History
Kingston upon Thames, historically in Surrey, was an important market town, port and river crossing from the early medieval period, while there is evidence of Saxon settlement and of activity dating from the prehistoric period and of Roman occupation. It is close to the important historic royal estates at Hampton Court, Bushy Park, Richmond and Richmond Park. The old core of the town, around All Saints Church (C14 and C15, on an earlier site) and Market Place, with its recognisably medieval street pattern, is ‘the best preserved of its type in outer London’ (Pevsner and Cherry, London: South, 1983 p. 307). Kingston thrived first as an agricultural and market town and on its historic industries of malting, brewing and tanning, salmon fishing and timber exporting, before expanding rapidly as a suburb after the arrival of the railway in the 1860s. In the later C19 it become a centre of local government, and in the early C20 became an important shopping and commercial centre. Its rich diversity of buildings and structures from all periods reflect the multi-facetted development of the town.
Details
Early to mid C19. 3 storeys, 3 bays wide. Modern shop on the ground floor. Upper floors are faced with grey brick with stucco dressings. Square headed sash windows with moulded architraves, the centre 1st floor window having also a frieze and console-bracketed pediment. Parapet with frieze and cornice. Listing NGR: TQ1784669271 This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 16/02/2016
Legacy
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Sources
Books and journals Cherry, B, Pevsner, N , The Buildings of England, London 2: South, (1983), 307
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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