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The Guard House

A Grade II* Listed Building in Hugh town, Isles of Scilly

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Coordinates

Latitude: 49.9156 / 49°54'56"N

Longitude: -6.319 / 6°19'8"W

OS Eastings: 90064

OS Northings: 10654

OS Grid: SV900106

Mapcode National: GBR BXSX.2DX

Mapcode Global: VGYC4.FD72

Plus Code: 8CXMWM8J+69

Entry Name: The Guard House

Listing Date: 12 February 1975

Last Amended: 14 December 1992

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1218940

English Heritage Legacy ID: 62526

ID on this website: 101218940

Location: Hugh Town, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, TR21

County: Isles of Scilly

Civil Parish: St. Mary's

Built-Up Area: Hugh town

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cornwall

Church of England Parish: Isles of Scilly

Church of England Diocese: Truro

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Description


ST. MARY'S

SV9010 THE GARRISON, Hugh Town
1358-0/8/87 The Guard House
12/02/75
(Formerly Listed as:
THE GARRISON, Hugh Town
House to left of Garrison entrance
gate, formerly the Guard Room)

GV II*

House, former guard room. Early C17 with later (probably C18)
heightening. Roughly coursed granite rubble with first floor
of coursed and roughly dresed granite; gabled slate roof with
truncated left end stack. 2-unit plan. 2 storeys; 2-window
range. Ground floor has 2 late C19 four-pane casements set in
chamfered surrounds; first floor has two 2-light 6-pane
casements. C20 door set in chamfered suround of 3 granite
monoliths. Left gable end has C20 window set in chamfered
rectangular suround. with stubs from removed mullions.
Interior: ring beams on stone corbels; open fireplace to left
set in chamfered surround of 3 granite monoliths. Shown as a
guard house in plan of Hugh Fort by Colonel Christian Lilley,
dated 1713.


Listing NGR: SV9006410653

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