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Durland House

A Grade II Listed Building in Gillingham, Medway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3622 / 51°21'43"N

Longitude: 0.6131 / 0°36'47"E

OS Eastings: 582015

OS Northings: 165812

OS Grid: TQ820658

Mapcode National: GBR QRH.KSZ

Mapcode Global: VHJM2.K1Z1

Plus Code: 9F329J67+V6

Entry Name: Durland House

Listing Date: 24 February 1950

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1267791

English Heritage Legacy ID: 462570

ID on this website: 101267791

Location: Rainham, Medway, Kent, ME8

County: Medway

Electoral Ward/Division: Rainham Central

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Gillingham

Traditional County: Kent

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent

Church of England Parish: Rainham St Margaret

Church of England Diocese: Rochester

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Description



GILLINGHAM

TQ86NW HIGH STREET, Rainham
686-1/8/105 (South side)
24/02/50 No.160
Durland House

GV II

House, now retirement home. C16, encased and second storey
added late C17, ground-floor altered early C19. Red Flemish
bond brick with black headers, tile-hung rear, brick rear
lateral stacks and tiled hipped valley roof.
PLAN: T-shaped 2-room plan with rear service range.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and cellar; 4-window range. Double fronted
with plinth, plat bands to ground and first floors, and eaves
cornice; largely C19 ground floor has a round-arched doorway
set in a similar recess, with channelled imposts, radial
fanlight and good 6-panel door, and flanking tripartite
windows with 6/6-pane and 2/2-pane sashes; first-floor rubbed
brick flat arches with stepped keystones, to horned 2/2-pane
sashes in exposed flush frames. Ends have parapets with curved
front ends, plat bands, and 1-window range, the S end has a
blind second-floor window.
Rear is tile-hung, with a short SE lean-to and external stack,
split roof, and stuccoed 2-storey C16 range.
INTERIOR: a central through passage contains a front dogleg
stair with column newels and stick balusters, and an
elliptical arch; rear range has a large fireplace and
chamfered stopped lateral and axial beams, and a rear
left-hand winder service stair; first-floor has lateral beams
pegged to jowl posts with mortice holes to the front and rear
range; 2-panel doors, cupboards with HL-hinges, and a stone
winder stair to the cellar.


Listing NGR: TQ8201565808

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