History
Kingston upon Thames, historically in Surrey, was an important market town, port and river crossing from the early medieval period, while there is evidence of Saxon settlement and of activity dating from the prehistoric period and of Roman occupation. It is close to the important historic royal estates at Hampton Court, Bushy Park, Richmond and Richmond Park. The old core of the town, around All Saints Church (C14 and C15, on an earlier site) and Market Place, with its recognisably medieval street pattern, is ‘the best preserved of its type in outer London’ (Pevsner and Cherry, London: South, 1983 p. 307). Kingston thrived first as an agricultural and market town and on its historic industries of malting, brewing and tanning, salmon fishing and timber exporting, before expanding rapidly as a suburb after the arrival of the railway in the 1860s. In the later C19 it become a centre of local government, and in the early C20 became an important shopping and commercial centre. Its rich diversity of buildings and structures from all periods reflect the multi-facetted development of the town.
Details
C17 timber-framed building refronted in the early of mid C19. 3 storeys, 2 bays wide. The front has a modern shop front on the ground floor. The upper floors are faced with painted brick, the 1st floor windows being set in elliptical-arched recesses linked with a springing band. The back, facing Bath Passage is gabled with a stucco facing lined with imitation ashlar joints. Inside, the original C17 plan form survives on the 1st and 2nd floors, with a massive chimney stack separating the front and back rooms, and some of the 1st floor ceiling beams have cyma stop chamfers. The front third of the roof was rebuilt in the C19 but the remainder is of C17 date, with raking queen struts and butt purlins. The chimney stack is of brick, with grouped rectangular flues.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
Legacy System number:
203106
Legacy System:
LBS
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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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