The Anchorage
THE ANCHORAGE, 5, ST THOMAS'S STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1222253
- Date first listed:
- 18-May-1972
- List Entry Name:
- The Anchorage
- Statutory Address:
- THE ANCHORAGE, 5, ST THOMAS'S STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1222253
- Date first listed:
- 18-May-1972
- List Entry Name:
- The Anchorage
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE ANCHORAGE, 5, ST THOMAS'S 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 ANCHORAGE, 5, ST THOMAS'S STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Ryde
- National Grid Reference:
- SZ 59113 92660
Details
ST THOMAS'S STREET 1. 1577 (West Side) No 5 (The Anchorage) SZ 5992 3/295
II GV
2. Circa 1800 but with circa 1840/50 refacing and alterations. Three storeys gault brick. Low pitch hipped slate roofs, eaves concealed by rendered cornice and blocking course. Bands between storeys. Three windows, sash, some with glazing bars intact, moulded flush wood frames and rendered architrave surrounds added at time of rehandling, block sills. Later bay window of three lights added to ground floor South. Central Doric porch, columns to front, pilasters to wall. Recessed panelled and glazed door, rectangular fanlight. Two storeyed wing to South of one window has a small stone rubble walled yard with brick dressings and rendered cornice and coping. Doorway to street flanked by banded brick piers with a gauged brick arch. The North side of the yard has a small lean-to with a segment headed sash window with glazing bars in the outer wall, which is of brick. North garden front: has bands and cornice carried round from entrance front. Three windows and superimposed early type of three light bay windows to East on ground and first floors, sashes with glazing bars, fluted pilasters, bracketed cornice. Later C19 brick bay ground floor West of three windows, segmental gauged brick arches.
Nos 2 to 5 (consec) form a group. Also forms a group with No 6 St James's Street.
Listing NGR: SZ5911392660
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 414367
- 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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