Charles Fort

Detached three-bay two-storey storehouse, built c.1750, having rubble stone stairwell to rear (east). Pitched slate roof with cast-iron rainwater goods. Rubble stone walls. Square-headed window openings with limestone sills and lintels to front (west) elevation, having replacement three-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed window opening with limestone sill and lintel to first floor of side (south) elevation, having replacement three-over-three pane timber sliding sash window. Square-headed window opening with limestone sill, red brick block-and-start surround and voussoirs to ground floor, having replacement three-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening with limestone lintel to front elevation having replacement timber battened door. Square-headed door opening with limestone lintel to first floor of rear elevation having replacement timber battened door. Rubble stone stepped approach to rear elevation door having limestone flagstones. Rubble stone enclosing wall having square-headed gate opening. Cobbled surface to front, rear and sides.

This former store with its asymmetrical façade is primarily functional in its design, its detachment from aesthetic concerns made all the more apparent having been partially hidden behind an enclosing wall. However it does conform to the architecture of contemporary buildings in Charles Fort, in that it utilises traditional materials such as slate, rubble stone, limestone and red brick. While the fort's ramparts and bastions retain much of their original seventeenth century form and fabric intact, buildings were added within throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to meet changing military requirement. Together with these structures, this building forms part of an outstanding architectural group which has played a significant role in the country's history.