Nos 1 to 5 Inclusive, With Railed Areas
NUMBERS 1 TO 5 INCLUSIVE, WITH RAILED AREAS, CHATHAM PLACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1085398
- Date first listed:
- 13-Aug-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Nos 1 to 5 Inclusive, With Railed Areas
- Statutory Address:
- NUMBERS 1 TO 5 INCLUSIVE, WITH RAILED AREAS, CHATHAM PLACE
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1085398
- Date first listed:
- 13-Aug-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Nos 1 to 5 Inclusive, With Railed Areas
- Statutory Address 1:
- NUMBERS 1 TO 5 INCLUSIVE, WITH RAILED AREAS, CHATHAM PLACE
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:
- NUMBERS 1 TO 5 INCLUSIVE, WITH RAILED AREAS, CHATHAM PLACE
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:
- TR3800265399
Details
TR 3765 SE +
TR 3865 SW
8 + 9/90
13.8.68
RAMSGATE
CHATHAM PLACE
(north-west side)
Nos. 1 to 5 inclusive, with railed areas
GV
II
Terrace row. 1780's. Stock brick. Three storeys and basement with 4
storey centre right block, with parapets and stacks, ranged left to right.
No. 1 is of 4 window bays, the other houses of 3 each (13 bays in all),
all glazing bar sashes (of larger size on 1st floor of No. 4), all with
gauged heads, in red brick on No. 5. No. 1 with 4 glazing bar sashes on
ground floor, otherwise 2 to each house, with doors of 6 panels to left
(in 2 storey lean-to at end left with sash over). Nos. 1 and 2 with
identical moulded doorcases, with panelled reveals and semi-circular
fanlights, and dentil cornice. Similar doorcases to Nos. 3 and 5, without
the dentil cornice (No. 5 with half-glazed door) both with traceried
fanlights. Doorcase to No. 4 with attached Tuscan columns, frieze and
cornice, and iron lamp bracket over. Flights of moulded steps. Glazing
bar sashes to basement. Spear headed rails with dograil to No. 1, spear
head rails elsewhere. Simple rails to steps. Built by James Townley
(originally with stable block closing off street as cul-de-sac), the
developer of late C18 Ramsgate, who lived at No. 1 until Townley House
(item 8/93 ) was built in 1792. (See Busson, Ramsgate, 68).
Listing NGR: TR3800265399
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 171719
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Busson, C, Book of Ramsgate, (), 68
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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