royal Citadel Transit Accommodation

The Royal Citadel Transit Accommodation in Plymouth is a former hospital built in the mid-18th century by the Ordnance Board. The structure is made of Plymouth limestone rubble with limestone dressings, although most of it is rendered, except for the center and right side of the ground floor at the front and the mid-floor band. It has a rectangular plan and features a symmetrical five-window front. The windows are late 19th or 20th century horned sashes with glazing bars, set in openings that are spanned by keyed arches where visible. A central flat-roofed porch includes a doorway on the left and a slit window on the right. The interior has not been inspected but is known to have been remodeled in the late 20th century. Historically, this building is one of the oldest surviving military hospitals, alongside the one in Berwick-on-Tweed. It was staffed by civilians, as permanent barracks hospitals were not generally available until the Napoleonic Wars. Together with the surrounding buildings, it forms part of the best 17th-century fort in England.