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Manwood Close Manwood Court

A Grade II* Listed Building in Sandwich, Kent

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.2782 / 51°16'41"N

Longitude: 1.3362 / 1°20'10"E

OS Eastings: 632768

OS Northings: 158520

OS Grid: TR327585

Mapcode National: GBR X12.W1D

Mapcode Global: VHLGS.34QF

Plus Code: 9F3378HP+7F

Entry Name: Manwood Close Manwood Court

Listing Date: 19 May 1950

Last Amended: 23 April 1976

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1069546

English Heritage Legacy ID: 177678

ID on this website: 101069546

Location: Sandwich, Dover, Kent, CT13

County: Kent

District: Dover

Civil Parish: Sandwich

Built-Up Area: Sandwich

Traditional County: Kent

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent

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Description


1.
5275 STRAND STREET
(South Side)

No 91 (Manwood Close)
and No 93 (Manwood Court)
[Formerly listed as
No 91 (Manwood Court)]
TR 3258 1/53 19.5.50.
TR 3258 5/53

II*


2.
Originally Sir Roger Manwood's Grammar School, now 2 private houses. Dated
1564 in iron letters, forming the dogs of beams behind, on the front of the
house. Restored in 1892. Thin yellow brick, 2 storeys and attic. Seven windows,
5 dormers with crow-stepped gables terminating in small octagonal shafts.
(The finials now missing). Parapet between the gables. The original windows
exist in the gables in lead lights. Moulded labels still remain over the windows
in the gables and the 1st floor. Sash windows inserted on the 1st floor.
Sash windows inserted on the 1st floor, glazing bars intact, and one small
bay at the east end. Modern windows on the ground floor. C19 ground floor
projection towards the east end, with porch in front of it having a shaped
gable. The east and west walls have 2 chimney breasts, each with half a stepped
gable on the outer sides of these and a pointed gable of the house between
the chimney breasts, these pointed gables terminating in the same small round
shafts as the dormers of the main front.


Listing NGR: TR3276058520

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