Webster House and Railings to North
WEBSTER HOUSE AND RAILINGS TO NORTH, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1357564
- Date first listed:
- 19-May-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Webster House and Railings to North
- Statutory Address:
- WEBSTER HOUSE AND RAILINGS TO NORTH, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1357564
- Date first listed:
- 19-May-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Webster House and Railings to North
- Statutory Address 1:
- WEBSTER HOUSE AND RAILINGS TO NORTH, HIGH 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:
- WEBSTER HOUSE AND RAILINGS TO NORTH, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Tunbridge Wells (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Cranbrook & Sissinghurst
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 77344 35948
Details
CRANBROOK HIGH STREET TQ 7735 NW (south side) 11/156 - Webster House and railings to north GV II
House. Early C18 block with alterations and additions of 1875-76 by Richard Norman Shaw for Thomas Webster, RA, in front of C17 building. Red brick with orange dressings. Broken moulded brick cornice over ground floor and contin- uous bands over first floor and over second floor under brick-caped parapet. Roof concealed by parapet. Tall brick stack to rear. 3 storeys. Regular 5 bay front, with sashes without glazing bars in segment head surrounds on first and second floors. 2 canted C19 bays on ground floor flanking panelled door with fluted Doric pilaster surround carrying full Doric entablature with trig- lyphs and metopes containing paterae. Spearhead railings, four foot higher on red brick plinth around three sides of front enclosure with central gateway.
Listing NGR: TQ7734635941
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 169005
- 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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