Building record TR 04 SW 562 - Friends Meeting House, Albert Road, Ashford
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TR 0103 4310 (point) |
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Map sheet | TR04SW |
County | KENT |
District | ASHFORD, KENT |
Civil Parish | ASHFORD, ASHFORD, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A modest design of the 1950s, well-detailed and relatively little-altered, and making a minor positive contribution to the local conservation area. Overall of medium significance. Evidential value: The building is of post-war date, but expresses well its purpose and function. It incorporates some benches from a previous meeting house. It is of medium evidential value. Historical value: The Ashford Quaker Meeting dates back to the seventeenth century, but the present building was built in 1956 and is of low historical value. Aesthetic value: Although architecturally unassuming, the building is well-detailed, and with it attractive garden setting makes a minor positive contribution to the local conservation area. The meeting house is of medium aesthetic value. Communal value: The meeting house is well used by Friends and local community groups. It is of high communal value. Information from OASIS Online Form.(1)
<1> Architectural History Practice, 2015, Friends Meeting House, Ashford, Historic Building Record (Unpublished document). SKE54896.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE54896 Unpublished document: Architectural History Practice. 2015. Friends Meeting House, Ashford, Historic Building Record.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Friends Meeting House, Albert Road, Ashford (EKE21576)
Record last edited
Apr 26 2022 1:36PM