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Latitude: 51.3802 / 51°22'48"N
Longitude: 0.5198 / 0°31'11"E
OS Eastings: 575454
OS Northings: 167581
OS Grid: TQ754675
Mapcode National: GBR PPW.D7T
Mapcode Global: VHJLT.YKNT
Plus Code: 9F329GJ9+3W
Entry Name: Numbers 1-12 (Consecutive) and Attached Basement Area Railings
Listing Date: 29 October 1952
Last Amended: 21 November 1996
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1268216
English Heritage Legacy ID: 462118
ID on this website: 101268216
Location: Chatham, Medway, Kent, ME4
County: Medway
Electoral Ward/Division: Chatham Central
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Chatham
Traditional County: Kent
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent
Church of England Parish: Chatham St Mary and St John
Church of England Diocese: Rochester
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CHATHAM
TQ7567NW ORDNANCE TERRACE
762-1/3/28 (South West side)
29/10/52 Nos.1-12 (Consecutive)
and attached basement area railings
(Formerly Listed as:
ORDNANCE TERRACE, Chatham Town
(South West side)
Nos.1-10, 12 (Consecutive))
(Formerly Listed as:
ORDNANCE TERRACE, Chatham Town
(South East side)
No.11
(Dickens House))
II
Terrace of 12 houses. Early C19. Brick with slate-hung
right-hand return, rendered timber-framed backs, brick party
wall stacks and slate roof.
STYLE: Late Georgian.
PLAN: double-depth.
EXTERIOR: each of 3 storeys and basement; 2-window range. A
uniform terrace with ground-floor openings in rubbed brick
round-arched recesses linked by channelled imposts, a thin
cornice and parapet; No 1 set forward with flat-headed
ground-floor windows, and with a sunken basement area. Doors
with 6 raised panels and fanlights, the original fanlights
remain in Nos 3 and 4. 6/6-pane sashes, 3/3-pane second-floor
sashes. Nos 9 and 12 have mid C19 canted bays with column
mullions.
INTERIOR: mostly altered; originally having a dogleg stair
from the entrance with stick balusters and column newels.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: attached iron and late C20 steel basement
area railings.
HISTORY: No.11 was the home of Charles Dickens and his family
from 1817-1821, while his father was working in the Navy Yard.
Notable for the late use of wood in the rear returns. Nos 1-10
(Cons) and No.12 Ordnance Terrace were listed on 23.10.69.
(Muthesius S: The English Terraced House: London: 1990-: 64).
Listing NGR: TQ7546967573
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