Listed Building: GATES, PIERS AND WALLS TO NO 56 (SOUTH LODGE) (1240572)

Grade II
Authority
Volume/Map/Item 659, 10, 370
Date assigned 27 September 1989
Date last amended

Description

The entry for: FAVERSHAM SOUTH ROAD TR 0161 SW + 0061 (north-west side) F 9 (part) 2 + 10/370 Gates and piers to Home Mills site and walls attached GV II Shall be replaced by: TR013627 FAVERSHAM SOUTH ROAD (Northwest side) Gates, piers and walls to No.56 (South Lodge) II Gates, piers and walls. 1851. Squared, coursed ragstone walls, tooled, rusticated ashlar piers, and cast-iron gates. PLAN: Piers with walls curving forward extend approx. 20m to left and right. EXTERIOR: Capped piers and coped walls with secondary piers, the double-leaf gates have anthemion-headed finials and dogbars. HISTORY: The Chart Gunpowder Mills formed part of the Home Works of the Royal Gunpowder Factory. The walls and associated gate lodge (56 South Road, qv) to the Chart Mills (SAM) were built by the owner, William Hall, after all the Faversham works came under his control and were rationalised from 1854, and enclosed several pre-existing buildings. Formed the main approach and boundary walls to the mills, and are a instance of the use of stone in the town. (Percival, A J,'The Faversham Gunpowder Industry and its development', Faversham Papers, No 4, 3rd ED. 1986;NMR Report, Home Works, RCHME,p.4, 1998) Listing NGR: TR0100961184

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

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Location

Grid reference TR 0100 6118 (point)
Map sheet TR06SW
Civil Parish FAVERSHAM, SWALE, KENT

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Record last edited

Nov 15 2006 6:00PM