Listed Building record TR 04 SW 295 - 27 High Street

Summary

Originally a Savings Bank. 2 storeys and basement stuccoed. Cornice and parapet with pediment above the 2 window bays of No 25 containing a cartouche in the tympanum, and a panel above the centre of No 27. The cartouche has "Invicta 1835" and a white horse rampant, the Kent County symbol. Slate roof. 4 window bays. The 2 window bays of No 25 project slightly. The recessed sections on each side of this projection have a round-headed recess on each floor flanking it, which are all blind except that on the ground floor of the west wing which gives entrance to a passage between Nos 25 and 27. Round-headed windows on the ground floor with glazing bars intact. Stone flags to passageway.

Location

Grid reference TR 0111 4277 (point)
Map sheet TR04SW
District ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish ASHFORD, ASHFORD, KENT

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The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 5344 HIGH STREET (South Side) No 25 No 27 TR 0142 NW 1/4 24.9.51. II GV 2. Dated 1835. Originally a Savings Bank. 2 storeys and basement stuccoed. Cornice and parapet with pediment above the 2 window bays of No 25 containing a cartouche in the tympanum, and a panel above the centre of No 27. The cartouche has "Invicta 1835" and a white horse rampant, the Kent County symbol. Slate roof. 4 window bays. The 2 window bays of No 25 project slightly. The recessed sections on each side of this projection have a round-headed recess on each floor flanking it, which are all blind except that on the ground floor of the west wing which gives entrance to a passage between Nos 25 and 27. Round-headed windows on the ground floor with glazing bars intact. Stone flags to passageway.
Nos 19, 19A, 21 to 25 (odd), 25A, 27, 31 and 31A form a group.
Listing NGR: TR0111342772


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

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Record last edited

Aug 15 2008 11:10AM