Listed Building record TQ 85 SE 183 - DOUGLAS ALMSHOUSES (SOUTH ROW)
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 8984 5223 (point) | 
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ85SE | 
| District | MAIDSTONE, KENT | 
| Civil Parish | LENHAM, MAIDSTONE, KENT | 
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
LENHAM            FAVERSHAM ROAD TQ 8952                                      (west side)
10/150                                       Douglas Almshouses 7.5.71.                                      (south 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, to right of centre.  At right-angles to road, forming south side of an unenclosed courtyard.  2 storeys. Projecting eaves with flat soffits. Brick ridge stack to each end of row.  Irregular fenestration of 11 windows; seven 2-light horizontally-sliding sashes, three single-light casements and one 2-light casement.  Ground-floor windows with segmental heads. 2 half-glazed doors with segmental head to communal staircases, one at left end and one off-centre to right beneath tile-hanging, with one blocked door between them and another towards right end. Mid-to-late C19 block parallel to road at east end. Interiors not inspected.  See also Faversham Road, Douglas Almshouses, north row.
Listing NGR: TQ8984852237
English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Feb 19 2008 12:26PM