IWalls & gates · listed 1992Outer Walls and GatewayPhoto: Peter Glyn · CC BY-SA 3.0
Outer Walls and Gateway · Photo: Peter Glyn · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
History of Hugh Town · Historic England
70 listed buildings, 4 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Hugh Town’s built-up area, 737 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 5 scheduled monuments. 42% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 6 of its listed buildings.
Listed buildings
70
737 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
4
exceptional interest
Grade II*
4
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
5
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
42%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Hugh Town in 6 photos
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Star Castle HotelGrade I listed
Gatehouse CottageGrade II* listed
Newman HouseGrade II* listed
The Guard HouseGrade II* listed
The Old Church of St MaryGrade II* listed+1See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons and Geograph, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the building’s page or its official list entry.
The map
Where Hugh Town’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IGrade II*Scheduled monument400 m from Bastions and Walls of Star Castle
4 of 4Grade I buildings stand within 400 m of Bastions and Walls of Star Castle, a five-minute walk. So do 33 of the 70 listed buildings.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
70 listed buildings by grade
4 Grade I4 Grade II*62 Grade II
Historic England lists buildings in three grades: Grade I for buildings of exceptional interest (about 2.5% of all listed buildings), Grade II* for particularly important buildings of more than special interest (about 5.8%), and Grade II for buildings of special interest (about 91.7%). Listing protects the whole building, inside and out.
Every entry on the National Heritage List for England whose point lies inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary. One list entry can cover a terrace or a group of buildings.
Grade I
The 4 Grade I listed buildings in Hugh Town
Buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings; 4 of these stand within 400 m of Bastions and Walls of Star Castle. 2 are photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
IPublic · listed 1975Star CastleOn the list as Star Castle HotelPhoto: David Purchase · CC BY-SA 2.0
Walls & gates · listed 1975Bastions and Walls of Star Castle
Walls & gates · listed 1992Powder Magazine and Blast Walls
Grade II*
The 4 Grade II* listed buildings in Hugh Town
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed.
II*Walls & gates · listed 1975Gatehouse CottagePhoto: Oast House Archive · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*House · listed 1975Newman HousePhoto: John Lucas · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*House · listed 1975The Guard HousePhoto: Peter Glyn · CC BY-SA 3.0
II*Church · listed 1959St Mary's Old Church, St Mary'sOn the list as The Old Church of St MaryPhoto: Andrewrabbott · Public domain
What’s protected
Most of Hugh Town’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas36
Walls, gates & bridges10
Churches, chapels & priories10
Inns, shops & warehouses7
Public & civic buildings4
Street furniture2
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
36 entries (51%) are houses, terraces and villas. 10 are churches, chapels and priories.
Buildings are sorted by words in each entry’s name (church, gate, inn, memorial…): the list’s open data has no building type. An entry named only by its address counts as a house.
Grade II
62 Grade II listed buildings
Most listed buildings are in this grade, which covers buildings of special interest. Open any building to read its official list entry.
All 62 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Bank House Pentlands Flats Scillonia Shop Occupied by Michael GrayBellrock Hotel and Attached Wall and RailingsBordeauxBuzza TowerChurch of St Mary (Methodist)Church of St Mary'sCrebinnick, House Adjoining to East, Hazeldene, Thurleigh and RaveenCrows Nest the Cabin the ForecastleCustom House Strand HouseDolphin Cottage, Bank Cottage, and Step CottageEvergreen Cottage Pelistry CottageFormer Wesleyan Methodist ChapelGarrison CottageGateway to West of the ChaplaincyHeadstone Approximately 10 Metres West North West of the Old Church of St MaryHeadstone Approximately 23 Metres North West of the Old Church of St MaryHomeleigh and Attached RailingsHouse to West of South West Electricity BoardHugh HouseKavorna Bakery and Gift ShopLead Cistern to North of West Door of Church of St Mary'sLead Cistern to South of West Door of Church of St Mary'sLemon Hall and Attached Walls and RailingsLloyds BankLynwood, Albany House, Westford House, Longras and Innisidgen and Attached WallsLyonnesseMadura ParkviewMaster Gunner's HouseMonument to Charles Budd Approximately 25 Metres North of the Old Church of St MaryMumfordsOld Town War MemorialOutbuilding Approximately 2 Metres South of Parade CottageParade CottageParade HouseParksidePenlee and Attached Walls and Railings to Penlee Rw BanfieldPier HousePort Light Starboard LightPost OfficeRattenbury memorial approximately 5 metres north of the Old Church of St. MaryRivera HouseShearwater and Attached RailingsSimpson's ShopSouth West Electricity BoardSpanish Ledge Guest House Spanish Ledge Guest House and House Attached at WestStanmore HouseThe AnchorageThe Atlantic HotelThe Bishop and Wolf Public HouseThe ChaplaincyThe Galley the Galley RestaurantThe PierThe White Cottage and Attached WallsTown HallTrevessa and WingletangVeronica LodgeWahroongaWall and Gateway to West of Church of St Mary's1 and 2, Trinity Cottages1, Well Lane1-10, Higher Strand3, Garrison Hill
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 99% of Hugh Town
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Isles of Scilly 197551 ha
51 hain conservation areas, of 52 ha inside the built-up area.
70 of the 70 listed buildings stand in one.
Historic England’s conservation areas layer, supplied by councils (incomplete in places, so a page fact, never graded). Hectares are the part of each area inside the built-up area.
How the list grew
34 of Hugh Town’s 70 listed buildings were added in 1992
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1992 · 341975 · 211959 · 13
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 13 entries were listed in 1959. 34 came in 1992. Only 1 has been added in the last 15 years.
Monuments & landscapes
Monuments, parks and gardens
Designations that overlap the town by a tenth of their area or half a hectare.
5 scheduled monuments
Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Secretary of State, advised by Historic England.
Homes by age
42% of Hugh Town’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
40%
Before 1900
1.7%
1900–18
0.9%
1919–29
2.7%
1930s
3.4%
1945–54
11%
1955–64
10%
1965–72
5.3%
1973–82
7%
1983–92
2.7%
1993–99
9.7%
2000–08
2.7%
2009–15
1.7%
2016–25
Hugh TownEngland & Wales
40% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1955–64, which added 11% of today’s homes.
Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock of properties by build period, 31 March 2025, for the neighbourhoods (LSOAs) that make up the town, split by where their residents live. Homes with no recorded build period (9 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
In brief
Hugh Town in brief
More of Hugh Town’s homes are old than in most places: 42% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 70 listed buildings, 4 of them Grade I. Its Grade I buildings cluster together: 4 of them stand within 400 m of Bastions and Walls of Star Castle.
A conservation area has protected part of it since 1975. Most entries on the list, 51%, are houses, terraces and villas. It also has 5 scheduled monuments, the archaeology and ruins the law protects.
Questions about Hugh Town’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Hugh Town?
Historic England lists 70 buildings inside Hugh Town’s built-up area: 4 Grade I, 4 Grade II* and 62 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Hugh Town?
4, including Bastions and Walls of Star Castle, Outer Walls and Gateway, Powder Magazine and Blast Walls and Star Castle Hotel.
Are there scheduled monuments in Hugh Town?
Yes, 5 scheduled monuments, including Harry's Walls unfinished 16th century artillery castle and adjacent prehistoric standing stone at Mount Flagon, St Mary's, Post-medieval breastwork, curtain wall and associated defensive structures on the periphery of The Garrison, St Mary's, The Rocket House 17th-18th century powder magazine and adjacent prison on The Garrison, St Mary's and The Star Castle, St Mary's.
How many conservation areas are there in Hugh Town?
1, covering about 51 hectares of the town. The largest is Isles of Scilly.
When were Hugh Town’s buildings listed?
The first in 1959; the most, 34, in 1992.
How old are the homes in Hugh Town?
42% of homes were built before 1919 and 45% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Hugh Town has no History Grade.
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Sources: Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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