Gardens · South West England
'The Ship', Derriford
'The Ship', Derriford — a garden in england-south-west, United Kingdom.
Lewis Clarke — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
About
'The Ship', Derriford is a garden of interest in england-south-west, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Ship is an office building in Derriford, Plymouth, England. It was designed by Nicholas Grimshaw and is constructed of glass and steel in the form of a ship. It was the offices of The Herald and Western Morning News for many years until their move to Millbay in 2013. It was recommended for listing at Grade II* by Historic England in April 2015. The building is now in use as Adrenaline trampoline fun park and a Clip ‘n Climb activity centre.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The Ship was built in 1992-3 as the headquarters for The Evening Herald and the Western Morning News in the Derriford area of Plymouth, Devon. The architect was Sir Nicholas Grimshaw CBE. The building was vacated by the newspapers in 2013, after a change of ownership in 2012 from Daily Mail and General Trust plc to Local World which resulted in relocation to smaller offices at Milbay in Plymouth, and the building has since stood empty. The owners advertised the building for sale, but, as of 10 April 2015, no buyers had come forward, and the owners served Plymouth City Council with a notice that they wish to demolish the building, leading the Twentieth Century Society to place it on its Risk…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.4139, -4.1188
Sources
- wikidata: Q19869596 (CC0)
- wikipedia: The Ship, Derriford (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is 'The Ship', Derriford?
- 'The Ship', Derriford is in South West England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 50.4139°, -4.1188°.