17, WILLIAM STREET

17, WILLIAM STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1248343
Date first listed:
07-Aug-1987
List Entry Name:
17, WILLIAM STREET
Statutory Address:
17, WILLIAM STREET

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1248343
Date first listed:
07-Aug-1987
List Entry Name:
17, WILLIAM STREET
Statutory Address 1:
17, WILLIAM 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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
17, WILLIAM STREET

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

County:
Kent
District:
Canterbury (District Authority)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
TR 17857 68287

Details

HERNE BAY. TR 1768 SE

1/187 WILLIAM STREET No 17 II

House and purpose built butchers shop. Cl900 Yellow stock brick with gauged red brick arches to 1st floor windows, slate roof. 3 storeys, a corner building with 2 windows to each elevation. Vertically hung sashes to Mortimer Street elevation, double storey bays with gables to William Street. Ground floor has fine butchers shop front with incised lettering gilded on to an inclined glazed fascia, the upper cornice moulding of the fascia base forming a window blind restrainer board. Each side has 2 principal windows, each divided to form an arched topped centre pane, the glazing bars being moulded and decorated at the apex, the side windows divided to form a fixed fanlight, decorated by sunburst leaded glazing in stippled glass. Heavily fluted and moulded pilasters with fascia box brackets. Stallriser in mosaic tiling depicting name, framed in raised and ornately moulded blue tiles and fielded by opaque white plain tiles with moulded blue skirting tiles. Internally is a panelled accounts kiosk with original clock.

Listing NGR: TR1785768287

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
170775
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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