Description

ROCHESTER HIGH STREET
TQ 7468 NW
7/53 Nos 34 and 36
23.8.74
GV II
House, now shops with living accommodation above. Mid C18 re-
modelling of an earlier house. red brick with some early fine
pointing. 3½ storeys; symmetrical 5 window range. C20 shop
front set into a c.1900 surround with panelled pilasters, moulded
cornice and open ironwork brattishing. 12-pane sash windows to
1st and 2nd floors (hornless to 2nd); 6-pane sashes to upper half
storey. Sills and painted window arches throughout. Central
opening to each floor blocked. Parapet. Interior: c.1700 stair
with turned newels and balusters survives between 1st and 3rd
floor. One completely panelled room: 2 tiers of large panels
with moulded stiles and muntins. Some panelling to present hall
and corridors. 2 c.1900 fireplaces with tiled surrounds on 1st
floor. Below ground level are the remains of an early C14
valuted undercroft; the valut itself has collapsed (remains of
chamfered ribs survive, some embedded in later walling) but the
shaft and capitals are in situ: simple roll moulding to capitals
and bases with springers for quadrapartite vault.

Listing NGR: TQ7424268678

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26377391

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Recommended Books

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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  For the Record
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)