Royal Marine Barracks, Emmas Cottage, Building Number 9 And Attached Walls

PLYMOUTH

SX4653 DURNFORD STREET, Stonehouse 740-1/66/775 (East side) 01/05/75 Royal Marine Barracks: Emma's Cottage, Building No.9 & attached walls

GV II

Formerly known as: No.9 (Officers' Quarters House) DURNFORD STREET Stonehouse, R M Barracks. Detached house, used as assistant surgeon's on Marine's barracks. c1861, designed by Col. G Greene, Director of the Admiralty Works Department. Stuccoed walls; dry slate hipped roof behind parapet with moulded cornice; rendered axial stacks; flat roof to rear wing. Double-depth plan. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys; 3-window range. Sashes with glazing bars; stone sills. Central wooden porch with moulded cornice and glazed sides and door. INTERIOR: not inspected but likely to be of interest. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: high rubble garden wall on side of house. HISTORY: built as the Assistant Surgeon's house, with the Surgeon's house (now Seagate House, qv), at a time when the Longroom (qv) was used as the hospital. Built in the 1860s extension of the C18 barracks, and forming part of an important and complete barracks complex. (The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Devon: London: 1989-: 655).

Listing NGR: SX4651653781