Listed Building: 58 HIGH STREET (1031800)
Grade | II |
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Authority | |
Volume/Map/Item | 695, 2, 6 |
Date assigned | 10 September 1951 |
Date last amended |
Description
1. 5282 HIGH STREET (North Side) SITTINGBOURNE No 58 TQ 9063 NE 2/6 10.9.51 II GV 2, This building, with Nos 60 and 62 adjoining, formed the front of the Red Lion Inn which was originally the principal hotel of Sittingbourne until it was superceded by the Rose Inn. The front dates from the Cl8. 2 storeys and attics red brick. Tiled roof and 1 C19 gabled dormer. Cornice and panelled parapet on which there is a plaster figure of a couchant lion. 4 sashes with glazing bars missing. Modern public house front on the ground floor and carriage arch through the building to the west of it. Behind the street front and at right angles to it is a long low timber-framed building. The ground floor has been rebuilt in painted brick. The lst floor is plastered and overhangs on a bressumer. Tiled roof. Sash windows, some with glazing bars intact, including a curved bay of 3 round-headed windows at the south end of the ground floor with cornice over. 2 storeys, 6 windows facing west. There has been an inn on this site for 500 years. In 1415, Henry V was entertained here on his return from Agincourt. Other famous customers include Cardinal Wolsey and Henry V.
Nos 30 to 62 (even) form a group.
Listing NGR: TQ9071763656
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Sources (1)
- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
Location
Grid reference | TQ 9071 6365 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ96SW |
Civil Parish | SITTINGBOURNE, SWALE, KENT |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Nov 15 2006 6:00PM