Library Dover College
Library Dover College, Effingham Crescent
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1069497
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jun-1949
- List Entry Name:
- Library Dover College
- Statutory Address:
- Library Dover College, Effingham Crescent
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1069497
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jun-1949
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 17-Dec-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Library Dover College
- Statutory Address 1:
- Library Dover College, Effingham Crescent
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.
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:
- Library Dover College, Effingham Crescent
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Dover (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Dover
- National Grid Reference:
- TR 31477 41529
Details
TR 3141
685/2/37D
DOVER
EFFINGHAM CRESCENT
Library Dover College
(Formerly the Gate House of St Martin's Priory)
30.6.49
GV
II*
Former priory gatehouse, later school library. C14, restored by G.E Street in 1880. Originally gatehouse to St Martin's Priory refounded by Archbishop Corbeuil in 1131.
Built of flint with stone dressings and renewed hipped tiled roof. Two storeys, the west part lower; three windows. Traceried windows except for west part which has a C19 triple window, round-headed on first floor. Dripmoulding above two windows. Central pointed arch with external chimney stack to left.
Listing NGR: TR3147741529
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 177762
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Newman, J, The Buildings of England: North East and East Kent, (1983), 301
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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