Building record TR 04 SW 562 - Friends Meeting House, Albert Road, Ashford

Summary

Friends Meeting House dating to 1956

Location

Grid reference TR 0103 4310 (point)
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 Architectural History Practice, 2015, Friends Meeting House, Ashford, Historic Building Record (Unpublished document).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> Unpublished document: Architectural History Practice. 2015.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