The Ship

The Ship is an office building in Derriford, , England. It was designed by Nicholas Grimshaw and is constructed of glass and steel in the form of a ship.
  • Type: Office
  • Description: listed building in Plymouth, England
  • Also known as: ‘The Ship’, Derriford”, “The Ship, Derriford”, and “Western Morning News building
  • Address: Brest Road, Plymouth, PL6 5XN

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Derriford Hospital and Crownhill Fort.

Hospital
is a large teaching hospital in , . The hospital serves Plymouth and nearby areas of and . It also provides tertiary cardiothoracic surgery, neurosurgery, renal transplant surgery, and immunology/allergy for the whole of the South West Peninsula. is situated 1,400 feet northeast of The Ship.

Castle
is a Royal Commission Fort built in the 1860s in as part of Lord Palmerston's ring of land defences for . Restored by the Landmark Trust, it is now home to several small businesses, museums, exhibitions and a holiday apartment sleeping up to eight people. is situated 2,700 feet west of The Ship.

Fort
is a former 19th-century fort, built as a result of the Royal Commission on National Defence of 1859. Part of an extensive scheme known as Palmerston Forts, after the prime minister who championed the scheme, it was built to defend the landward approaches to the north east of , as an element of the plan for the defence of the at Devonport. is situated 3,000 feet south of The Ship.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Estover and Eggbuckland.

Suburb
is a district in , England, within the boundary area. The original hamlet was extensively developed during the 1970s, into what became back then a large housing estate, consisting almost entirely of council houses, situated five miles northeast of Plymouth city centre in the county of .

Suburb
is a suburb of the city of , in the ceremonial county of , England. Before the Second World War was a small a few miles north of Plymouth.

Suburb
is a predominantly post-war suburb of in the county of . Roughly geographically situated in the centre of the city, it has a primary school, St Boniface's Catholic College, a sports and community hub, two neighbourhood grocers and is home to the interchange, on the A38 road Parkway.

The Ship

Latitude
50.41383° or 50° 24′ 50″ north
Longitude
-4.11881° or 4° 7′ 8″ west
Open location code
9C2QCV7J+GF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 40266259
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q19869596
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