DOCKYARD CANTEEN
Overview
Heritage Category: Listed Building
Grade: II
List Entry Number: 1259641
Date first listed: 06-Jun-1984
Date of most recent amendment: 05-Dec-1996
Statutory Address: DOCKYARD CANTEEN, NORTH ROAD
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Location
Statutory Address: DOCKYARD CANTEEN, NORTH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
District: Medway (Unitary Authority)
National Grid Reference: TQ 76650 69634
Summary
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History
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Details
GILLINGHAM
TQ7669NE NORTH ROAD, Pembroke
686-1/2/99 (South side)
06/06/84 Dockyard Canteen
(Formerly Listed as:
NORTH ROAD
(South side)
Canteen in HM Dockyard)
GV II
Drill block and offices, canteen, now disused. c1902, by Sir
Henry Pilkington. Brick with brick and Portland stone
dressings and slate cross-gabled roof.
PLAN: rectangular plan drill hall with cross-axial end blocks.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and attic; 11-window range ends, 16-window
range W elevation. A symmetrical building with matching end
ranges; plinth, first-floor brick cill band, and brick cornice
with flat vertical brackets, and moulded eaves.
Ends have projecting 2-window gables with canted sides,
separated by a 3-window entrance section containing a wide
round arch on stone springers with raised keystone and
voussoirs, and wrought-iron balcony railing above, to recessed
half-glazed doors; a 2-window section extends to the E.
The main elevation has outer gable as the ends, flanked by
3-storey canted towers, with banded brick and Portland stone
to the parapeted top storey with keyed oculi; between the
towers a 6-window section, with 2 later single-storey gabled
2-window blocks added to the middle. Rubbed brick segmental
arches to 4/4-pane sashes, paired to the W front the towers,
and keyed lunettes in the gables. The ridge of the long range
has 2 square lanterns with pyramidal roofs.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
HISTORY: part of a complete early C20 barracks, with the
Captain's House, Mess block (Central Ave.), barracks (Pasley
Rd), and walls (qqv).
Listing NGR: TQ7665069634
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
Legacy System number: 462669
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.
End of official listing