Historic naval stores buildings, Devonport dockyard
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Historic naval stores buildings, Devonport dockyard
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 30 Jun 2023
Left to right these are: No.8 store, built 1722 with upper floors added in the 20th century. Listed Grade II. No.6 Sail Loft (part hidden, with arched entrances) and No. 5 Store Colour Loft, both built in the 1840s, both Listed Grade II. No.4 Store, one of the original Ordnance stores, for gun carriages and equipment, dated 1723, Listed Grade II*. The large residential building at the back is the Officers' Terrace of 5 houses and stables, built 1720-24 and Listed Grade II*. The retaining wall and steps between the two levels date from the same period and are also Listed Grade II*.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.372843
Longitude
-4.183881