Former Royal Naval Hospital: The Square Numbers 8 And 9 And Area Walls And Railings

This is a pair of official residences, including an admiral’s house, built in 1806, likely by Daniel Alexander. The buildings were restored following bomb damage. They are constructed of Plymouth limestone ashlar with a dry slate hipped roof, featuring projecting eaves and four round-arched dormers. Two ashlar axial stacks are also present. The rectangular, double-depth plan includes a bowed projection to the rear left.

The buildings are three storeys high, plus an attic over a basement, and display a symmetrical nine-window front. A band runs over the ground floor, and a sill band marks the first floor. Late 19th-century four-pane horned sash windows are set within flat arches. A central semicircular porch features Tuscan columns, an entablature, a curved glazed door, and flanking windows.

The interior has not been inspected, but is reported to be of interest.

Subsidiary features include a low plinth over the basement wall, surmounted by wrought-iron railings.

These residences are part of a group of two similar blocks built in 1806, which were laid out as officers' houses along the main axis of the Royal Naval Hospital in Stonehouse. This location is considered of international importance due to its pioneering hospital plan and represents an outstanding and complete military hospital complex.