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Joiners Shop (So 95)

A Grade II Listed Building in Devonport, City of Plymouth

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.369 / 50°22'8"N

Longitude: -4.1797 / 4°10'47"W

OS Eastings: 245082

OS Northings: 54395

OS Grid: SX450543

Mapcode National: GBR R45.VT

Mapcode Global: FRA 2842.7GD

Plus Code: 9C2Q9R9C+J4

Entry Name: Joiners Shop (So 95)

Listing Date: 13 August 1999

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1378520

English Heritage Legacy ID: 476470

ID on this website: 101378520

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

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Description


SX 4554 SW PLYMOUTH SOUTH YARD, Devonport Dockyard

740-1/98/211 Joiner's Shop (SO 95)

GV II


Alternatively known as: Upholstery shop, SOUTH YARD, Devonport Dockyard.
Hemp house, with mould loft, latterly joiner's shop. 1766-73, roof damaged c1941. Limestone rubble and dressings with slate roof. Open plan.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, attic and basement; 5-window range. Rusticated quoins, plat band, flat cornice and parapet, with small gables each end. Flat surrounds to openings, a wide segmental-arched carriage entrance in N end, with keyed round-arched windows with imposts and metal-framed windows, most on the first floor bricked up.
INTERIOR: concrete floor inserted c1952.
HISTORY: the last surviving of four late C18 hemp houses at Devonport, where raw hemp was stored before hatchling and being passed to the Spinning House (qv). Although altered, this forms an important part of the late C18 ropeyard.
(Sources: le Page A: Report -GHK Partnership: 1992: 22; Coad J: Historic Architecture of the Royal Navy: London: 1983: 71). ,


Listing NGR: SX4508254395

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