Listed Building record TR 02 SE 79 - 35 High Street, New Romney and a naval cannon outside
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TR 06415 24790 (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 35 (Town Hall House).                                  -                 A Naval Cannon embedded                                                    in the wall of No 35. TR 0624 1/30
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2. Dated 1750.  Built as the Town Gaol, or Small-port, as it was called. Later the residence of the Caretaker of the adjoining Town Gaol.  2 storeys attics and basement painted brick,  Tiled roof and 1 hipped dormer.  Brick modillion eaves cornice, the bricks inserted diagonally with the points protruding. 2 casement windows with small square leaded panes.  The westernmost windows on the ground floor and basement, which presumably communicated with the cells, still have iron grilles over them.  Doorcase up 4 steps with a flat hood over and door of 6 fielded panels.  Over the doorcase is a cartouche of the town arms, flanked by pilasters forming a frame with a cornice over, and below the name of the Mayor at the date of the erection of the building: Robert Langdon, 1750. Embedded in the left side of the wall is a late C18 or early C19 cast iron naval cannon.
Nos 27 to 43 (odd) form a group.
Listing NGR: TR0641724787
English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
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- --- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
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Record last edited
Dec 8 2010 11:02AM