Listed Building: A NAVAL CANNON EMBEDDED IN THE WALL OF NO 33 AND THE TOWN HALL (1068989)
| Grade | II | 
|---|---|
| Authority | |
| Volume/Map/Item | 854, 1, 31 | 
| Date assigned | 28 August 1951 | 
| Date last amended | 
Description
                            
1. 1449                                         HIGH STREET                                              (South East Side)
28.8.51.          No 33 (The Town Hall).                                             A Naval Cannon embedded                                              in the wall of No 33. TR 0624 1/31
II                         GV
2. Erected in 1702 on an open arcade, refaced in the early C19 and the ground floor built in 1884. 2 storeys stuccoed.  The end window bays project slightly. Parapet with, in the centre, a high ornamental panel with cartouche in it and pediment over it.  Cornice above ground floor.  5 round-headed windows on the 1st floor with glazing bars intact. 2 large segmental-headed windows on the ground floor with glazing bars missing and 3 doorways, the centre one in a moulded architrave surround with a broken pediment over supported on brackets, the outer ones with pilasters, triangular pediments and semi-circular fanlights, all 3 with 6 panelled doors, partially glazed.  Panelling inside. Embedded in the wall on the right hand side is a late C18 to early C19 cast iron naval cannon.
Nos 27 to 43 (odd) form a group.
Listing NGR: TR0640824784
                        
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Sources (1)
- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
Location
| Grid reference | TR 0640 2478 (point) | 
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| Map sheet | TR02SE | 
| County | KENT | 
| District | FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT | 
| Civil Parish | NEW ROMNEY, SHEPWAY, KENT | 
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Record last edited
Feb 6 2024 8:56AM