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Reservoir and Enclosing Iron Railings, Royal William Victualling Yard

A Grade II Listed Building in Plymouth, City of Plymouth

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.3605 / 50°21'37"N

Longitude: -4.1649 / 4°9'53"W

OS Eastings: 246110

OS Northings: 53417

OS Grid: SX461534

Mapcode National: GBR NV.VQ1L

Mapcode Global: FRA 2852.TGS

Plus Code: 9C2Q9R6P+52

Entry Name: Reservoir and Enclosing Iron Railings, Royal William Victualling Yard

Listing Date: 13 August 1999

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1378547

English Heritage Legacy ID: 476497

ID on this website: 101378547

Location: Cremyll, Plymouth, Devon, PL1

County: City of Plymouth

Electoral Ward/Division: St Peter and the Waterfront

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Plymouth

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Tagged with: Architectural structure

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Description


SX 4653
740-1/66/743

PLYMOUTH
CREMYLL STREET, Stonehouse
Reservoir and enclosing iron railings, Royal William Victualling Yard

GV II


Reservoir and iron railings. c1830, by Sir John Rennie Jnr. Limestone ashlar. Square plan. Enclosed by ashlar wall with a flagged stone base. Iron railings extend around the four sides. HISTORY: forms an important original functional component of the Yard, for which an independent water supply was essential. The Yard is a remarkable and complete example of an early C19 industrial complex, and a unique English example of Neo-Classical planning of a state manufacturing site.
(Sources: Keystone Historic Buildings Consultants: The Royal William Victualling Yard, Stonehouse: 1994: 45).


Listing NGR: SX4611053417

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