Listed Building record TQ 65 NE 133 - ST MARY'S ABBEY CHAPTERHOUSE AND LIBRARY
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 68291 57676 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ65NE |
| District | TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
| Civil Parish | WEST MALLING, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
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The following text is from the original listed building designation:
WEST MALLING
TQ6857 SWAN STREET 1156-0/3/160 St Mary's Abbey: Chapterhouse and 25/08/59 Library (Formerly Listed as: SWAN STREET St Mary's Abbey)
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Chapterhouse and library. Norman and C14 with C19 roof, restored C20. Built of stone rubble with corner buttresses. East end has 2 stone arched windows. North front has a blocked-in arch. West front has C20 bellcote, blocked-in round-headed arch with 3 small pointed arched windows, one within it. Ground floor has round-headed arched doorway with fragment of zigzag moulding as keystone, and blocked round-headed doorway. The library has a 4-centred arched door with mottoes in spandrels and roof with unusual C19 roof of arched brace type.
Listing NGR: TQ6829257677
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
Jun 11 2010 3:05PM