The Black House
THE BLACK HOUSE, LOWER RAINHAM ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1267773
- Date first listed:
- 14-Feb-1994
- List Entry Name:
- The Black House
- Statutory Address:
- THE BLACK HOUSE, LOWER RAINHAM ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1267773
- Date first listed:
- 14-Feb-1994
- List Entry Name:
- The Black House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE BLACK HOUSE, LOWER RAINHAM ROAD
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 BLACK HOUSE, LOWER RAINHAM ROAD
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:
- TQ8073068158
Details
GILLINGHAM
TQ86NW LOWER RAINHAM ROAD, Lower Rainham
686-1/8/78 (North side)
14/02/94 The Black House
II
Farmhouse, worker's cottage, converted and derelict at time of
survey. Early-mid C17 with mid C19 windows. Timber-frame clad
in weatherboarding with brick end wall, and corrugated-iron
roof hipped to W end.
PLAN: 2-bay hall house, originally with smoke bay at east end.
EXTERIOR: 2-storey; irregular fenestration. N front has one
mid C19 square casement but others are concealed by
weatherboarding. The structure appears to be the two surviving
bays of a 3-bay house. Opening at first-floor level on N front
indicates that the W first-floor room was used for storage.
INTERIOR: has a complete frame except for E wall, which was
rebuilt in brick when former lath and plaster smoke bay was
converted to a chimney. Ground-floor E room has chamfered
spine beam with lamb's tongue stop, W room has chamfered floor
hoists. C18 wooden winder stair. First-floor C17 floorboards
and fireplace with wooden bressumer and curved back. Roof has
coupled rafters without ridge piece, collar beams with
carpenter's marks and lath and plaster partition. Frame has
jowled posts and diagonal tension braces. The large fireplace
on the ground floor was reduced in size in the early C19 and a
4-panelled door to the winder stair dates from this time.
HISTORY: behind the weatherboarding is the substantially
intact frame of a 3-bay C17 farmhouse, and included for
historic interest.
Listing NGR: TQ8073068158
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 462596
- 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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