The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 5281 SANDGATE ROAD (North West Side) FOLKESTONE No 88 TR 2235 SE 1/42 11.3.74. II GV 2. Circa 1880 in Gothic style. 2 storeys and attics built of red brick with limestone dressings. Slate roof. Modified stepped gable incorporating Royal Coat of Arms and a 5-light mullioned and transomed casement with hood moulding over. Crenellated parapet incorporating 2 shields with the initials V R. The lst floor has two 1-light mullioned and transomed windows, two 2-light mullioned and transomed windows and a central 3-light mullioned and transomed oriel crenellated above. The ground floor has two 2-light mullioned and transomed casemets with cinquefoil-headed lights, one 3-light similar window, brick and stone buttresses and 2 projecting crenellated porches with hood moulding and arched doorcases. Panel of 4 trefoil-headed blanks above arches.
Nos 74 to 98 (even) form a group, all except No 88 being buildings of local interest.
Listing NGR: TR2263535799

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