Listed Building record TQ 85 SE 203 - DOUGLAS ALMSHOUSES (NORTH ROW)

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1833 to 1866

Location

Grid reference TQ 8984 5224 (point)
Map sheet TQ85SE
District MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish LENHAM, MAIDSTONE, KENT

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The following text is from the original listed building designation:
LENHAM FAVERSHAM ROAD TQ 8952 (west side)
10/151 Douglas Almshouses 7.5.71 (North Row) GV II
Almshouses. Mid C19. Red brick, largely in header bond, with plain tile roof. Small area of banded plain and fishscale tile- hanging on first-floor, off-centre to left. At right-angles to road, forming north side of an unenclosed courtyard and with former mortuary between end of row and road. 2 storeys. Projecting eaves with flat soffits. Brick ridge stack to each end of row and 2 towards centre. Irregular fenestration of 8 windows; seven 2- light hoizontally-sliding sashes and one single-light casement. Ground floor windows with segmental heads. 2 half-glazed doors, one beneath tile-hanging and another immediately to right, with blocked door to left end. Interior not inspected. See also Faversham Road, Douglas Almshouses, south row.
Listing NGR: TQ8985452246


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

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  • --- Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.

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Record last edited

Mar 3 2011 11:27AM