Listed Building record TR 15 NW 729 - 8 PALACE STREET

Summary

Grade II* listed building. No 8 Palace St A jettied house, said to have been built around 1250 for the Rector of the Church of St Alphege. The house was originally of two storeys but a third jettied storey was added in the second half of the 17th century. The present facade, although of medieval date, was added in 1888, coming from a medieval building elsewhere in Canterbury. It is timber-framed with plaster infill with a roof covering of old tiles. There are exposed joists and finely moulded bressumers with scrollwork and coil moulding. Windows are continuous lancets with leaded lights. The side elevation is tile hung with a gable and has two tiny lancets.

Location

Grid reference TR 14961 57993 (point)
Map sheet TR15NW
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Description from record TR 15 NW 57:
No 8 Palace St. (TR 14965799 - OS 1:2500 1957). Grade II*. A house constructed of medieval and later fragments brought from othersites. 3 storeys timber-framed with plaster infill. Curved braces. Old tiled roof. Exposed joists and finely moulded bressumers with scrollwork and coil moulding. Windows are continuous lancets with leaded lights. Ground floor has a central restored doorcase with plain spandrels. Ground floor windows are double lancets. (1)

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 944 PALACE STREET (West Side)
No 8 TR 1457 NE 4/42 3.12.49.
II* GV
2. A house constructed of mediaeval and later fragments brought from other sites. 3 storeys timber-framed with plaster infill. Curved braces. Old tiled roof. Exposed joists and finely moulded bressumers with scrollwork and coil moulding. Windows are continuous lancets with leaded lights. Ground floor has a central restored doorcase with plain spandrels. Ground floor windows are double lancets with Victorian Tudor Rose ornaments between the two. The 1st floor has 2 fine Mediaeval grotesque carved brackets The ground floor has 2 Sun Fire Office plaques of 1710. The side elevation is tile hung with a gable and has 2 tiny lancets. The interior has moulded beams and 2 stone arches. Historic Building of Kent plaque.
Nos 1, 2 and Nos 4 to 8 (consec) form a group.
Listing NGR: TR1495557998 (2)

Historic England archive material: BF039398 8 PALACE STREET, CANTERBURY File of material relating to a site or building. This material has not yet been fully catalogued. Copyright, date, and quantity information for this record may be incomplete or inaccurate.


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

<1> DOE (HHR) City of Canterbury Kent Sept 1973 189 (OS Card Reference). SKE40022.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • ---XY Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #23890 Listed building, ]
  • <1> OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) City of Canterbury Kent Sept 1973 189.

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: 8 Palace Street (Ref: CAT: 344) (EKE14451)

Record last edited

Jan 20 2022 5:39PM