Listed Building record TQ 97 SW 1154 - 79 AND 81 HIGH STREET

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
HIGH STREET 1. 5282 (South Side) Queenborough Nos 79 and 81 TQ 9072 SE 1/51 19.10.51
II GV 2. Early C18 pair. 2 storeys, basement and attics, red brick. Tiled roof with 2 hipped tiled dormers. Fine modillion cornice to eaves. 2 original sash windows in exposed frames and 2 blanks. Flat arches over windows of rubbed brick headers. Brick panels over doors. 2 panelled doors with fanlights and 6 panelled doors.
Listing NGR: TQ9089272260

79 and 81 High Street, Queenborough comprise a pair of two storey, 18th century houses. It is a red brick building with attics and a basement. The property has a tiled roof with two hipped tiled dormer windows. There is a fine modillion cornice to the eaves. The first floor window ranges comprise two original sash windows in exposed frames and two blanks. At either end of the building the entrances have panelled doors and fanlights. [1-4]
An historic area appraisal of the small town of Queenborough and its suburban outgrowth Rushenden, on the Isle of Sheppey, was carried out by English Heritage between 2005 and 2006. The resulting report was completed in 2006. The assessment was prompted by proposals for new development at Queenborough, as part of the wider regional planning initiatives. The report contains a contextual account of the development of the settlement, thematic sections assessing the architectural evidence for its housing and industry and a section relating to conservation and planning issues that identifies its key character areas. It is illustrated with historic and contemporary maps and illustrations, including new photography commissioned for the appraisal. In addition to a full bibliography there are three appendices: a gazetteer of surviving 18th and early 19th century buildings; an account of the key industries of Queenborough; and a compendium of OS maps and phase maps indicating construction dates for all extant buildings. (5)

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

<2> NMR Buildings File: BF109552 (Verbal communication). SKE59228.

<3> 1895, Kent 1:2500 1895 (Map). SKE58884.

<4> 2007, Ordnance Survey Map 1:2500, 2007 (Map). SKE59229.

<5> Susie Barson, Jonathan Clarke, Geraint Franklin, Joanna Smith, 2006, Queenborough, Isle of Sheppey , Kent; Historic Area Appraisal (Unspecified Type). SKE59213.