Listed Building record TQ 55 SW 54 - NO 49 INCLUDING FRONT RAILINGS AND GATEWAYS

Summary

Grade II listed building. Probably built by 1838.

Location

Grid reference TQ 5292 5474 (point)
Map sheet TQ55SW
Civil Parish SEVENOAKS, SEVENOAKS, KENT
District SEVENOAKS, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
LONDON ROAD 1. 16l4 (West Side) No 49 (Including front railings and gateways) TQ 5254/1/73 13.4.51 II 2. Built in the early C19 as the offices of the Sevenoaks Savings Bank. Elevation of coursed local stone. Plinth and band. Symmetrical 1.3.1 window facade with supporting wings to right and left of 1 storey and centre of 2 storeys. Centre slightly projecting with moulded modillioned eaves and gutter. Hipped Welsh slate roof. Doors and windows in projecting square stone surrounds with flat arches over with centre voussoirs. Ground floor with 5 square sash windows. lst floor with 3 oblong sash windows. All windows with glazing bars. Corresponding panelled doors to right and left up 5 projecting stone steps). C19 spearhead railings in front with stone plinth and gate openings to right and left, with square stone gatepiers with moulded stone coping.
Listing NGR: TQ5292954747

In June 2005 the Canterbury Archaeological Trust carried out a building survey at the site in advance of conversion to a restaurant, residential and the erection of an extension. This provided more fine detail on the structure (1)


<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2005, 49 London Road, Sevenoaks, the former Sevenoaks Savings Bank: an architectural assessment (Unpublished document). SKE13590.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2005. 49 London Road, Sevenoaks, the former Sevenoaks Savings Bank: an architectural assessment.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Assessment at 49 London Road, Sevenoaks (Ref: LRS/BR/05) (EKE9864)

Record last edited

Nov 3 2008 10:02AM