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HER Number:7906.18
Name:LOWER BROOM BATTERY - Post Medieval curtain wall

Summary

The section of granite wall round the south side of the Garrison, built between 1742 and 1750.

Grid Reference:SV 8980 1013
Parish:St Marys, St Marys, Isles of Scilly
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Protected Status

  • Scheduled Monument 15434: POST-MEDIEVAL BREASTWORK, CURTAIN WALL AND ASSOCIATED DEFENSIVE STRUCTURES ON THE PERIPHERY OF THE GARRISON, ST MARY'S
  • Listed Building (I) 62521: OUTER WALLS AND GATEWAY

Other References/Statuses

  • OS No. (OS Quarter-sheet and OS No.): SV91SW SV81SE
  • Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 7906.18
  • SMR No. (OS Quarter-sheet and SMR No.): SV91SW 31

Monument Type(s):

Full description

The section of granite wall extending from those fortifying the Garrison neck and Porthcressa coast (7906.04, 7906.15) round the south side of the Garrison to the inland of its west point at Steval battery (7904.19) was built between 1742 and 1750. Associated with it are two gateways or sallyports (7906.19, 7906.20), five redans (7906.21 - 7906.25), and the batteries known as Morning Point (7906.26), Woolpack (7906.27), Bartholomew (7906.28) and Colonel George Boscawen's (7906.29). A guardhouse and prison was built against its north end (7905.13). The site is a Listed Building, Grade I (h1). The monument is included in the Schedule.

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Site history:
1: 1958. SAUNDERS, A/IAM
2: 1978. NJA/OS
3: 1988. WATERS, A/CAU
4: 1990. HERRING, P AND PARKES, C/CAU
5: 1990. JOHNSON, N/CAU
6: 1991. UNKNOWN/EH
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<1> Lilly, C, 1715, A Plan of the Hugh (Unpublished document). SCO3869.

<2> UNKNOWN, 1742, A PLAN OF THE HUGH FORT ALIAS THE STAR CASTLE (Unedited Source). SCO5545.

<3> UNKNOWN, 1746, A PLAN OF THE HUGH FORT (Unedited Source). SCO5552.

<4> Heath, R, 1750, A Natural and Historical Account of the Islands of Scilly, 69, 73-74 (Bibliographic reference). SCO3486.

<5> Tovey, A, 1750, A Plan of the Peninsula and Fortifications on St Mary's (Bibliographic reference). SCO4950.

<6> Borlase, W, 1756, Observations on the Ancient and Present State of the Islands of Scilly (Bibliographic reference). SCO2883.

<7> Troutbeck, J, 1796, Survey of the Ancient and Present State of the Scilly Islands, 43, 44 (Bibliographic reference). SCO4965.

<8> Woodley, G, 1822, A View of the Present State of the Scilly Islands, 226-228 (Bibliographic reference). SCO5069.

<9> Birch, JF, 1974, Plan of the Garrison on the Island of Saint Mary, Scilly (Bibliographic reference). SCO2851.

<10> Ordnance Survey, 1880s, 1st Edition 1:2500 Map (Cartographic materials). SCO4048.

<11> Ordnance Survey, 1900s, 2nd Edition 1:2500 Map (Cartographic materials). SCO4050.

<12> O'Neil, BH St J, 1961, Isles of Scilly MOW Guide, 36-37 (Bibliographic reference). SCO4042.

<13> DOE, Listed Building Description (original DOE) (Bibliographic reference). SCO5173.

<14> Adams, F & P, 1984, Star Castle and its Garrison, 58 (Bibliographic reference). SCO2717.

Sources / Further Reading

[1]SCO3869 - Unpublished document: Lilly, C. 1715. A Plan of the Hugh. At Bodleian Library, Oxford.
[2]SCO5545 - Unedited Source: UNKNOWN. 1742. A PLAN OF THE HUGH FORT ALIAS THE STAR CASTLE. AT FORTRESS HOUSE.
[3]SCO5552 - Unedited Source: UNKNOWN. 1746. A PLAN OF THE HUGH FORT. COPY ADAMS, 1, 1810.
[4]SCO3486 - Bibliographic reference: Heath, R. 1750. A Natural and Historical Account of the Islands of Scilly. 69, 73-74.
[5]SCO4950 - Bibliographic reference: Tovey, A. 1750. A Plan of the Peninsula and Fortifications on St Mary's. At Star Castle.
[6]SCO2883 - Bibliographic reference: Borlase, W. 1756. Observations on the Ancient and Present State of the Islands of Scilly.
[7]SCO4965 - Bibliographic reference: Troutbeck, J. 1796. Survey of the Ancient and Present State of the Scilly Islands. 43, 44.
[8]SCO5069 - Bibliographic reference: Woodley, G. 1822. A View of the Present State of the Scilly Islands. 226-228.
[9]SCO2851 - Bibliographic reference: Birch, JF. 1974. Plan of the Garrison on the Island of Saint Mary, Scilly. At Hugh House.
[10]SCO4048 - Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 1880s. 1st Edition 1:2500 Map.
[11]SCO4050 - Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 1900s. 2nd Edition 1:2500 Map.
[12]SCO4042 - Bibliographic reference: O'Neil, BH St J. 1961. Isles of Scilly MOW Guide. 36-37.
[13]SCO5173 - Bibliographic reference: DOE. Listed Building Description (original DOE). Listing "Greenbacks".
[14]SCO2717 - Bibliographic reference: Adams, F & P. 1984. Star Castle and its Garrison. 58.

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • ECO3128 - Garrison Walls, Isles of Scilly, conservation plan

Related records

7906Part of: THE GARRISON - Post Medieval curtain wall (Building)

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