Chatham House School and Railed Area
CHATHAM HOUSE SCHOOL AND RAILED AREA, CHATHAM STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1336641
- Date first listed:
- 04-Feb-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Chatham House School and Railed Area
- Statutory Address:
- CHATHAM HOUSE SCHOOL AND RAILED AREA, CHATHAM STREET
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1336641
- Date first listed:
- 04-Feb-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Chatham House School and Railed Area
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHATHAM HOUSE SCHOOL AND RAILED AREA, CHATHAM 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.
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:
- CHATHAM HOUSE SCHOOL AND RAILED AREA, CHATHAM STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Thanet (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Ramsgate
- National Grid Reference:
- TR3804365255
Details
TR 3865 SW
9/91
RAMSGATE
CHATHAM STREET
(east side)
Chatham House School and railed area
GV
II
School. 1879-82 by Aaron Twyman, built by W.W. Martin. Salmon pink
brick and terracotta with plain tiled roof. Built as 2 huge blocks with
central tower ensemble. The northern block of 3 storeys and basement,
with 2 gables to left and to right, with tower and turret between the 2
later. Central range broken into 6 bays by full height buttresses projecting
as pinnacles over parapet. Stacks to left and to right. Large paired
segmental windows on 2nd floor in central portion, groups of 4, 5 or 6
lancets in each bay on 1st floor, and paired segmental lights on ground
floor and paired lights to basement. Moulded arched gateway to left,
and smaller pedestrian arch to right (in gabled projections) the latter
with bay window and balcony over, offset to right and to left. Southern
block of 6 bays and end gables, with similar but more regular fenestration,
with traceried windows on 2nd floor. Fleur-de-lys rails to Area. Rear
elevation: similar treatment, with less crowded fenestration, and with
the central block more-clearly distinguished, of 2 storeys and attic and
domestic in appearance, with gable to left with stack, dormer to right,
tripartite sashes on 1st floor, and canted bay and segmentally headed
windows on ground floor. The school buildings particularly the northern
block, contain a chapel, work-shops, laboratories, gymnasium, laundry,
sanatorium and hall as well as teaching and residential facilities. A
contemporary wrote in praise of the plumbing ("a perfectly drained
establishment") and the 4 miles of hot water pipes. The school was founded
on the site in 1809. (See Busson, 68; see also Royal Ramsgate, 1897 p.46).
Listing NGR: TR3804365255
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 171720
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Royal Ramsgate, (1897), 46
Busson, C, Book of Ramsgate, (), 68
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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