St Katherine's House

ST KATHERINE'S HOUSE, FORGE LANE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1083896
Date first listed:
14-Mar-1973
List Entry Name:
St Katherine's House
Statutory Address:
ST KATHERINE'S HOUSE, FORGE LANE
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1083896
Date first listed:
14-Mar-1973
List Entry Name:
St Katherine's House
Statutory Address 1:
ST KATHERINE'S HOUSE, FORGE LANE

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
ST KATHERINE'S HOUSE, FORGE LANE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Kent
District:
Gravesham (District Authority)
Parish:
Shorne
National Grid Reference:
TQ 69216 71450

Details

TQ 67 SE SHORNE FORGE LANE 2/149 14.3.73 St Katherine's House GV II

Originally a mid C19 house with extensions circa 1890. The front elevation consists of a mid C19 left side portion of 2 storeys flint faced with stone dressings and long and short quoins. Three parallel ranges. Tiled roof with ridge tiles 4 mullioned and transomed casements. Central door with a hipped tiled weather porch with moulded brick finial. This is supported on wooden piers. The right side portion is circa 1890. Two storeys, the ground floor of flint and brick, the first'floor pebbledashed. Hipped tiled roof, casement windows. To the extreme right is a stone trefoliated window with wooden moulding above. On the side elevation of this portion there is a triple trefoliated window. The right part of the rear elevation is 2 and 4 storeys, flint faced with stone quoins and window dressings. Tiled roof with some curved tiles and moulded brick finials. Irregular fenestration. Second floor has one circular window, otherwise mullioned and transomed casements. String courses between second and third floors. The interior of the older portion of the convent has exposed beams with chamfered eges and a wooden staircase having balusters with trefoliated heads and a newel post with chamfered edges. Included for group value with St Katherine's Chapel.

Listing NGR: TQ6921671450

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
356867
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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