Description

1.
944 HIGH STREET
(North East Side)

No 24
TR 1457 NE 4/508

II GV

2.
This building is on the site of the King's Mill, granted by King Stephen
to St Augustine's Abbey in 1144 recovered by the crown and granted to Rohesia,
sister of St Thomas Becket in 1174. Traces of masonry at the base of the
river front elevation could be the remains of the mill. The present building
is early C19. L-shaped. 2 to 3 storeys buff brick. Slate roof with wooden
modillion cornice. Sash windows with stone heads and wooden cills with glazing
bars intact except for 1 on the ground floor. No 23 has a plain right side
round-headed doorcase. No 24 has a good doorcase with a deep open pedimented
wooden hood having 2 plain Tuscan columns and 2 plain pilasters. Semi-circular
fanlight with fine glazing bars and 6 fielded panelled door.

The Public Library and Museum at Beaney Institute, Nos 20, 20A, 21, 24
& King's Bridge form a group.

Listing NGR: TR1480257941

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26551871

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Recommended Books

• 
  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)