Description

GILLINGHAM

TQ86NW HIGH STREET, Rainham
686-1/8/104 (North side)
24/02/50 No.113
The Old Parsonage

GV II

House. Mid-late C17, C19 front left extension, altered mid
C20. Flemish bond brick with a large central ridge stack to
rear roof, and a tiled roof with 2 hips at the front and an
axial rear connecting ridge.
PLAN: double-depth with central lobby entry.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and attic; 2-window range. Double fronted
with a plat band all round and projecting rafters, a central
C20 timber doorcase with architrave, bracketed pediment and
panelled door; flanking segmental-arched ground-floor windows,
and C20 first-floor tripartite 6/6-pane sash, and 2 casement
hipped dormers. To the left a mid C19 projecting service block
of similar materials with hipped roof, left-hand stacks and
C20 3-light casement to the front. The left-hand return has a
hipped possible stair tower.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
HISTORY: possibly an early form of double-pile house, with a
notably large central stack.

Listing NGR: TQ8180665906

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26558163

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Recommended Books

• 
  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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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)