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The Cowls the Oast the Press

A Grade II Listed Building in Rainham South, Medway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3597 / 51°21'34"N

Longitude: 0.6287 / 0°37'43"E

OS Eastings: 583109

OS Northings: 165567

OS Grid: TQ831655

Mapcode National: GBR QRJ.PRP

Mapcode Global: VHJM2.V360

Plus Code: 9F329J5H+VF

Entry Name: The Cowls the Oast the Press

Listing Date: 21 December 1973

Last Amended: 5 December 1996

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1259681

English Heritage Legacy ID: 462665

ID on this website: 101259681

Location: Moor Street, Medway, Kent, ME8

County: Medway

Electoral Ward/Division: Rainham South

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Traditional County: Kent

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent

Church of England Parish: Rainham St Margaret

Church of England Diocese: Rochester

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Description


GILLINGHAM

TQ86NW MOOR STREET, Rainham 686-1/8/116 (North side) 21/12/73 The Oast, The Cowls and The Press (Formerly Listed as: MOOR STREET, Rainham (North East side) Oasthouse to south-east of Moor Street House)

GV II

Oasthouses, now 3 houses. Mid C19, converted c1985. Brick with weatherboarded rear first floor, hipped slate roof and tiled oasts. PLAN: L-shaped, with round oasts to E and SE, and square plan oast to W end, and rear E press range. EXTERIOR: large square oast has battered buttresses flanking central openings to each side with C20 glazing. Rear range has overhanging, weatherboarded first floor with left-hand doorway. Inserted late C20 casements, timber cowls, the square oast has a wide W entrance with flanking buttresses. INTERIOR: not inspected but reported to have been extensively altered in conversion. Although converted, this is an externally complete and historically important reminder of the town's agrarian past.

Listing NGR: TQ8280465600

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