Description

RAMSGATE HARBOUR PARADE
TR 3864 NE
(north side)
14/150
13.9.74 Custom House
with forecourt
GV II
Custom House. 1893/4. Deep red brick with matching terracotta details
and copper dome. Two storeys on plinth with moulded string course and
quoins to modillion eaves cornice with balustraded parapet. Dome with
lantern with columned drum, lion's mask frieze, dome and weather vane.
Five bay front , with projecting surrounds giving l:3:lrhythm
Segmentally headed sashes, with glazing bars to upper leaves; all set
in Ionic columned surrounds, with balustrade to 1st floor windows.
Central double panelled doors, with segmental fanlight in keyed and
moulded surround. Simple railed forecourt. Interior: original staircase
hall & offices survive.

Listing NGR: TR3853364792

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26321341

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Recommended Books

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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (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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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)