Description

GILLINGHAM

TQ7668NW GARDEN STREET, Brompton 686-1/5/4 (North East side) 21/12/73 Nos.22 AND 24 and attached front basement iron railings

GV II

Semi-detached house. Dated 1745 by owner. Red Flemish bond brick with 2 axial brick stacks and a tiled roof. Early STYLE: Georgian. PLAN: double-depth divided by a through passage. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, basement and attic; 5-window range. A symmetrical front has a thin cornice and parapet, central timber doorway with pilasters to a Greek key frieze and cornice, cambered head and recessed doorway. Rubbed brick flat arches to 2/2-pane mid C19 sashes in flush frames; blank middle window, and 2 hipped dormers. INTERIOR: a central through passage with central doorways each side. No.22 has raised panelling covered by mid C20 boarding, with a central axial stack with winder stair to the rear; No.24 reported to have original panelling. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: attached iron front basement railings with urn finials. A notably early semi-detached house behind a composed unified facade.

Listing NGR: TQ7620668801

External Links

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Recommended Books

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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)