Description

RAMSGATE ALBION PLACE
TR 3864 NE
(north-east side)
14/38 No. 27
(Albion House)
13.9.74
GV II
Terrace house, being used as offices. Circa 1790, altered mid C19.
Rendered with slate roof. Three storeys and attic with parapet to Mansard
roof, with 3 flat roofed dormers and stacks to left and to right. Regular
fenestration of 5 sashes in moulded surrounds on 2nd floor, 5 double hung
sashes on 1st floor with tented verandah on simple piers with scrolled
brackets and geometric pattern rails, returned to right side elevation.
Four sashes on ground floor with moulded surrounds, and central door of 6
raised and fielded panels and semi-circular fanlight with hollow chamfered
rebate and moulded surround, keyed and with pilasters, at head of flight of
5 steps. Right return with moulded oculus in gable end, 2 sashes and central
blank panel on each floor (glazing bar sash on 1st floor) in moulded surrounds,
with 3 storey and 1 storey extensions beyond with sashes and wooden casement.
Interior: original open string geometric stair reaching full height, with
moulded principals and unturned balusters. Some original fireplaces in top
storey rooms. Town council chamber added to rear, with mid C20 classical
decor. One of several residences used by the Duchess of Kent and Princess
Victoria in Ramsgate (c.1830).

Listing NGR: TR3856064874

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26372459

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Recommended Books

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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)