Listed Building: No. 1 Chalk Road Gravesend (1089043)
| Grade | II |
|---|---|
| Authority | |
| Volume/Map/Item | 742, 7, 41 |
| Date assigned | 23 January 1952 |
| Date last amended |
Description
1. 5277 CHALK ROAD (North Side) CHALK
No 1 TQ 67 SE 7/41 23.1.52.
II
2. This is the cottage most usually said to be the one where Charles Dickens and Kate Hogarth spent their honeymoon in 1836. Early C19. 2 storeys faced with weatherboarding. Tiled roof. 2 sashes with glazing bars intact. Doorcase with small flat hood over supported on brackets. 4 panelled door. Over this is a tablet with a mask of Dickens and the inscription "Charles Dickens, Born 1812, Died 1870 spent his honeymoon in this house (1836). Here also were written some early chapters of "Pickwick".
Listing NGR: TQ6700373055
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Sources (1)
- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 6700 7305 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ67SE |
| Civil Parish | GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
May 5 2010 11:02AM