Listed Building record TQ 75 NE 88 - Romney House, Maidstone

Summary

Romney House (Early 18th C) Grade II* listed building. Main construction periods 1700 to 1732

Location

Grid reference TQ 7625 5554 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ75NE
County KENT
District MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish MAIDSTONE, MAIDSTONE, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

[TQ 76265554] Romney House (NAT) (1) Romney House, Romney Place, Grade II*. Early 18 c. 2 storeys and attics, red brick with grey headers. Tiled roof. (2) Additional bibliography. (3)

Description from record TQ 75 NE 681:
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
ROMNEY PLACE 1. 5278 (North Side) Romney House TQ 7655 NW 2/52 30.7.51. II*
2. Early C18. 2 storeys and attics red brick with grey headers. Tiled roof with 3 dormers having wide wooden bracket eaves cornice. Brick stringcourse. 5 sashes with glazing bars intact in flush wooden frames. Doorcase with pilasters, rectangular fanlight and large pediment shaped hood supported on heavy carved brackets. Weatherboarded extension of one window set back at the east end of the front. This has a doorway with a door of 6 fielded panels, the top 2 panels cut away and glazed. To the right of this is a further extension of 2 storeys stuccoed with an old tiled roof and 2 triple casements. Garage doors on ground floor. Listing NGR: TQ7625055541 (4)


<1> OS 1:2500 1958 (OS Card Reference). SKE48201.

<2> DOE(HHR) Dist of Maidstone Kent Aug 1974 84 (OS Card Reference). SKE40977.

<3> Bldgs of Eng-West Kent & the Weald 1980 407 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE38158.

<4> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 1:2500 1958.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: DOE(HHR) Dist of Maidstone Kent Aug 1974 84.
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Bldgs of Eng-West Kent & the Weald 1980 407 (J Newman).
  • <4>XY Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #19259 Building, ]

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Record last edited

Jul 8 2021 3:57PM