Description

GILLINGHAM

TQ76NE GRANGE ROAD, Grange
686-1/7/68 (South side)
06/11/90 Grench Manor

II

House, extended, now retirement home. Mid-late C17, extended
to left and rear late C19. Flemish bond brick with a tiled
cross-gabled roof and ridge and gable stacks.
PLAN: single-depth with late C19 left-hand cross range and
rear C19 extensions.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and attic; 6-window range. Originally a
symmetrical 5-window front with outer windows closer,
right-hand 1-window range added, marked by a straight joint,
with a modillion eaves cornice.
Late C19 ashlar porch with stilted segmental-arched doorways
to front and sides on pilasters, 6-panel door and small
lancets in the sides. Rubbed brick flat arches to 2/2-pane
horned sashes in flush frames, and 3 hipped dormers with
3/3-pane sashes.
Left-hand projecting gable has plat bands, a full-height
canted bay with keyed cambered casements, and overhanging
timber-framed attic gable on carved brackets.
Right-hand late C19 end has raised ends to the coped gable,
and segmental-arched casements; behind is a mid C20
single-storey extension with parapet.
2 parallel rear ranges with varied fenestration including a
large first-floor E 10/10-pane sash in exposed frame.
INTERIOR: altered late C19 and mid C20, a large entrance hall
has a rear marble fire surround with an eared architrave and
shell moulding, and late C19 stair, right-hand room has C19
panelling, fire surround and late C18 6-panel door. First
floor has an early C19 marble fireplace with pilasters and
paterae and a C19 plain pilastered fireplace. Late C19 wing
has Adam-style fireplace with swag and central panel with urn.

Listing NGR: TQ7933568487

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26558159

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