Listed Building: A NAVAL CANNON EMBEDDED IN THE WALL OF NO 35 AND TOWN HALL HOUSE (1344081)
Grade | II |
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Authority | |
Volume/Map/Item | 854, 1, 30 |
Date assigned | 28 August 1951 |
Date last amended |
Description
1. 1449 HIGH STREET (South East Side)
28.8.51 No 35 (Town Hall House). - A Naval Cannon embedded in the wall of No 35. TR 0624 1/30
II GV
2. Dated 1750. Built as the Town Gaol, or Small-port, as it was called. Later the residence of the Caretaker of the adjoining Town Gaol. 2 storeys attics and basement painted brick, Tiled roof and 1 hipped dormer. Brick modillion eaves cornice, the bricks inserted diagonally with the points protruding. 2 casement windows with small square leaded panes. The westernmost windows on the ground floor and basement, which presumably communicated with the cells, still have iron grilles over them. Doorcase up 4 steps with a flat hood over and door of 6 fielded panels. Over the doorcase is a cartouche of the town arms, flanked by pilasters forming a frame with a cornice over, and below the name of the Mayor at the date of the erection of the building: Robert Langdon, 1750. Embedded in the left side of the wall is a late C18 or early C19 cast iron naval cannon.
Nos 27 to 43 (odd) form a group.
Listing NGR: TR0641724787
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Sources (1)
- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
Location
Grid reference | TR 0641 2479 (point) |
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Map sheet | TR02SE |
County | KENT |
District | FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT |
Civil Parish | NEW ROMNEY, SHEPWAY, KENT |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Feb 6 2024 9:07AM