Firestone Bay Tower
FIRESTONE BAY TOWER, ARTILLERY TOWERS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1129987
- Date first listed:
- 01-May-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Firestone Bay Tower
- Statutory Address:
- FIRESTONE BAY TOWER, ARTILLERY TOWERS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1129987
- Date first listed:
- 01-May-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Firestone Bay Tower
- Statutory Address 1:
- FIRESTONE BAY TOWER, ARTILLERY TOWERS
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- FIRESTONE BAY TOWER, ARTILLERY TOWERS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Plymouth (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 46377 53518
Details
PLYMOUTH
SX4653NW ARTILLERY TOWERS 740-1/65/794 Stonehouse, Firestone Bay 01/05/75 Firestone Bay Tower
GV II
Blockhouse tower for coastal defence. 1537-39, remodelled in the C19. Stone rubble with some granite dressings; flat roof behind embattled parapet. Polygonal plan, extended to the north-west in the C19. 2 storeys; irregularly-disposed openings, some windows enlarged from former gun loops. Original openings include chamfered 2-centred arched doorway to landward side and some original gun loops including some to the centres of some of the merlons. INTERIOR: not inspected. Part of a series of towers built for coastal defence in the reign of Henry VIII including Eastern King Tower (not included), Fisher's Nose Tower, Madeira Road (qv) and Devil's Point (not included).
Listing NGR: SX4637753518
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 473179
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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