Description

ROCHESTER HIGH STREET TQ 7468 SW 9/74 No 126 23.8.74 GV II Shop. Possibly late C17, considerably altered. Timber-framed (although none of the original framing is visible externally); Kent-tile gable-end roof. Rear stack. Originally a 2-unit range (running parallel to street) with rear wing. 2 storeys. Front: rendered with false framing. 2 window range, the window bays projecting slightly. 1st floor with 12-pane horned sash windows (one to the right a dummy); deeply overhanging shop front could conceal jetty; altered shop front, C19, with pilasters, central double door, half-glazed with ventilator panels over; tiled plinth. Right return with mock timber framing with some brick cladding. Rear wing with 16-pane hornless sash window to 1st floor. Later lean-to. Interior: ceiling beams to ground floor with simple chamfer or cyma mouldings and scroll stops. Stair adjacent to rear stack serves both main range and rear wing. Some studwork visible to 1st floor.

Listing NGR: TQ7443468377

External Links

• Wikidata Q26481132

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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)