The following text is from the original listed building designation:
ROCHESTER COLLEGE GATE Cathedral Church (see under Precinct) TQ 7468 NW ROCHESTER CORPORATION STREET 7/19 Nos 1-8 Hayward House II Almshouses. 1823, modernised in 1961. Designed by Robert Baker, and built by the trustees of Sir John Hayward, endowed by the proceeds of a lawsuit 'carried on by this parish for 25 years' (Inscription). red brick; Welsh slate hipped roof. Single depth range, 3-storeys. Symmetrical 3:1:3 bays, with plain brick projections either side of central entrance bay, and bearing inscription panels. Brick band between upper floors returns to either side. All windows with glazing bars; 1961 glazed door. Fire escapes to either end. Modern casements to rear, mostly in original openings. Right-hand end wall rendered, 2 large rear internal stacks.
Listing NGR: TQ7438668694 ,(1)

Description from record TQ 76 NW 167 :
An almshouse of 1823, built by the trustees of Sir John Hayward. It is a single block of three storeys and underwent modernisation in 1961. It currently houses 8 people.

Historic England archive materia;l: BF093339 1-8 HAYWARD'S HOUSE, CORPORATION STREET, ROCHESTER UPON MEDWAY

Formerly known as House of Industry

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