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Latitude: 51.3873 / 51°23'14"N
Longitude: 0.5062 / 0°30'22"E
OS Eastings: 574480
OS Northings: 168346
OS Grid: TQ744683
Mapcode National: GBR PPN.W8S
Mapcode Global: VHJLT.QDGB
Plus Code: 9F329GP4+WF
Entry Name: Dickens Chalet to Rear of Eastgate House
Listing Date: 24 October 1950
Grade: I
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1116244
English Heritage Legacy ID: 173071
ID on this website: 101116244
Location: Rochester, Medway, Kent, ME1
County: Medway
Electoral Ward/Division: Rochester West
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Rochester
Traditional County: Kent
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent
Church of England Parish: Rochester St Peter Parish Centre
Church of England Diocese: Rochester
Tagged with: Chalet
ROCHESTER HIGH STREET
TQ 7468
(EASTGATE)
9/141 Dickens Chalet to
rear of Eastgate
24.10.50 House
GV I
Wooden chalet. C19. Timber framed, of Swiss type. 2 storeys;
overhanging roof with decorative bargeboarding supported by
shaped brackets. Windows to 1st floor only with external
shutters, with balcony to E, shaped splat balusters, decorative
pendant frieze, shaped brackets. Panelled double door with
shuttered side openings, the upper panel pierced. Given to
Charles Dickens by Charles Fetcher, the actor, and erected in the
grounds of Godshill in 1865. Dickens did much of his writing in
it between 1865 and his death in 1870. Before its final re-
erection behind Eastgate House, it stood at the Crystal Palace
and Cobham Hall. Graded for its association with Charles
Dickens.
Listing NGR: TQ7447968345
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