Description

1357/6/283 NORTH STREET
23-AUG-74 STROOD
(East side)
6, 8 AND 10

(Formerly listed as:
NORTH STREET
STROOD
8 AND 10)

GV II
4 shops, originally (probably) a single house. Mid-C17, considerably altered. Timber framed; brick cladding, painted to No. 8, pebbledash rendered to No. 10. C20 concrete tile roof to No. 8, Kent tiles to No. 10. Originally a hall range (No 8) with cross wing to left (ie N, No. 10). Rear stack to former, lateral stack at junction of hall range and wing. 2 storeys and attic. Front: No. 8 a 3-window range. 2 hipped dormers with 2-light casements; modillion eaves cornice. 3 replacement 2-light casements to 1st floor windows. Late C20 shop fronts. No. 10(the cross-wing): 2 1st floor and one gable wall plate-glass sash windows. Remains of C.1900 shop fronts (half-glazed outer doors, fascia with console brackets). Rear: 2 gabled wings (presumably later than original build) to No. 8. Interior: not inspected, many original features are understood to survive behind late C20 internal cladding.

REASONS FOR DESIGNATION:
Nos. 6, 8 and 10 North Street, Strood, are designated at Grade II for the following principal reason:
* Historic interest: despite later alterations, the buildings retain a significant proportion of their mid-C17 fabric and character

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26377156

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Recommended Books

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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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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)