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Devonport Guildhall and Attached Walls

A Grade I Listed Building in Devonport, City of Plymouth

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.3689 / 50°22'8"N

Longitude: -4.1762 / 4°10'34"W

OS Eastings: 245332

OS Northings: 54378

OS Grid: SX453543

Mapcode National: GBR R4R.T9

Mapcode Global: FRA 2842.8TD

Plus Code: 9C2Q9R9F+HG

Entry Name: Devonport Guildhall and Attached Walls

Listing Date: 25 January 1954

Last Amended: 9 November 1998

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1322009

English Heritage Legacy ID: 473550

ID on this website: 101322009

Location: Mount Wise, 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: City hall Seat of local government

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Description



PLYMOUTH

SX4554 KER STREET, Devonport
740-1/54/151 Devonport Guildhall and attached
25/01/54 walls
(Formerly Listed as:
KER STREET, Devonport
Guildhall)

GV I

Guildhall. 1821-22 by John Foulston. Stucco. Rectangular plan
plus transepts towards rear; designed to resemble an ancient
Greek temple.
Single storey; tetrastyle Greek Doric portico with fluted
columns on stylobate; entablature with dentils and a stepped
parapet surmounted by Britannia. Within the portico are more
steps up to a central tapered doorway with eared architrave
and a moulded entablature; pair of 5-panel doors. Side walls
each with 5 windows and a pedimented transept. Windows nearest
front are blind, the others have late C19 paired round-arched
traceried lights.
INTERIOR: of main hall has plaster cornice decoration.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: stuccoed and coped courtyard walls at
either side are ramped up towards the front and with doorways
with pairs of panelled doors at the front end.
Part of an important group of civic structures by Foulston,
some of the most remarkable of their date in the country.
(The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Devon: London: 1989-:
675).

Listing NGR: SX4533254378

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