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Almhouses (Nos 1 to 30 and the Chapel)

A Grade II Listed Building in Faversham, Kent

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3149 / 51°18'53"N

Longitude: 0.8852 / 0°53'6"E

OS Eastings: 601163

OS Northings: 161257

OS Grid: TR011612

Mapcode National: GBR SW3.GM9

Mapcode Global: VHKJW.96BW

Plus Code: 9F328V7P+W3

Entry Name: Almhouses (Nos 1 to 30 and the Chapel)

Listing Date: 4 May 1970

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1069408

English Heritage Legacy ID: 176008

ID on this website: 101069408

Location: Faversham, Swale, Kent, ME13

County: Kent

District: Swale

Civil Parish: Faversham

Built-Up Area: Faversham

Traditional County: Kent

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent

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Description


SOUTH ROAD
1.
1103 (North-west Side)
-----------------
Almshouses
(Nos 1 to 30 &
TR 0l6l SW 2/157A The Chapel)
II

2.
Gothic building of 1863-4 designed by Messrs Hooker and Wheeler of
Brenchley, Kent, and built by G W Chinnock brothers of Southampton.
Symmetrical range 470 feet long, with return wings 120 feet long
facing Tanners Street and Napleton Street. Red brick, with white
bulk bands and stone dressings, tiled roofs. Casement windows.
At each end of the main front are 2 low towers containing water
tanks. 2 projections With gables between these and the centre.
Arcaded ground floor with gabled porches between the main gabled
projections. In the centre of the main front is the chapel which
is a Decorated stone building which projects. This has 2-light
windows with quatrefoils in the spandels; formerly, pointed bell
turret on either side of roof.


Listing NGR: TR0136261380

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