HC Deb 21 May 1992 vol 208 cc260-1W
Mr. Austin-Walker

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list all the listed buildings, and their grading, on the Woolwich arsenal site, with the estimated costs of refurbishment.

Mr. Aitken

The listed buildings at the Royal Arsenal site together with the gradings are as follows:

Gradings
1. The Brass Foundry (in DOE ownership) I
2. Verbruggens House II
3. The Main Guard House II
4. Dial Arch Block II
5. Riverside Guard Rooms (2 No.) II
6. Royal Laboratory Pavilions II
7. Old Military Academy *II
8. Officers Block II
9. Grand Store complex (4 No.) II
10. Shell Foundry Gatehouse II
11. Middle Gate House (part only) II
12. Royal Carriage Factory II
13. Armstrong Gun Factory II
14. New Laboratory Square II

Preliminary estimates of the cost of refurbishing those buildings in MOD ownership to a reasonable standard is likely to be in the order of £12 million.