Beadles
BEADLES, SPITAL STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387277
- Date first listed:
- 21-May-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Beadles
- Statutory Address:
- BEADLES, SPITAL STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387277
- Date first listed:
- 21-May-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Beadles
- Statutory Address 1:
- BEADLES, SPITAL 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:
- BEADLES, SPITAL STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Dartford (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 54006 74064
Details
TQ 5474 DARTFORD SPITAL STREET
2/10003 Beadles
II
Car showroom and offices. Dated 1910, built by Frank Atkinson for Mr J Beadle. Neo-Classical style. Built of stock brick with red brick dressings. Office has tiled roof with central and end brick stacks. Office of two to three storeys; 4 windows. Mainly metal-framed casements, but rear elevation has mezzanine floor with oculi, now with late C20 UPVC replacement lights. Side elevation has open pediment with wooden cornice, end rusticated pilasters and ground floor giant round-headed arches with keystones, impost blocks and Gibbs surrounds. Pedimented gable has two diamond-shaped plaques with date 1910 and central square stone tablet with keystone, floral swag and initials JCB. Large one storey car showroom built out to front of 3 x 2 bays. Flat roof with parapet with moulded cornice with triglyph frieze. Front has central open curved pediment supported on 2 rusticated brick Tuscan columns and two piers each side. Corner rusticated piers. Sides have rusticated brick piers with flanking brick columns. Showroom windows boarded up at time of survey but recent photographs suggest that at least the upper part of the windows are original. Interior not seen but likely to retain a 12 panelled ceiling with roof lights, Tuscan columns, sirapite walls with moulded pilasters and granolithic floors with Doloment panels.
Listing NGR: TQ5400874062
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 475214
- 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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