TQ 75 NE 81 - 'The Gate House', outbuilding of Archbishop's Palace, Mill Street, Maidstone

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Listed Building record TQ 75 NE 81 - 'The Gate House', outbuilding of Archbishop's Palace, Mill Street, Maidstone

Summary

Although known as 'The Gate House' it is not a gate house properly so-called but an outbuilding of the Archbishop's Palace. It is a small 13th and 14th century medieval stone building of 2 storeys. It is built of stone rubble, with a tiled roof, 3 trefoil-headed lancets, and some modern windows. There is a gable with timbering on the east side, and a garderobe projection on the north side. Summary from record TQ 75 NE 798: Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1200 to 1399

Location

Grid reference	TQ 7596 5548 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TQ75NE
County	KENT
District	MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish	MAIDSTONE, MAIDSTONE, KENT

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GATEHOUSE (Medieval to Modern - 1200 AD to 2050 AD)

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<1> DOE (IAM) AMs Eng 2 1978 114 (OS Card Reference). SKE40691.

<1> Maidstone Area Archaeological Group, 2009, The Archbishops Palace, Maidstone, Kent. The Gatehouse. An Archaeological Watching Brief on a Trial Pit (Unpublished document). SKE16379.

<2> DOE (IAM) Record Form Plan (OS Card Reference). SKE40760.

<3> DOE (HHR) Dist of Maidstone Kent Aug 1974 74 (OS Card Reference). SKE40302.

<4> F1 MJF 20.03.86 (OS Card Reference). SKE43032.

<5> Bldgs of Eng-West Kent & the Weald 1980 406 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE38157.

<6> Arch J 126 1969 253 (S E Rigold) (OS Card Reference). SKE36557.

<7> Field report for monument TQ 75 NE 80 - March, 1986 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3842.

<8> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 1997, Maidstone: The Archiepiscopal Precinct (Heritage aspects of proposed works) (Unpublished document). SKE7372.

<9> English Heritage, Register of Scheduled Monuments (Scheduling record). SKE16191.

<10> Historic England, National Heritage List for England (Index). SKE29372.

<11> Historic England, Archive material associated with the Gatehouse, at the Archbishop's Palace, Maidstone, Listed Building
Listed Building (Archive). SKE53959.

Sources/Archives (12)

<1> SKE16379 Unpublished document: Maidstone Area Archaeological Group. 2009. The Archbishops Palace, Maidstone, Kent. The Gatehouse. An Archaeological Watching Brief on a Trial Pit.
<1> SKE40691 OS Card Reference: DOE (IAM) AMs Eng 2 1978 114.
<2> SKE40760 OS Card Reference: DOE (IAM) Record Form Plan.
<3> SKE40302 OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) Dist of Maidstone Kent Aug 1974 74.
<4> SKE43032 OS Card Reference: F1 MJF 20.03.86.
<5> SKE38157 OS Card Reference: Bldgs of Eng-West Kent & the Weald 1980 406 (J Newman).
<6> SKE36557 OS Card Reference: Arch J 126 1969 253 (S E Rigold).
<7> SKE3842 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 75 NE 80 - March, 1986.
<8> SKE7372 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeological Unit. 1997. Maidstone: The Archiepiscopal Precinct (Heritage aspects of proposed works).
<9>XY SKE16191 Scheduling record: English Heritage. Register of Scheduled Monuments. [Mapped feature: #19251 gatehouse, ]
<10> SKE29372 Index: Historic England. National Heritage List for England.
<11> SKE53959 Archive: Historic England. Archive material associated with the Gatehouse, at the Archbishop's Palace, Maidstone, Listed Building Listed Building.

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Record last edited

Jul 8 2021 12:58PM