Grade I listed building · Historic England

Prysten House

Listed Grade I since 195472 years · Grade I is the top 2.5% of England’s listed buildings

HHouseCABarbican conservation area1954Listed

Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Prysten House

Prysten House is one of 20 Grade I listed buildings in Plymouth and about 9,341 in England. It was among the first 78 buildings in Plymouth to be listed, on 25 January 1954, and its entry was last amended on 9 November 1998. It stands in the Barbican conservation area, designated in 1967. Within 400 metres are 2 more Grade I buildings and 95 other listed buildings.

HERead the official list entryHistoric England’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · List entry 1067152↗

Grade I is for buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings in England. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out: changes need listed building consent from the council.

Visit

Make it a walk: 5 listed buildings in about 15 minutes

Plymouth · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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Farther afield

Old Custom HouseGrade II*0.2mi

Charles ChurchGrade I0.2mi

34, New StreetGrade II*0.3mi Nos. 17 and 18 New StreetGrade II*0.3mi

Elizabethan House MuseumGrade II*0.3mi

Plymouth Naval MemorialGrade I0.3mi

Around it

13 more listed buildings within 150 metres

Grade I and II* ones open their own page; Grade II ones open the official list entry.

IISt Andrews Abbey Hall and Church House Assembly Room19 m IChurch of St Andrew34 m IIBaptist Church45 m II4, St Andrews Street48 m II*Synagogue50 m IIKitty O’Hanlon’s Public House52 m II1, 2 and 3, St Andrews Street52 m II*33, St Andrews Street63 m II1A, St Andrews Street65 m IIDispensary67 m IIGuildhall Including Great Hall, Assize Courts and Former City Treasury93 m IIUnitarian Church110 m II12, Buckwell Street123 m

More like it

Grade I houses near Plymouth

Within 25 miles, with a photo.

Port EliotSt Germans · 8 mi away

Betsy Grimbal's Tower, The VicarageTavistock · 12 mi away

43, ButterwalkTotnes · 20 mi away

EastgateTotnes · 20 mi away

PlaceFowey · 22 mi away

The ButterwalkDartmouth · 25 mi away

Questions about Prysten House

Is Prysten House listed?

Yes. Prysten House is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England (list entry 1067152), first listed on 25 January 1954.

Can you visit Prysten House?

Many listed buildings are private homes; this one can be seen from the street.

Is Prysten House in a conservation area?

Yes, the Barbican conservation area, designated in 1967.

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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 · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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