Listed Building record TQ 75 NE 598 - BRENCHLEY ALMSHOUSES
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 7642 5572 (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:
KING STREET 1. 5278 (South Side) Nos 76 to 82 (even) (Brenchley Almshouses) TQ 7655 NW 2/83 21.6.7l. II GV
2. Dated 1789. 2 storeys red brick. Hipped tiled roof with leaded ridges. Modillion eaves cornice and stringoourse. 4 casement windows. Doorcases with flat hoods over, Nos 78 and 80 having a joint one. Inscription on a tablet records that 'These almshouses were built A.D. 1789 by John Brenchley Esq in his life time for tle reception and£support of decay'd housekeepers of this town and endowed with a donation of £12 per annum to each for ever'.
Nos 70 to 86 (even) form a group.
Listing NGR: TQ7641755728
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.
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Related Events/Activities (1)
- Intrusive Event: Excavation at Brenchley Almshouses, 1973 (EKE20804)
Record last edited
Jun 21 2021 10:02AM