Listed Building record TR 35 NW 755 - 30-38 HARNET STREET

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1380 to 1976 Summary from record TR 35 NW 247: Medieval building within the medieval walled town of Sandwich.

Location

Grid reference TR 33016 58311 (point)
Map sheet TR35NW
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish SANDWICH, DOVER, KENT

Map

Type and Period (6)

Full Description

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 5275 HARNET STREET (West Side)
Nos 30 to 38 (even) TR 3358 1/19
II GV
2. Corner property at the junction of Harnet Street and The Butchery, facing Strand Street. Divided into several shops with flats over. It is the remains of a Hall House of about 1400 greatly altered. 2 storeys and attic 2 windows facing north, 1 window facing west and 1 facing east on the 1st floor all with glazing bars. Some timber framing is visible on the ground and 1st floor. At the south west end is a blocked arch with carved wooded quatre-foils in the spandrels. 1st floor plastered. Modern shop windows.
Nos 30 to 38 (even) with Nos 9, 13 and 15 forms a group.
Listing NGR: TR3302058308

Description from record TR 35 NW 247:
Nos. 32-38 Harnet Street, Medieval building within the walled town of Sandwich. Still has many elements of the original design. Has been converted into two dwellings by a new dividing wall. The foundation trench for this wall revealed the original clay floor layers. Also an original dwarf wall was revealed which would have supported the beams of the building.(1)


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

<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2002, Report on an Archaeological Watching Brief at 32-38 Harnet Street, Sandwich, 2002 (Unpublished document). SKE8302.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
  • <1> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2002. Report on an Archaeological Watching Brief at 32-38 Harnet Street, Sandwich, 2002.

Finds (3)

Protected Status/Designation

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: Watching Brief at 32-38 Harnet Street, Sandwich (Ref: Site Code: SHS-WB-02) (EKE6026)

Record last edited

Feb 28 2011 3:11PM