Royal Citadel Cookhouse

PLYMOUTH

SX4853NW THE BARBICAN 740-1/67/870 Royal Citadel: Cookhouse 08/07/98

GV II

Barracks cookhouse at fort. 1902-1905, by T Rogers Kitsell, architect for the War Office. Dressed Plymouth limestone brought to course; dry slate gabled roofs with stone coped gables; dressed stone axial stack with moulded entablature towards right. PLAN: rectangular plan plus short cross wing on the right and C20 extension at rear. EXTERIOR: single storey; 6:1:1-bay front. The 6 tall windows of the main range break the eaves over transoms and with stone alternate round and plain gables; fixed lights over horned sashes, all with small panes. Rusticated round-arched doorway to next bay and at far right is cross-wing gable end with ventilator slit over 3-light mullioned and transomed window. End elevations have similar detail. INTERIOR: not inspected. HISTORY: a garrison was included in the Citadel from its rebuilding in the late C17. The old quarters were rebuilt under the 1890 Barracks Act and this is, with the contemporary Peninsula barracks Winchester, a rare architect-designed barracks. The cook house was an important functional part of this complete late Victorian barracks, and this is an unusually richly-designed example. (The Builder: Kitsell TR: Plymouth Citadel - new barracks and recreation block: London: 1898-: 104-5).

Listing NGR: SX4806953898