Latitude: 51.3904 / 51°23'25"N
Longitude: 0.5301 / 0°31'48"E
OS Eastings: 576133
OS Northings: 168743
OS Grid: TQ761687
Mapcode National: GBR PPP.NWD
Mapcode Global: VHJLV.49MZ
Plus Code: 9F329GRJ+53
Entry Name: Number 12 and Attached Front Basement Area Railings
Listing Date: 24 February 1950
Last Amended: 5 December 1996
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1259620
English Heritage Legacy ID: 462692
ID on this website: 101259620
Location: Brompton, Medway, Kent, ME7
County: Medway
Electoral Ward/Division: River
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Gillingham
Traditional County: Kent
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent
Church of England Parish: Gillingham St Mark
Church of England Diocese: Rochester
Tagged with: Building
GILLINGHAM
TQ7668NW PROSPECT ROW, Brompton
686-1/5/46 (East side)
24/02/50 No.12
and attached front basement area
railings
(Formerly Listed as:
PROSPECT ROW, Brompton
Nos.2-20 (Consecutive))
GV II
House. c1730, extended C19. Yellow and red brick,
weatherboarded rear ranges, with brick party wall stack, and a
tiled roof.
STYLE: Early Georgian.
PLAN: double-depth plan with rear range.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys and basement; 3-window range. A parapeted
front with a low rendered plinth, a fine original doorcase has
rusticated pilasters to an entablature with triglyphs, stags
heads and roses in the metopes, and a cornice set forward over
the ends, to a door with 8 raised panels and 2 glazed top
panels. Segmental-arched heads to horned 6/6-pane sashes,
3/6-paned attic sashes, in flush exposed frames.
Rear C19 N range with E range enclosing courtyard.
INTERIOR: a good and complete interior includes an entrance
stair hall divided by a round archway, with a fine Doric
entrance to the front room, similar to the front doorway with
fluted pilasters to an entablature, and a dogleg stair with
fluted newels, column on vase balusters, ramped rail and
curtail, with a round-arched rear stair light; front
ground-floor room has a good stone fire surround with raised
panels; 6-panel doors, stone fireplaces, box cornices, and
panelled shutters.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: attached basement area cast-iron railings
with urn finials, and iron handrail to entrance.
HISTORY: Prospect Row was built between 1705 and 1756.
Part of a good mixed terrace of early-mid Georgian houses.
(MacDougall P: The Chatham Dockyard Story: Rainham: 1987-:
66).
Listing NGR: TQ7613568743
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