Phillips Memorial Cloister
PHILLIPS MEMORIAL CLOISTER, BOROUGH ROAD, GODALMING
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1044566
- Date first listed:
- 01-Feb-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Phillips Memorial Cloister
- Statutory Address:
- PHILLIPS MEMORIAL CLOISTER, BOROUGH ROAD, GODALMING
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1044566
- Date first listed:
- 01-Feb-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Phillips Memorial Cloister
- Statutory Address 1:
- PHILLIPS MEMORIAL CLOISTER, BOROUGH ROAD, GODALMING
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For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- PHILLIPS MEMORIAL CLOISTER, BOROUGH ROAD, GODALMING
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Surrey
- District:
- Waverley (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Godalming
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 96799 44090
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 28/08/2015
SU 9644 SE
10/18
GODALMING,
BOROUGH ROAD (east side),
Phillips Memorial Cloister
GV II
Memorial cloister. 1913 by H. Thackeray Turner, altered c1965 and 1986. Purplish brick in Flemish bond and timber; plain tile roofs. Rectangular on plan, having arcaded wall on east side; cloisters on north and west sides; and on south side open timber pergola of c1965 replacing former cloister (D Coombs, p.13). Exterior: west side: a flight of brick steps down to central archway which has tile jambs and cambered timber lintel; stepped dentilled eaves. North side: raking buttresses; stepped dentilled eaves. East side: 9 bays with 7-bay segmental-arched arcade having tile plinth, imposts and hoodmoulds; the 4 outer arches open, the 3 inner bays blind with central bench seat in tile-hung gabled porch and with raised segmental-headed panel over; outer bays (the ends of the cloister ranges) are gabled with round-arched vents; gabled tile coping. Interior: cloistered sides have timber posts supporting gabled roofs. East wall: central bay of arcade has commemorative ashlar plaque with recessed panel having decorative rose border and coat of arms at top, semicircular former fountain (now earth-filled) at base, and 4-step podium of stone setts below. The courtyard is paved with stone setts (laid in 8 sections) and has a raised octagonal pool in the centre. This was restored in 2012 during commemorations of the centenary of the sinking of the Titanic. The cloister was erected on the site of the old village animal pound in memory of J G Phillips of Godalming, who was chief wireless telegraphist on board the SS Titanic which sank in 1912. Phillips remained at his post, telegraphing for help, while the ship went down.
D Coombs, A Godalming Walk (1976), p.13. N Pevsner, The Buildings of England, Surrey (1971, 2nd edition), p.256.
Listing NGR: SU9679944090
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 291287
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Coombs, D, A Godalming Walk, (1976), 13
Pevsner, N, Nairn, I Rev. by Cherry, The Buildings of England: Surrey, (1971), 256
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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