Listed Building record TR 36 NE 2268 - NOS 1 TO 5 INCLUSIVE, WITH RAILED AREAS, Chatham Place, Ramsgate
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TR 3799 6539 (point) |
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Map sheet | TR36NE |
Civil Parish | RAMSGATE, THANET, KENT |
District | THANET, KENT |
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The following text is from the original listed building designation:
RAMSGATE CHATHAM PLACE TR 3765 SE + TR 3865 SW (north-west side) 8 + 9/90 Nos. 1 to 5 inclusive,with 13.8.68 railed areas GV II
Terrace row. 1780's. Stock brick. Three storeys and basement with 4 storey centre right block, with parapets and stacks, ranged left to right. No. 1 is of 4 window bays, the other houses of 3 each (13 bays in all), all glazing bar sashes (of larger size on 1st floor of No. 4), all with gauged heads, in red brick on No. 5. No. 1 with 4 glazing bar sashes on ground floor, otherwise 2 to each house, with doors of 6 panels to left (in 2 storey lean-to at end left with sash over). Nos. 1 and 2 with identical moulded doorcases, with panelled reveals and semi-circular fanlights, and dentil cornice. Similar doorcases to Nos. 3 and 5, without the dentil cornice (No. 5 with half-glazed door) both with traceried fanlights. Doorcase to No. 4 with attached Tuscan columns, frieze and cornice, and iron lamp bracket over. Flights of moulded steps. Glazing bar sashes to basement. Spear headed rails with dograil to No. 1, spear head rails elsewhere. Simple rails to steps. Built by James Townley (originally with stable block closing off street as cul-de-sac), the developer of late C18 Ramsgate, who lived at No. 1 until Townley House (item 8/93 ) was built in 1792. (See Busson, Ramsgate, 68).
Listing NGR: TR3799165393
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
Aug 6 2024 11:58AM