Lot No.: 9
EGGBUCKLAND KEEP, FORT AUSTIN AVENUE
CROWNHILL, PLYMOUTH, DEVON, PL6 5NX
Property Details -
Location and Description
Eggbuckland Keep dates from about 1872 and is a Grade
II* Listed Building and Scheduled Ancient Monument –
one in a line of massive Palmerstonian defences built
around Plymouth to defend Plymouth and Devonport
Naval Base against the perceived threat of land and sea
attack.
Reputedly the last Keep built in England and intended
to have a dual purpose as a barracks for 230 men and
a strengthened inner defence position of last resort, it
has been described by English Heritage as “one of the
most significant buildings in Plymouth and a designated
heritage asset of national importance”.
Eggbuckland Keep occupies an elevated position at the
junction of Fort Austin Avenue and Shirburn Road and
from the top of the site enjoys the benefit of distant
panoramic views over the City from Plymouth Sound to
the south to Dartmoor National Park to the north.
The massive 5 sided quarry stone building has cut
limestone windows, copings and corbels with granite
internal stairways. It is divided into 16 units intersected
by long, wide hallways and the total area of the ground
and first floors of the building is about 1800 square
metres.
Sole Agents
SHOBROOK & CO LTD
Guide Price circa £600,000
Vendors Solicitors
Wolferstans, Deptford Chambers, 60/66 North Hill,Plymouth PL4 8EP
Tel: 01752 663295 FAX: 01752 672021
DX: 8206 Plymouth 1 Reference: John Chapman
Freehold with vacant possession of the entirety with the exception of 3 existing informal tenancies in place in
respect of 4 of the 16 commercial units within the building
A rare opportunity to acquire one of Plymouth’s landmark properties which has been in its present ownership
for over 50 years
Currently utilised on a long established basis for commercial and residential purposes but offering a wide range
of potential future uses subject to any necessary planning consent being obtained for change of use
An outstanding investment proposition capable of generating a high rental income when all units fully let
