Listed Building record TR 37 SE 1209 - DROIT HOUSE

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1812 to 1812

Location

Grid reference TR 3533 7121 (point)
Map sheet TR37SE
Civil Parish MARGATE, THANET, KENT
District THANET, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
STONE PIER 1. 1380 Droit House TR 3571 SW 2/276
II
2. A reconstruction after storm damage of an original building of 1812. 1 storey stuccoed and rusticated. Central cupola with clock. Parapet. 2 sashes with glazing bars intact. Central porch with 4 fluted Doric columns. 8 simple pilasters.
Listing NGR: TR3533171220
(1)

Droit house was destroyed by "enemy action" in 1940-2, being reconstructed using the original architects plans in 1947.


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

<2> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 2005, Turner Contemporary Art Centre, Margate Pier, Margate, Kent: Historic Recording of Margate Pier (Unpublished document). SKE17683.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Trust for Thanet Archaeology. 2005. Turner Contemporary Art Centre, Margate Pier, Margate, Kent: Historic Recording of Margate Pier.

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Record last edited

Aug 9 2012 12:45PM