Description

HARBOUR STREET
1,
5283
(North East Side)
BROADSTAIRS
No 9
(The Old Curiosity Shop)
TR 3967 NE 1/8C 25.9.72.
II

2.
Dated 1588 but the facade is C18 and there are modern alterations. The front elevation
is 3 storeys stuccoed, the 2nd storey being of painted brick. Slate roof, half-hipped
at one end. 1 casement. Simple doorcase. The right side elevation has 1 2nd
floor sash with glazing bars intact and a 3-light bay through ground and 1st floors.
Forming an L-wing to the right of this is a portion which is now of 3 storeys (the
2nd storey C20 and tile-hung). Lower 2 storeys painted brick with old tiled roof.
1 sash with glazing bars intact and 2 casements. Early C19 doorcase with flat hood,
reeded architrave and rosettes. The interior has exposed beams, batten panelling
and a well reputed to have harboured smuggled goods. There is a sandstone door
lintel from Holy Trinity Church, Margate, incorporated in the rear wall. It bears
the inscription "God is my Conscience" beneath the Invicta crest held between two
scrolls.

Listing NGR: TR3985267924

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26532469

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Recommended Books

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  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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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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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)