| Island House | |
|---|---|
 View of Island House off Southside Street | |
  Island HouseLocation within Plymouth, Devon | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Town or city | Plymouth |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 50°22′01″N 4°08′06″W / 50.36696°N 4.13494°W / 50.36696; -4.13494 |
| Current tenants | Pilgrims Ice Cream |
| Estimated completion | 1570s-1600s |
| Designations | |
| Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Island House |
| Designated | 25 January 1954 |
| Reference no. | 1386438 |
| Known for | Final place of accommodation for the Pilgrim Fathers prior to their Mayflower voyage |
Island House is a former merchant's house and Grade II listed building on the Barbican in Plymouth, Devon, England.
History
Built between the 1570s and 1600s, it is known for being the last place of accommodation for the Pilgrim Fathers on English soil, prior to them setting sail on the Mayflower on 6 September 1620.
Construction
It is a local example of a jettied merchant's house.
Present day
Island House has maintained its Grade II listed status, until c. 2010 as a tourist information centre and since then an ice cream shop.
A blue plaque from 1976 can be found beside the shop entrance describing Island House as "one of the houses where a group of English puritans, since known as the Pilgrim Fathers, were entertained ashore prior to their final departure for America on the 6th September 1620 in the 'Mayflower'".
References
- Bracken, Charles William; Harris, W. Best (1970). A history of Plymouth and her neighbors. S. R. Publishers. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-85409-608-4. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- Hoblyn, Ernie (2018). Historic England: Plymouth: Unique Images from the Archives of Historic England. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-8331-7. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- Cherry, Bridget (2001). Devon ( ed.). Harmondworth: Penguin. ISBN 9780140710502.
- Historic England. "Island House (1386438)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 June 2020.