Officers House Number 2 And Attached Walls And Railings, Royal William Victualling Yard

Officer's House Number 2, along with its attached walls and railings, is now used as offices. It was built around 1830-32 by Sir John Rennie Junior for the Victualling Board. The building is constructed of granite ashlar and features lateral stacks at each end, topped with a slate hipped mansard roof, reflecting a late Georgian style.

The house has a double-depth plan with a central stair and stands three storeys high, with a basement and attic, showcasing a five-window range. Each side of the building has a banded ground floor leading to a plat band, cornice, and parapet. The basement windows are set in shallow recesses, featuring 6/6-pane hornless sashes, while the segmental-arched basement windows have 3/6-pane sashes. The southeast entrance side is windowless and has steps leading up to a segmental-arched doorway with double doors, each consisting of five panels, and a five-pane overlight above. There is also a single 6/6-pane sash window above the entrance. The garden front includes a central door with half-glazed doors, sheltered by a circa 1894 glazed porch with a raking roof. Flat-headed lead-clad dormers with 8/8-pane sashes are present, with two on the front and rear and one above the entrance.

Inside, the building features a central hall with a dogleg stair that rises to the rear, complete with stick balusters and a curtail. The interior also includes cornices, panelled doors, and shutters.

The property is enclosed by attached cast-iron railings with intersecting curved bars and Greek Revival details, which surround the rear basement area. In front of the basement area, there is a granite-paved space.

Historically, the navy provided accommodation for senior officers at its yards, and by 1890, this house served as the residence of the Chief Clerk, later becoming the home of the Naval Ordnance Officer in 1891. It is paired with Officer's House Number 1 and is significant as part of Rennie's layout, contributing to one of the most remarkable and complete early 19th-century industrial complexes in the country, representing a unique English example of Neo-Classical planning for a state manufacturing site.