WALL AND MAIN ENTRANCE TO MAIDSTONE PRISON

WALL AND MAIN ENTRANCE TO MAIDSTONE PRISON, BOXLEY ROAD

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1239035
Date first listed:: 26-Jul-1973
List Entry Name:: WALL AND MAIN ENTRANCE TO MAIDSTONE PRISON
Statutory Address:: WALL AND MAIN ENTRANCE TO MAIDSTONE PRISON, BOXLEY ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1239035
Date first listed:: 26-Jul-1973
List Entry Name:: WALL AND MAIN ENTRANCE TO MAIDSTONE PRISON
Statutory Address 1:: WALL AND MAIN ENTRANCE TO MAIDSTONE PRISON, BOXLEY ROAD

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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:: WALL AND MAIN ENTRANCE TO MAIDSTONE PRISON, BOXLEY ROAD

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

County:: Kent
District:: Maidstone (District Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: TQ 75944 56413

Details

BOXLEY ROAD 1. . 5278 (South-East Side) Wall and Main Entrance to Maidstone Prison TQ 7556 BE 4/179 26.7.73. TQ 7656 SW 5/179 II GV

2. Built 1809-l81l by Daniel Alexander. The wall is of Kentish ragstone about 20 ft high and tapers inwards towards the top. Buttresses at regular intervals and a stringoourse about 6 ft from the ground. The main entrance is along County Road. This is built of Kentish ragstone ashlar. The central part projects slightly and has a pedimented cornice. Wide moulded cornice below. Long and short quoins. Round-headed entrance with stone voussoirs. Small barred window on left hand side. All the listed buildings at Maidstone prison form a group.

Listing NGR: TQ7594456413

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

Legacy System number:: 173248
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.