The Old House and Walled Forecourt
THE OLD HOUSE AND WALLED FORECOURT, 125, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1085392
- Date first listed:
- 04-Feb-1988
- List Entry Name:
- The Old House and Walled Forecourt
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD HOUSE AND WALLED FORECOURT, 125, HIGH STREET
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1085392
- Date first listed:
- 04-Feb-1988
- List Entry Name:
- The Old House and Walled Forecourt
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD HOUSE AND WALLED FORECOURT, 125, HIGH STREET
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:
- THE OLD HOUSE AND WALLED FORECOURT, 125, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Thanet (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Ramsgate
- National Grid Reference:
- TR3800365223
Details
TR 3765 SE & GR3865 SW
0/d1
RAMSGATE
HIGH STREET
(north-east side)
No. 125 (The Old House) and walled forecourt
GV
II *
House. Early C18. Brown brick with red brick details and plain tiled
roof. Two storeys and attic with basement on plinth with moulded wooden
eaves cornice to roof with pedimented Dutch gables, 2 flat roofed
dormers and stacks to rear left and to rear right. Regular fenestration
of 4 glazing bar sashes- on each floor, all with gauged red brick heads,
grouped in pairs with central door of 6 raised and fielded panels, the
top 2 glazed. Doorcase with fluted Doric pilasters, triglyph frieze and
modillioned pediment, and with 2 moulded steps. Basement openings to
left and to right. Interior: panelled interiors survive both ground
floor and first floor, generally plain beaded panelling to entrance hall
and to left hand room, with marble fireplace and round headed recesses
to left and right of fireplace. Similar panelling to upper rooms.
Right hand ground floor room with panelled wainscot, dado rail and
panelled filling, all raised and fielded, as are the shutters and door.
Bolection moulded fireplace with panelled overmantel and domed fitted
cupboards to left and to right. The top lit stair is a later infill
replacing original newel stair. Walled forecourt, with 5 feet high
brick walls projecting from house to rendered piers with caps, with low
rendered front wall, now with late C20 breeze block courses over.
The house heavily swathed in scaffolding at time of survey.
Listing NGR: TR3800365223
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 171804
- 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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