Royal Citadel Guardhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Plymouth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 July 1998. Guardhouse. 6 related planning applications.
Royal Citadel Guardhouse
- WRENN ID
- western-steel-dust
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Plymouth
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 July 1998
- Type
- Guardhouse
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
PLYMOUTH
SX4853NW THE BARBICAN 740-1/67/873 Royal Citadel: Guardhouse 08/07/98
GV II
Guardhouse. 1667-1675, by the Ordnance Board, completely rebuilt c1745. Render on probable rubble; dry slate hipped roofs. Rectangular plan plus full-width open verandah along the front. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys; 3-window range with irregular disposition of openings. Doorway towards left. Verandah has 5-bay Doric colonnade. Flight of steps up to 1st floor at rear. INTERIOR: not inspected. HISTORY: shown on 1717 print with steeper roof and without the verandah. Exterior stair to rear rebuilt in same position as C17 staircase. Though altered, this is a rare survival of an important type of military building, in this case associated with the most outstanding example of a C17 fort in Britain, designed by Sir Bernard de Gomme. (Woodward FW: Plymouth's Defences: Devon: 1990-: 9; Woodward FW: Citadel: Devon: 1987-; Saunders A: Fortress Britain: Portsmouth: 1989-).
Listing NGR: SX4803853906
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