Listed Building: PRIORS GATE (1086428)
Grade | I |
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Authority | |
Volume/Map/Item | 1357, 9, 201 |
Date assigned | 24 October 1950 |
Date last amended |
Description
ROCHESTER THE PRECINCT TQ 7468 SW 9/201 Priors Gate 24-10-50 GV I S gate into the cathedral and priory precincts. Probably 1344 when this stretch of wall was built. Random rubble ragstone. 2 storeys with NW stair turret; parapet with moulded string course, much eroded. Arches of 2 orders, the lower order 4- centred, the upper (with hood mould) segmental, the jambs chamfered with pyramid stops. Vault, the ribs with chamfer and roll moulding; eroded corbels. Original cusped lancet to S; renewed 2-light Decorated window to N. Doorway to turret which rises well above gateway parapet.
Listing NGR: TQ7420468450
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Sources (1)
- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
Location
Grid reference | TQ 7420 6844 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ76NW |
Civil Parish | ROCHESTER & CHATHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Nov 15 2006 5:35PM