Description

ROCHESTER FORT PITT HILL
TQ 7467 NE
13/39 Fort Pitt Grammar
School for Girls
23.8.74 (Domestic Science
Block) formerly
listed as Domestic
Science Block at
Medway Technical
High School for
Girls)
II
Now part of Fort Pitt Grammar School for Girls; originally a
barrack block to Fort Pitt (one of a system of Napoleonic forts
protecting the Medway towns) and subsequently served as a lunatic
asylum. Early C19. gault brick in English bond (rendered to
rear, S); Welsh slate hipped roof. 2 storeys. 2 large ridge
stacks. Coped parapet, dentil cornice and 1st floor sill band
extend around the whole building. Front (N): 5 window range, the
5 1st floor and 2 ground-floor windows with 24-pane sashes in
reveals under flat brick arches; later central porch. Gabled
single-storeyed projection to NW. Rear: symmetrical 5-window
range, windows as to front except ground floor, centre, which is
larger with late C20 glazing bars. Horned sashes and smaller
inserted windows to sides. Interior contains a dog-leg
staircase.

Listing NGR: TQ7497967664

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26377502

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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback