Number 12 and Attached Front Basement Area Railings
NUMBER 12 AND ATTACHED FRONT BASEMENT AREA RAILINGS, 12, PROSPECT ROW
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1259620
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Number 12 and Attached Front Basement Area Railings
- Statutory Address:
- NUMBER 12 AND ATTACHED FRONT BASEMENT AREA RAILINGS, 12, PROSPECT ROW
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1259620
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1950
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 05-Dec-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Number 12 and Attached Front Basement Area Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- NUMBER 12 AND ATTACHED FRONT BASEMENT AREA RAILINGS, 12, PROSPECT ROW
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:
- NUMBER 12 AND ATTACHED FRONT BASEMENT AREA RAILINGS, 12, PROSPECT ROW
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 76133 68742
Details
GILLINGHAM
TQ7668NW PROSPECT ROW, Brompton 686-1/5/46 (East side) 24/02/50 No.12 and attached front basement area railings (Formerly Listed as: PROSPECT ROW, Brompton Nos.2-20 (Consecutive))
GV II
House. c1730, extended C19. Yellow and red brick, weatherboarded rear ranges, with brick party wall stack, and a tiled roof. STYLE: Early Georgian. PLAN: double-depth plan with rear range. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys and basement; 3-window range. A parapeted front with a low rendered plinth, a fine original doorcase has rusticated pilasters to an entablature with triglyphs, stags heads and roses in the metopes, and a cornice set forward over the ends, to a door with 8 raised panels and 2 glazed top panels. Segmental-arched heads to horned 6/6-pane sashes, 3/6-paned attic sashes, in flush exposed frames. Rear C19 N range with E range enclosing courtyard. INTERIOR: a good and complete interior includes an entrance stair hall divided by a round archway, with a fine Doric entrance to the front room, similar to the front doorway with fluted pilasters to an entablature, and a dogleg stair with fluted newels, column on vase balusters, ramped rail and curtail, with a round-arched rear stair light; front ground-floor room has a good stone fire surround with raised panels; 6-panel doors, stone fireplaces, box cornices, and panelled shutters. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: attached basement area cast-iron railings with urn finials, and iron handrail to entrance. HISTORY: Prospect Row was built between 1705 and 1756. Part of a good mixed terrace of early-mid Georgian houses. (MacDougall P: The Chatham Dockyard Story: Rainham: 1987-: 66).
Listing NGR: TQ7613568743
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 462692
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
MacDougall, P, The Chatham Dockyard Story, (1987), 66
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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