Listed Building record TR 23 NW 467 - THE BATTERY

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1760 to 1832 Folkestone battery - Dating to 1759, when it was designed to carry six 18-pounder guns, after 1798 it was modified to carry eight 24-pounders. It had no proper gorge defence, a feature it shares in common with the batteries at Ramsgate, Broadstairs and Margate.

Location

Grid reference TR 23113 35976 (point)
Map sheet TR23NW
Civil Parish FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT
County KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 5281 THE BAYLE (South East Side) FOLKESTONE The Battery TR 2335 NW 2/9A II GV 2. Dated 1760 on the chimneystack of the west front and built as the Officers Quarters of tie Folkestone Battery. 2 storeys and attics stuccoed. Old tiled roof with 2 dormers. 5 sashes with glazing bars intact on the lst floor only. Modern windows and porch on tne ground floor. Left side elevation is of stone with flint galleting and outside chimneystack. A brass plate on the door records that John Kinnisburgh (1743-1820) Master Gunner, lived there from 1800 till 1820. Early C19 brick powder store connected to the house. Nos 26 to 40 (even) form a group with The Battery, Statue in grounds of The Battery and The Globe Inn. Listing NGR: TR2311335976 (1)

Description from record TR 23 NW 85:
TR 2235. Folkestone Battery dating to 1798, it had 4 x 18 pounder guns. (2)


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

<2> Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 40 (D Bennett) (OS Card Reference). SKE43681.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1>XY Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #31966 Battery, ]
  • <2> OS Card Reference: Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 40 (D Bennett).

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Record last edited

Mar 8 2022 1:59PM