Listed Building record TQ 97 NW 1063 - RAILINGS TO SOUTH SIDE OF GREEN TO EAST OF NAVAL TERRACE

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1824 to 1927

Location

Grid reference TQ 9149 7508 (point)
Map sheet TQ97NW
Civil Parish SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT
District SWALE, KENT

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The following text is from the original listed building designation:
TQ 9175 SW HIGH STREET
Sheerness Dockyard
933/2/89
Railings to S side of green
15.03.1977 to E of Naval Terrace
GV II
Length of railings. c1824-1827. Cast-iron. Spear-headed railings extend approximately 100m along S side of the triangular green to the E of Naval Terrace (qv). HISTORY: Laid out with the officers' Naval Terrace and the Dockyard Church (qqv) at the southern extremity of the dockyard. Unlike the other royal dockyards, Sheerness was all rebuilt at the same time. Within the little-altered SE corner of Rennie's model layout, containing the entrance, chapel and officers' accommodation, and part of a unique planned early C 19 dockyard. (Source: Sheerness, the Dockyard, Defences and Blue T own: 1995: 1).
Listing NGR: TQ9149775084


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

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  • --- Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.

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Record last edited

Aug 4 2009 12:16PM