Devonport High School For Boys
DEVONPORT HIGH SCHOOL FOR BOYS, PARADISE ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1386309
- Date first listed:
- 09-Nov-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Devonport High School For Boys
- Statutory Address:
- DEVONPORT HIGH SCHOOL FOR BOYS, PARADISE ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1386309
- Date first listed:
- 09-Nov-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Devonport High School For Boys
- Statutory Address 1:
- DEVONPORT HIGH SCHOOL FOR BOYS, PARADISE ROAD
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:
- DEVONPORT HIGH SCHOOL FOR BOYS, PARADISE ROAD
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:
- SX4634954893
Details
PLYMOUTH
SX4654NW PARADISE ROAD, Stoke
740-1/55/677 (South side)
Devonport High School for Boys
GV II*
Former military hospital, now a school. 1797 with some later
extension. Plymouth limestone ashlar front, otherwise Plymouth
limestone rubble with ashlar plinth and dressed surrounds to
openings; dry slate hipped roofs; dressed stone stacks with
moulded cornices.
PLAN: large plan with 4 original square ward blocks linked by
an arcaded and vaulted walk at the front, this continues
farther to the right to join an administration block which is
in part later.
EXTERIOR: 3-storey ward and administration blocks, each ward
block with 5-window-range elevations [plus various
single-storey and 2-storey additions]. The group is fronted by
a single-storey passage plus balcony of 5:7:5:7:5:7:1:5 bays.
The arcade has plinth and impost string surmounted by a
moulded entablature incorporating a turned balustrade above
each round arch. C20 windows with glazing bars within dressed
stone architraves and spoked fanlight heads to round-arched
doorways of ward blocks within passage. Rear part of
administration block has 12-pane horned sashes.
INTERIOR: has no particular features of interest where
inspected.
This is an important hospital design: arranged in separate
blocks like the Royal Naval Hospital, High Street (qv), to
which it relates visually, but with the buildings set out in a
straight line behind a very long and visually powerful
colonnade.
(The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Devon: London: 1989-:
655).
Listing NGR: SX4634954893
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 473694
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Cherry, B, The Buildings of England: Devon, (1989), 655
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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