Listed Building record TQ 75 NE 800 - THE MASTER'S TOWER

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1396 to 1398

Location

Grid reference TQ 7603 5532 (point)
Map sheet TQ75NE
County KENT
District MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish MAIDSTONE, MAIDSTONE, KENT

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Full Description

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 23/02/2017

TQ 7655 W 7/71B

COLLEGE ROAD The Master's Tower

(Formerly listed as The Master's Tower, MILL STREET)

30.7.51

GV II 1396-1398. This was originally the main entrance gateway to the College from the river. Two storeys Kentish ragstone. Pyramidal tiled roof. Pointed archway on the ground floor. Square-headed window on the first floor containing two cinquefoil-headed lights with stone mullion and transom. Small projection on the north side with splayed end, possibly containing the staircase. This front has a single window of one cinquefoil-headed light on the first floor and a gable fronted with weatherboarding, full of pigeon holes.

Gateway and Wall to Palace Gardens, Wall to north-west of Archbishop's Palace, The Archbishop's Palace, Wall to east of Archbishop's Palace, The Dungeons at the Archbishop's Palace, The Gate House at the Archbishop's Palace, The Len Bridge, The Tithe Barn, Parish Church of All Saints, Wall to north and west of All Saints Church, The College Gateway, The College Tower, The Masters House, The Master's Tower, Cutbush Almshouses and the Ruined Gateway form a group.

Listing NGR: TQ7603355321 .(1)


<1> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

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  • <1> Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.

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Record last edited

Jul 17 2017 12:47PM