Our Historic Buildings

Our historic buildings have been grouped into categories, as a way of introducing them and as a way of helping you browse. Anything built since WWII will be classed as a current building - just to draw a line.

We have many historic buildings; when listed on the page this way it can be a surprise to non-Devonport residents, even within our own city of Plymouth: "Wow, didn't know these were here" is often heard from visitors.

Commercial Origin

Devonport Market - Grade II
The Bristol Castle
The Crown and Column - Grade II
The Crown Hotel - Grade II
The Kings Arms- Grade II
The Beresford Inn - Grade II
The Magnet - Grade II
The Shakespeare Hotel - Grade II
The Steam Packet Inn
The Swan
Terrace of shops, Nos 6-15 Cumberland Street - Grade II
Terrace of shops, 2, 4 and 6 George Street - Grade II

Social Origin

18-20 Duke Street - Grade II
The Forum
The Royal Fleet Hotel
Odd Fellows Hall - Grade I
Agnes Weston (gone)
Exmouth Hall a.k.a. The Van Dyke Club (gone)
St Aubyn Masonic Hall (its location no longer classified as Devonport)

Religious Origin

Church of St Aubyn, Chapel Street - Grade II
RC Church of St Michael and St Joseph (gone)
Cornwall Street School (gone)
Unitarian Chapel (now the Cooperative) - Grade II
Stoke Damerel Church, Paradise Road - Devonport's mother church - Grade II*
St Mary's Church (gone)
St Paul's Church (gone)

Military or Naval Origin

4 and 5 Theatre Ope (originally married quarters) - Grade II
Admiralty House (originally Government House) - Grade II
Albert Road Gate (gone)
Bluff Battery
Cricket ground
Fore Street Gate
Hamoaze House and railings, George Street - Grade II
King's Hill Gazebo
Morice Gate
Mount Wise Barracks
Mount Wise House - Grade II
Mutton Cove Gate
Officers Terrace, Bonaventure House, South Yard - Grade II*
Queen Stairs (or Admiral's Steps) and landing stage, Richmond Walk - Grade II
Picquet Barracks
Raglan Gatehouse- Grade II
Raglan Engineers depot a.k.a. Cumberland Block (gone)
Seymour House

Municipal or Manorial Origin

Devonport Borough Prison (gone)
Devonport Column - Grade I
Devonport Park Higher Lodge
Devonport Park Lower Lodge, Fore Street - Grade II
Devonport Park Great War Memorial - Grade II
Devonport Town Hall (Guildhall) - Grade I
Manor Office, The, Chapel Street - Grade II
Mutton Cove Harbour and Pier - Grade II
Piermaster's House, The
Royal Albert Hospital (gone)
Scott Memorial, Mount wise - Grade II
Municipal Science, Art and Technical School, Paradise road - Grade II

Domestic Origin

Baker's Place
Chapel Street, residential properties adjoining Crown Hotel - Grade II
17, 18, 19 Charlotte Street - Grade II
4 to 16 Duke Street - Grade II
1 George Street
57 George Street - Grade II
Hamoaze Place
1 and 2 Theatre Ope - Grade II


page updated 5 January 2012