Listed Building record TR 02 SE 90 - 33 High Street, New Romney and a naval cannon outside

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1702 to 1884

Location

Grid reference TR 06407 24783 (point)
Map sheet TR02SE
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish NEW ROMNEY, SHEPWAY, KENT

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Full Description

The following text is from the original listed building designation:

1. 1449 HIGH STREET (South East Side)
28.8.51. No 33 (The Town Hall). A Naval Cannon embedded in the wall of No 33. TR 0624 1/31
II GV
2. Erected in 1702 on an open arcade, refaced in the early C19 and the ground floor built in 1884. 2 storeys stuccoed. The end window bays project slightly. Parapet with, in the centre, a high ornamental panel with cartouche in it and pediment over it. Cornice above ground floor. 5 round-headed windows on the 1st floor with glazing bars intact. 2 large segmental-headed windows on the ground floor with glazing bars missing and 3 doorways, the centre one in a moulded architrave surround with a broken pediment over supported on brackets, the outer ones with pilasters, triangular pediments and semi-circular fanlights, all 3 with 6 panelled doors, partially glazed. Panelling inside. Embedded in the wall on the right hand side is a late C18 to early C19 cast iron naval cannon.
Nos 27 to 43 (odd) form a group.
Listing NGR: TR0640824784

Town Hall, High Street, New Romney as shown on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Edition O/S maps. The building is still in use as shown on the current O/S map.


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

Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1 (Map). SKE30964.

Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 2nd Edition, 1897-1900): Landmark Epoch 2 (Map). SKE30965.

Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 4th Edition, 1929-1952): Landmark Epoch 4 (Map). SKE30967.

Landmark, 1907-1923, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 3rd Edition, 1907-1923): Landmark Epoch 3 (Map). SKE30966.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • --- Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
  • --- Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1.
  • --- Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 2nd Edition, 1897-1900): Landmark Epoch 2.
  • --- Map: Landmark. 1907-1923. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 3rd Edition, 1907-1923): Landmark Epoch 3.
  • --- Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 4th Edition, 1929-1952): Landmark Epoch 4.

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Record last edited

May 12 2026 1:10PM