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

Hamoaze House is a large detached house in Mount Wise, Devonport, Plymouth, built in 1795 as the home of the Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth. It should not be confused with the earlier Admiralty House, Mount Wise (originally known as Government House), built 1789-93 as the home of the military Governor of Plymouth.

It is listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England.[1]

History

The house was built in 1795 by Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond (1735-1806), elder brother of Lord George Lennox (1737-1805), Governor of Plymouth (1784-1805), and served as the home of the Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth from 1809 until 1934 when that officer moved to Government House.[2] It is named after the Hamoaze which is the tidal estuary of the River Tamar.[3] It became the home of the General Officer Commanding the Plymouth Division of the Royal Marines later in 1934.[4] Plymouth Development Corporation marketed the building and arranged its sale to a charitable trust in 1998[5] and it has since become a centre for drug and alcohol rehabilitation.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Historic England, "Hamoze House and attached railings (1386257)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 July 2019
  2. ↑ "Plymouth Maritime Headquarters (Mount Wise)". Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 Plymouth & Launceston ISBN 978-0-319-23146-3
  4. ↑ "History". Hamoaze House. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Hamoaze House". Old Devonport. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "About Hamoaze". Hamoaze House. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

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

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