Hamoaze House

Hamoaze House, formerly Admiralty House, on Mount Wise (centre)

Hamoaze House is a substantial building at Devonport, Plymouth. It is a Grade II Listed Building.[1]

History

The house was built for Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond in 1795 and served as the home of the Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth from 1809 until 1934 when that officer moved to Government House. It is named after the Hamoaze which is the tidal estuary of the River Tamar.[2] It became the home of the General Officer Commanding the Plymouth Division of the Royal Marines later in 1934.[3] Plymouth Development Corporation marketed the building and arranged its sale to a charitable trust in 1998[4] and it has since become a centre for drug and alcohol rehabilitation.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Hamoaze House and Attached Forecourt Railings, Plymouth". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 Plymouth & Launceston ISBN 978-0-319-23146-3
  3. ↑ "History". Hamoaze House. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Hamoaze House". Old Devonport. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "About Hamoaze". Hamoaze House. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

Coordinates: 50°22′03″N 4°10′18″W / 50.3674°N 4.1718°W / 50.3674; -4.1718

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