Listing Text

RAMSGATE SPENCER SQUARE
TR 3764 NE
(east side)
12/378 Nos. 14 to 29 inclusive
with railed areas
13.8.68
GV II
Terrace row. 1830's. Stock brick in part painted, with slate roofs.
Three storeys and basement nos 23 and 25 with rusticated bases, with string
course and parapet and stacks ranged from left to right. Each house unit
with 2 windows on each floor, except nos. 14 which has a single window
bay, and shares entry with no l5 (end right), 31 bays in all. Glazing
bar sashes on second floor, replaced with cross windows (no 18) and sashes
(no 19, 20, 21), full height glazing bar sashes on first floor, in part
replaced with French doors and large casements. Tented verandah along
first floor, on slender piers, with louvred valancing and consistently
patterned geometric rails; variety of iron brackets, no 29 with verandah
glazed-in. Bow windows on ground floor, with glazing bar sashes, most
with Ionic pilasters. Doors to left of bows, of 7 moulded raised and
fielded panels with semi circular fanlight with gauged surround, with
flight of 5 steps nos 14 and 15 share a common door. Glazing bar sashes
and half-glazed doors to basement. Fleur-de-lys rails to steps and basement.
Part of James Townley's redevelopment of Napoleonic barracks area (See
Busson, Ramsgate,

Listing NGR: TR3798764517