BOUNDARY STONE OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1389531
Date first listed:: 09-Nov-2001
List Entry Name:: BOUNDARY STONE OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER
Statutory Address:: BOUNDARY STONE OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1389531
Date first listed:: 09-Nov-2001
List Entry Name:: BOUNDARY STONE OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER
Statutory Address 1:: BOUNDARY STONE OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: BOUNDARY STONE OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Kent
District:: Tonbridge and Malling (District Authority)
Parish:: Burham
National Grid Reference:: TQ7156661272

Details

1347/0/10020 09-NOV-01

BURHAM Boundary stone of the City of Rochester

II

Boundary stone. 1799 and 1896. This comprises a square boundary stone with rounded cap dated 1799 which marked the limit of the jurisdiction of the City of Rochester Admiralty Court along the River Medway. In 1896 this structure was re-erected above a large stone plinth with moulded pediments on each side, moulded base and carved roundel of galleon in full sail on one side. It is called Hawkwood Stone on the OS map.

Listing NGR: TQ7156661272

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The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:: 488216
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.