British Listed Buildings

History in Structure

20, Prospect Row

A Grade II Listed Building in Gillingham, Medway

More Photos »
Approximate Location Map
Large Map »

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3899 / 51°23'23"N

Longitude: 0.5299 / 0°31'47"E

OS Eastings: 576117

OS Northings: 168693

OS Grid: TQ761686

Mapcode National: GBR PPP.W7W

Mapcode Global: VHJLV.4BH9

Plus Code: 9F329GQH+XX

Entry Name: 20, Prospect Row

Listing Date: 24 February 1950

Last Amended: 5 December 1996

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1259632

English Heritage Legacy ID: 462704

ID on this website: 101259632

Location: Brompton, Medway, Kent, ME7

County: Medway

Electoral Ward/Division: River

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Gillingham

Traditional County: Kent

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent

Church of England Parish: Gillingham St Mark

Church of England Diocese: Rochester

Tagged with: Building

Find accommodation in
Chatham

Description



GILLINGHAM

TQ7668NW PROSPECT ROW, Brompton
686-1/5/53 (East side)
24/02/50 No.20
(Formerly Listed as:
PROSPECT ROW, Brompton
Nos.2-20 (Consecutive))

GV II

House. Dated 1756. Flemish bond brick, brick right-hand gable
stack and interlocking tile roof.
STYLE: Mid Georgian.
PLAN: double-depth.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys and basement; 4-window range. A parapeted
front with a thin brick cornice, and left of centre doorway
with attached fluted Doric columns, entablature, and pediment
inscribed 1756/R&P, to a door with 2 raised panels and 4
glazed ones. Rubbed brick segmental-arched heads to
plate-glass sashes, with 6/6-pane second-floor sashes, and
blind windows over the entrance.
INTERIOR: contains an entrance stair hall with wainscotting, a
central lateral open dogleg stair with column on vase
balusters and fluted newels, cornice and panelled shutters.
HISTORY: matching windows and continuous brickwork with No.19
(qv), and probably built at the same time; the parapet may be
altered. Prospect Row was begun around 1705 and completed by
1756. Part of a varied terrace of early-mid Georgian houses.
(MacDougall P: The Chatham Dockyard Story: Rainham: 1987-:
66).



Listing NGR: TQ7612068693

External Links

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

Other nearby listed buildings

BritishListedBuildings.co.uk is an independent online resource and is not associated with any government department. All government data published here is used under licence. Please do not contact BritishListedBuildings.co.uk for any queries related to any individual listed building, planning permission related to listed buildings or the listing process itself.

British Listed Buildings is a Good Stuff website.