Gymnasium
Gymnasium, North Road, Gillingham
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1375604
- Date first listed:
- 08-Jul-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Gymnasium
- Statutory Address:
- Gymnasium, North Road, Gillingham
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1375604
- Date first listed:
- 08-Jul-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Gymnasium
- Statutory Address 1:
- Gymnasium, North Road, Gillingham
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:
- Gymnasium, North Road, Gillingham
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:
- TQ 76927 69645
Details
TQ 7669 NE
2/100
GILLINGHAM
Pembroke
NORTH ROAD (north side)
Gymnasium
GV
II
Gymnasium, disused. c.1902, by Colonel Sir Henry Pilkington RE. Red brick with Portland stone dressings and slate roof. Rectangular open plan.
EXTERIOR: single storey; sixteen bay side range. North entrance gable end has large square clasping buttress towers to a coped gable with central lateral stack, plinth/cill band, and upper cill band. The corner towers have small round-arched windows to the base, upper stage has keyed lunettes with architraves beneath ashlar bands, cornice and parapet with ashlar corners. Gable has outer doorways with keyed architraves and steep pediments to panelled doors, paired flat-headed inner windows, and a central lateral stack extending up through a large upper lunette, with bands to the stack and outer mullions; a relief panel to the stack has an anchor and rope. South coped gable has a large lunette with four banded mullions, and clasping buttresses. Sides have plain buttresses between upper segmental-arched windows and impost band, and lower west aisle range with three entrances with bracketed canopies and raised parapets behind, with gabled end blocks.
INTERIOR: not inspected but noted as having a large gymnasium with wooden floor.
HISTORY: with the adjoining swimming pool (qv) evidence of attempts to raise the physical quality of the late C19 navy. Part of a fine group of naval barracks buildings including the Captains' House, mess block, barracks and canteen (qqv).
Listing NGR: TQ7692569647
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 469568
- 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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