Wall, Gates and Lodges to Former Royal Marines School of Music, East Barracks
WALL, GATES AND LODGES TO FORMER ROYAL MARINES SCHOOL OF MUSIC, EAST BARRACKS, THE STRAND
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1069748
- Date first listed:
- 08-Feb-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Wall, Gates and Lodges to Former Royal Marines School of Music, East Barracks
- Statutory Address:
- WALL, GATES AND LODGES TO FORMER ROYAL MARINES SCHOOL OF MUSIC, EAST BARRACKS, THE STRAND
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1069748
- Date first listed:
- 08-Feb-1974
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 29-Jan-1997
- List Entry Name:
- Wall, Gates and Lodges to Former Royal Marines School of Music, East Barracks
- Statutory Address 1:
- WALL, GATES AND LODGES TO FORMER ROYAL MARINES SCHOOL OF MUSIC, EAST BARRACKS, THE STRAND
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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:
- WALL, GATES AND LODGES TO FORMER ROYAL MARINES SCHOOL OF MUSIC, EAST BARRACKS, THE STRAND
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Dover (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Walmer
- National Grid Reference:
- TR 37715 51989
Details
TR 35 SE DEAL THE STRAND
(west side), Lower Walmer
860/5/10015
Wall, gates & lodges to
former Royal Marines School
of Music, East Barracks
8.2.74
(Formerly Listed as:
THE STRAND, Walmer
(west side)
Wall and gates to the Royal
Marines School of Music)
GV II
Pair of entrance lodges, gates and perimeter walls. c1813 by Edward Holl, architect for the Navy Board. Yellow stock bricks with rubbed brick heads and hipped slate roofs, stone dressings and iron gates. Rectangular single-depth plan lodges face each other across the inner side of gateway. Lodges each a single storey; 5-window range; rubbed brick flat arches to 6/6-pane sashes, and end doorways with flush 4-panel doors. Gateway has openwork iron piers decorated with anchors and telescopes, swept gates and wickets either side within short lengths of railing, with spear finials; plain brick piers and coped wall with interval piers. Subsidiary features: W alls extend for approximately 200 metres either side of the gateway parallel with the front of the Royal School of Music. Encloses the forecourt to the Royal School of Music (qv), formerly a naval hospital.
Listing NGR: TR3677351934
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 177264
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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