Listed Building: FORT CLARENCE (1299779)
Grade | II |
---|---|
Authority | |
Volume/Map/Item | 1357, 2, 13 |
Date assigned | 19 February 1970 |
Date last amended |
Description
ROCHESTER BORSTAL ROAD TQ 76 NW 2/13 Fort Clarence (formerly listed under S t Margaret's Street) 19.2.70 II Fort, forming part of the anti-Napoleonic defences of the Medway towns. 1812. Stock brick with limestone dressings. Surrounded (where not infilled) by deep revetted ditch. 3 storeys with basement. Corner circular turrets with moulded limestone cornice bands. Three massive stylized mahicoulis, also limestone, to road (entrance) side only. Otherwise plan brick with reliving arches over the 2 levels of deep embasures, mostly with very shallow arches although those to entrance front round-headed. Interior not inspected, and plan and internal arrangement not known.
Listing NGR: TQ7345967115
External Links (0)
Sources (1)
- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
Location
Grid reference | TQ 7390 6768 (point) |
---|---|
Map sheet | TQ76NW |
Civil Parish | ROCHESTER & CHATHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Nov 15 2006 5:35PM