Description

ST. MARY'S

SV9010 THE GARRISON, Hugh Town
1358-0/8/79 Hugh House

GV II

Built 1792 as Officer's Mess, now offices. Roughly coursed
granite rubble with front above ground floor of granite
ashlar; slate-hung side walls; gabled slate roof; granite end
stacks. Double-depth plan with central stairhall. 3 storeys;
symmetrical 5-window range, the central bays slightly
recessed. Ground floor has keyed lintels over horned 3/6-pane
sashes; first and second floors have wedge lintels over
6/6-pane sashes. Mid C20 pedimented doorway. Interior:
remodelled in C20 but retains C19 panelled doors set in
panelled reveals with moulded wood architraves. Built as an
Officer's Mess for the Garrison, later became the first
residence of Augustus Smith, Lord Proprietor of the Islands,
before he moved to Tresco Abbey (q.v.).
(P Laws: The Buildings of Scilly: Redruth: 1980-: 10).

Listing NGR: SV9005510504

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26433948

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Recommended Books

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)