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Latitude: 50.3708 / 50°22'14"N
Longitude: -4.1818 / 4°10'54"W
OS Eastings: 244941
OS Northings: 54598
OS Grid: SX449545
Mapcode National: GBR R3V.29
Mapcode Global: FRA 2842.0N5
Plus Code: 9C2Q9RC9+87
Entry Name: Former Fire Station (So 32)
Listing Date: 13 August 1999
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1378506
English Heritage Legacy ID: 476456
ID on this website: 101378506
Location: Morice Town, Plymouth, Devon, PL1
County: City of Plymouth
Electoral Ward/Division: Devonport
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Plymouth
Traditional County: Devon
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon
Tagged with: Fire station
SX 4454 NE PLYMOUTH SOUTH YARD, Devonport Dockyard
740-1/95/204 Former Fire Station (SO 32)
GV II
Fire station, now canteen and offices. 1851. Squared limestone rubble with granite plinth and cills, limestone dressings, ridge stacks and slate roof. 3 parallel rectangular blocks, the outer ones set forward.
EXTERIOR: 2-storey; 3-bay central block and single storey; 3-bay outer blocks. Tooled plinth and sills, plat band to the central block, moulded stone sills with blocking course and coped pediments to each block; rusticated quoins and door surrounds. Central block has segmental-arched outer doorways, the central section altered and rendered mid C20, first- floor rusticated tripartite window, and oculus in the pediment; left-hand block has an altered carriage opening, right-hand block has a central rusticated segmental-arched window part blocked and outer flat-headed windows. N side has eared plat surrounds to 6/6-pane sashes. Plainer rear elevation has segmental-arched ground-floor openings. Hoppers inscribed VR.
INTERIOR: altered mid C20, lacks features of special interest. HISTORY: formerly contained stables in the central block and fire engines in the left-hand one. Part of the mid C19 expansion of the South Yard, fire engine houses were an important feature of the naval dockyards.
Listing NGR: SX4494154598
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