Grade II listed buildings in Southampton: D–L
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Dart House late 19th century SU4267310993 50°53′48″N 1°23′41″W / 50.8968°N 1.3946°W / 50.8968 ; -1.3946 ( Dart House ) Originally built for the London and South Western Railway , this three-storeyed yellow stock brick building has a central pediment with the initials L.S.W.R . The building has a brick parapet concealing the roof and pilasters between the windows , and a moulded band between the ground and first floors . The main section has seven sash windows at second and first floor levels with a central porch under a pediment on the ground floor . To the left is a one-bay section set back , with two windows at each of the upper floors and a prominent door up a flight of steps . The property was occupied by the Dart Container Line as offices and is now converted into apartments , known as Maritime Chambers [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
The Deanery walls mediaeval SU4261011579 50°54′08″N 1°23′43″W / 50.9021°N 1.3954°W / 50.9021 ; -1.3954 ( The Deanery walls ) Situated opposite St. Mary 's Church , these sections of Mediaeval stone rubble wall ( about 9 ft in height ) are all that remains of the former deanery . In 2008 , the site behind the walls , now apartment blocks , was excavated by archaeologists . Most of the finds were of Mid-Saxon date ( AD 650-850 ) associated with the former town of Hamwic [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
1 to 3 Denzil Avenue ca . 1840 SU4244512954 50°54′52″N 1°23′51″W / 50.9145°N 1.3976°W / 50.9145 ; -1.3976 ( 1 to 3 Denzil Avenue ) This is a terrace of three three-storeyed white rendered houses with rusticated ground floors . No . 2 , at the centre , has its second and first floor elevation slightly recessed with engaged Corinthian columns . All three properties have single sash windows at each floor and cast iron balconettes on the first floor , with those on Nos . 1 and 3 more elaborate . Nos . 2 and 3 have round-headed doorcases . The door to No . 1 is on the side of the building . Although similar in style , the adjacent terrace , Nos . 4 to 6 , is not listed [ 5 ] [ 6 ]
Director Generals ' Building 1840 SU4207112959 50°54′53″N 1°24′10″W / 50.9146°N 1.4029°W / 50.9146 ; -1.4029 ( Director Generals ' Building ) Originally called Avenue House , this substantial house on the corner of The Avenue and Rockstone Place , was one of the last buildings designed by Samuel Toomer . The property was first let to Thomas Leader Harman , a local Liberal politician and proprietor of the Hampshire Independent weekly newspaper . During Harman 's occupancy , the house was assessed at 41 windows and four male servants lived in . After Harman left in 1843 , other tenants followed until the property was acquired by the Ordnance Survey in 1865 , and renamed Ordnance House , to accommodate the Director-General . The property is three-storeys , built of yellow brick and has full height pilasters at each corner with a dentilled cornice . There are four sash windows at each floor on The Avenue elevation and three on the Rockstone Place elevation . The ground floor windows are round-headed with arched recessed heads , and shell tympana decoration . The main door is at the centre of the Rockstone Place elevation ; the stone doorcase has a shallow moulded cornice hood on brackets and pilasters over a round-headed keyed door opening . The property is now occupied as offices by a firm of solicitors . By the door is a blue plaque in memory of Major General Sir Henry James , Director-General of the Ordnance Survey who live here until his death in 1877 [ 7 ] [ 8 ]
Duke of Wellington 13th and 15th century SU4188311200 50°53′56″N 1°24′21″W / 50.8988°N 1.4058°W / 50.8988 ; -1.4058 ( Duke of Wellington ) Situated in Bugle Street , the foundations and cellar of this public house are the remains of a house built circa 1220 by Benedict Ace , one of the first mayors of Southampton . In 1338 , the house was seriously damaged during the French raid on the town . In about 1494 , the building was converted into a public house by the brewer Rowland Johnson who named it the Bere House . By 1771 , the pub had been named the Shipwrights Arms with the present name being adopted after the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 . The building was again damaged during the blitz of 1940 with the top floor being completely destroyed , but was restored in 1962/63 . The main building is three storeys with exposed square framed timber-framing with plaster infill on a stone base . Each floor oversails the one below it . The first-floor windows are 18th-century , although the ground floor has a modern bar front [ 9 ] [ 10 ]
Eagle Warehouse 1903 SU4190811125 50°53′53″N 1°24′19″W / 50.8981°N 1.4054°W / 50.8981 ; -1.4054 ( Eagle Warehouse ) This Art Nouveau style warehouse , also known as 88 & 90 French Street , was designed by Francis William Wade and , since 1983 , has been used by the City Council to house its archaeological collection . The building is four storeys high , with a basement , and is built of red brick with stone dressings . Above the central window on the top floor is a crow-stepped parapet surmounted by an eagle . The three third floor windows are flanked by stone columns . The second floor windows have three lights and cambered heads . They are separated from the windows on the first floor by a panel decorated with Art Nouveau flowers and heart emblems , the numbers 19 and 03 , and the letters M and W. The ground floor windows have cambered arches , with a pedimented doorcase inserted into the central window and a carriage entrance on the left with curbing stones . On the southern elevation of the building is painted May & Wade , Export Grocers , Shipping Contractors [ 11 ] [ 12 ]
Eastgate House mid 19th century SU4202610940 50°53′47″N 1°24′14″W / 50.8964°N 1.4038°W / 50.8964 ; -1.4038 ( Eastgate House ) The former Eastgate Printing Works , situated on Town Quay , was converted into offices and luxury apartments in 2008 . The building is four storeys high , white rendered with the ground floor facade being grooved to represent masonry . The Town Quay elevation has a total of six windows on each of the top three floors , grouped two to the right , three in the centre and one to the left . Most of the windows on the first and second floors have cambered heads and there is a bay window at the left of the first floor . On the ground floor , there is a former coach entrance . The Winkle Street elevation incorporates a section of the Southampton town walls [ 13 ] [ 14 ]
Ferry House ca . 1870 SU4272910988 50°53′48″N 1°23′38″W / 50.8968°N 1.3938°W / 50.8968 ; -1.3938 ( Ferry House ) Described as a good example of Victorian functional design , this building was built as the Docks Board Office and was later used as offices by the Southern Railway . Built of yellow brick on a T-shaped plan at the entrance to Ocean Village it comprises two main blocks , each two storeys high . The western block has six windows on the western elevation and three on each of the northern and southern ; the eastern block ( at right angles ) has five windows on the Canute Road elevation . There are projecting porches on three sides , built later than the original structure . Internally , the property is described as a very unaltered example of a custom built Victorian office block with its high-ceilinged rooms and open stairwell with some good joinery and decorative ironwork retained . Formerly the Cock and Bottle , it is now a J D Wetherspoon pub , named after The Admiral Sir Lucius Curtis [ 15 ] [ 16 ]
Fleming Arms early 18th century SU4404216052 50°56′32″N 1°22′28″W / 50.9422°N 1.3745°W / 50.9422 ; -1.3745 ( Fleming Arms ) This public house stands on the banks of Monks Brook and was named after the family of Sir Thomas Fleming . The property is two storeys high built of colour-washed brick . The main elevation has three dormer windows with a pair of windows on the first floor flanking a large square central panel , with moulded stone surround , on which is the Fleming coat of arms . On the ground floor , there are two three-light casement windows with segmental heads . The central door , has a Roman Doric porch . The pub has various extensions to the rear and a single-storey wing on the eastern side also having a Doric porch . The pub was previously owned by George Gale and Co. but is now owned by the Greene King Brewery and operated under the Hungry Horse branding [ 17 ] [ 18 ]
Four Post Hill drinking trough 1888 SU4113412277 50°54′30″N 1°24′58″W / 50.9084°N 1.4161°W / 50.9084 ; -1.4161 ( Four Post Hill drinking fountain ) Situated at the junction of Shirley Road and Millbrook Road East , this is a granite drinking trough which is supported on two cylindrical granite legs . At the rear , there is a stone pillar surmounted by a ball finial and the date , 1888 . On the face of the pillar , there is a lion 's head mask moulding with the inscription Thou preservest man and beast [ 19 ] [ 20 ]
French Street - Registry Office east end wall mediaeval SU4190611092 50°53′52″N 1°24′20″W / 50.8978°N 1.4055°W / 50.8978 ; -1.4055 ( Registry Office east end wall ) This is the rear wall of the Register Office on the French Street facade . It was built of stone and incorporates a reproduction perpendicular window . The remainder of the former County buildings is not of particular architectural interest . The building was occupied for many years by King Edward VI School until 1894 [ 21 ] [ 22 ]
French Street - Vaults under Nos 46 and 48 13th and 15th century SU4191911207 50°53′56″N 1°24′19″W / 50.8988°N 1.4053°W / 50.8988 ; -1.4053 ( French Street - Vaults under Nos 46 and 48 ) Scheduled as an ancient monument , these two tunnel vaults are situated below a modern block of apartments . The north one is rubble-faced and possibly late-13th- or early-14th-century . The south one is ashlar -faced and probably 15th-century [ 23 ] [ 24 ]
French Street - Wall to East of Mission Hall mediaeval SU4193611060 50°53′51″N 1°24′18″W / 50.8975°N 1.4050°W / 50.8975 ; -1.4050 ( French Street - Wall to East of Mission Hall ) Situated in the grounds of St. John 's Infant School , this mediaeval stone wall , about 2 to 4 feet in height , is probably the remains of the Church of St. John [ 25 ] [ 26 ]
Geddes Warehouse 1866 SU4193910989 50°53′48″N 1°24′18″W / 50.8968°N 1.4050°W / 50.8968 ; -1.4050 ( Geddes Warehouse ) Situated on Town Quay , this prominent red brick building is one of the few remaining Victorian warehouses in Southampton . The building has two sections , the western one of six storeys and the eastern of five storeys . Each section has a central gable on which there were originally hoists to raise goods to the upper floors . The original warehouse doors on the gable sections have now been replaced with white French windows with balconettes at each floor . Each floor has six other windows on the western section and four on the eastern ; these are metal casements with cambered architraves . The western elevation is similar in style with a gable end and windows flanking the central section . In the apex of the gable is the inscription : 1866 , D. Geddes , Surveyor - H.W . Bull , Builder . The property was built as a baggage warehouse for Donald Geddes , who was surveyor to the Harbour Board . In 1979 the City Council bought the property and it is now leased to Ennio 's restaurant [ 27 ] [ 28 ]
God 's House Tower ca . 1300 SU4208810932 50°53′47″N 1°24′10″W / 50.8963°N 1.4029°W / 50.8963 ; -1.4029 ( God 's House Tower ) Situated at the south-east corner of the town walls , this is a late-13th-century gatehouse with a 15th-century gallery and tower . It was erected to defend the sluices into the moat and later served as the town gaol before becoming home to the Museum of Archaeology . The gatehouse and tower are built of stone rubble and are two or three storeys high . The arched gateway had a double portcullis , the grooves of which are still visible . The windows are described as trefoil or cinquefoil headed lights . Under the main tower , the filled in arches of the tidal moat and sluices are visible on both the southern and northern flanks [ 29 ] [ 30 ]
Gordon Monument 1885 SU4229811047 50°53′51″N 1°24′00″W / 50.8974°N 1.3999°W / 50.8974 ; -1.3999 ( Gordon Monument ) Situated in Queen 's Park , this memorial to General Charles Gordon was erected in October 1885 , nine months after his death . The light and elegant structure comprises a stone base on which there are four polished red Aberdeen granite columns , about twenty feet high . The columns are surmounted by carved capitals supporting a cross . The pedestal bears the arms of the Gordon clan and of the borough of Southampton , and also Gordons name in Chinese . Around the base is an inscription referring to Gordon as a soldier , philanthropist and administrator ; the inscription mentions those parts of the world in which he served , and closes with a quotation from his last letter to his sisters : - I am quite happy , thank God ! and , like Lawrence , I have tried to do my duty [ 31 ] [ 32 ]
The Grapes early 19th century SU4244411111 50°53′52″N 1°23′52″W / 50.8979°N 1.3978°W / 50.8979 ; -1.3978 ( The Grapes ) This public house on Oxford Street is situated close to Southampton Docks and was popular with both dockworkers and crew . It was here that the three Slade brothers had been drinking in April 1912 when they missed the departure of the ill-fated Titanic , their route to the ship having been blocked by a train . The pub is now owned by Coastal Inns & Taverns . It is a three storey yellow brick building with an attic floor above the parapet . At each floor there are three windows , with the centre ones being blank . On the centre of the first floor , there is an ornamental wrought iron overthrow bearing the name of the public house , behind which is a picture of the Titanic . The ground floor bar frontage with three doors is late-19th-century [ 33 ] [ 34 ]
3 Grosvenor Square ca . 1835 SU4168912522 50°54′39″N 1°24′30″W / 50.9107°N 1.4084°W / 50.9107 ; -1.4084 ( 3 Grosvenor Square ) Originally known as Oak Villa and later occupied by The Gregg School , this two-storeyed detached house in painted stucco stands just off Grosvenor Square in an unfortunate setting very close to other , later buildings . Together with Nos . 4 and 5 ( see below ) they are all that are left of eight or nine houses forming part of a scheme which was never completed . It has a large semi-circular bow in the centre the whole height of the building divided by pilasters with panelled pilasters at the corners of the house . It has stringcourses between the floors and a cornice carried round the bow , which has three windows , and a single window each side of the bow [ 35 ] [ 36 ]
4 Grosvenor Square ca . 1835 SU4177212615 50°54′41″N 1°24′26″W / 50.9115°N 1.4072°W / 50.9115 ; -1.4072 ( 4 Grosvenor Square ) Described as dignified and attractive , this property and its neighbour stand on the north side of the refurbished Grosvenor Square . No . 4 was originally called The Latimers and is now Latimer House . This is a two-storey white stucco house , now occupied as offices and apartments . It has a large semi-circular bow in the centre the whole height of the building divided by pilasters , and is generally similar to No.3 . The main door is in the centre of the bow on the ground floor and is approached by three stone steps following the line of the bow . The door has a fanlight over and panelled reveals [ 37 ] [ 38 ]
5 Grosvenor Square ca . 1835 SU4180612619 50°54′41″N 1°24′24″W / 50.9115°N 1.4067°W / 50.9115 ; -1.4067 ( 5 Grosvenor Square ) This property was shown as Grosvenor Villa on the 1870 map . It is similar in design to No.4 , with the full height central bow , but the ground floor windows are taller than those of No 4 . The property has a Tuscan portico to the side elevation [ 39 ] [ 40 ]
Listed buildings
In total there are 317 listed buildings in the city of Southampton, of which 14 are Grade I, 20 are Grade II* and the remainder Grade II. In England, a building or structure is defined as listed when it is placed on a statutory register of buildings of special architectural or historic interest by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, a Government department, in accordance with the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990. English Heritage, a non-departmental public body, acts as an agency of this department to administer the process and advise the department on relevant issues. There are three grades of listing status. The Grade II designation is the lowest, and is used for nationally important buildings of special interest. Grade II* is used for particularly important buildings of more than special interest, while Grade I (defined as being of exceptional interest and greater than national importance), is the highest of the three grades. This list summarises 42 Grade II-listed buildings and structures whose names begin with D to L. Numbered buildings with no individual name are listed by the name of the street on which they stand.