Kings School and Cathedral Visitors Centre
KINGS SCHOOL AND CATHEDRAL VISITORS CENTRE, THE PRECINCT
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1086421
- Date first listed:
- 24-Oct-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Kings School and Cathedral Visitors Centre
- Statutory Address:
- KINGS SCHOOL AND CATHEDRAL VISITORS CENTRE, THE PRECINCT
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1086421
- Date first listed:
- 24-Oct-1950
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 19-May-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Kings School and Cathedral Visitors Centre
- Statutory Address 1:
- KINGS SCHOOL AND CATHEDRAL VISITORS CENTRE, THE PRECINCT
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:
- KINGS SCHOOL AND CATHEDRAL VISITORS CENTRE, THE PRECINCT
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Medway (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 74311 68461
Details
The following entry:- ROCHESTER THE PRECINCT TQ 7468 SW 9/190 King's School (formerly The Deanery) 24.10.50 and Cathedral visitors' Centre GV
shall be amended to read:-
TQ 7468 SW ROCHESTER THE PRECINCT 9/190 Kings School (formerly The Deanery) 24.10.50 and Cathedral visitors' Centre GV I
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ROCHESTER THE PRECINCT TQ 7468 SW 9/190 King's School (formerly The Deanery) and Cathedral Visitors' Centre 24.10.50 GV Former Deanery, now part of the Kings's School. Late-medieval priory and early C16 work incorporated in a building dating mainly from 1640 and 1770. Random and coursed ragstone and clunch rubble; Kent tile and Welsh slate roofs. Given limited access and much late-C20 internal re-ordering, the plan and development of this building, together with its significance, are difficult to determine at present. Front: 3 storeys; symmetrical late-C18 2:3:2: bay house with centre bays projecting under brick pediment; renewed brick parapet with cornice band and stone coping. 12-pane hornless sash windows with red brick dressings throughout. At rear, the E wall of the (now ruined) Chapter House is incorporated into 3 parallel wings under hipped roofs, with a large central stack. To the S of the Chapter House (on the side of the monastic dorter), a brick and ragstone service wing shows evidence of C16 rectangular brick dressed window openings. Mid-C19 brick entrance porch at NE angle. Note that the C20 brick extension to the S is of no special interest. Interior: access to main staircase not available. One ground- floor room with late C18 fire surround. 1st floor has 2 large C16 chambers with C17 and C18 details; 3 central bays of 1st floor has stile and muntin panelling with C18 marble fire surround, pilastered overmantel in 'artisan mannerist' style (but possibly a C19 replica). 2-bay room to S, has 4-centred moulded brick fireplace, probably early C16. Early to mid C17 panelling (presumably c.1640), with 2 fielded and raised panels, deep, coved cornice, pilasters and plinths with 2 strap work panels at base and primitive Doric capitals. This was previously listed as The Deanery.
Listing NGR: TQ7431068459
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 173122
- 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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