Listed Building: ST MARY'S HALL (1281165)

Grade II
Authority
Volume/Map/Item 1797, 3, 78
Date assigned 14 November 1986
Date last amended

Description

ST MARY'S HOO CP TQ 87 NW 3/78 St Mary's Hall - II House. Cl7 and circa 1830. Red brick with plain tiled roof to north, painted brick with hipped slate roof to south. Double depth plan. 2 storeys; 3 window front, sashes on first-floor, 2 outer bays on ground-floor, united by slate roof to form porch between on ground-floor. St. Mary's Hall was the home of Henry Pye from 1845-1909. He made many innovations in farming practices including promoting the use of steam engines (by Aveling of Rochester) for ploughing and threshing. By draining the marshes he improved the grazing and eliminated the fevers which had so reduced the population in the past. Listing NGR: TQ8041276524

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  • Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.

Map

Location

Grid reference TQ 8041 7652 (point)
Map sheet TQ87NW
Civil Parish ST MARY HOO, MEDWAY, KENT

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Record last edited

Nov 15 2006 5:35PM